[rawfeeding] Re: What do you stock your freezer with?

"ajoebgen" <ajoebgen@...> wrote:

> Where is it you go to get all of this variety of meat -- and what
> should I expect to spend??

In my laziest moments (such as recently), I do almost all of my meat
shopping at a single grocery store (Food Lion) near my house. (I
say "almost all" because I am constantly on the lookout for cheap
meat, and may pick up dribs & drabs wherever I happen to be
shopping.) My guideline is under $1 a pound -- sometimes I find
great deals, so I have a bit extra and don't mind splurging on
something else. I imagine, since I splurge fairly often, that I
actually average something over $1 a pound ... maybe more like $1.25
or even $1.50 some months.

This will all vary based on your geographic location, I'm sure; I'm
in Richmond Virginia.

Regular items I can reliably find at my store:

pork shoulders of all kinds (generally just over $1 a pound, but
sometimes go on mad sale -- when they do I stock up)
pork ribs (look for about-to-expire markdowns)
pork feet
pork liver
whole chickens (cheep cheep cheep)
chicken parts (which I rarely buy, preferring the whole chicken)
chicken livers
chicken hearts & gizzards (just got several marked-down packages
today for around $.75 a pound)
whole turkeys
turkey breasts (bone-in, usually)
beef heart (a favorite -- very affordable red meat)
beef ribs (look for about-to-expire markdowns)
beef brisket (ditto)
ground beef (for Kong stuffing; usually can find at least one big
roll on about-to-expire markdown for around $1 a pound)
beef liver
beef kidney
eggs

And occasionally there are other "finds." Lamb, for example, is
almost never cheap, but if I find some marked-down shanks or necks
for $2 a pound, I snatch them up.

Periodically I venture over to a local Asian market, where I
supplement the usual items with whole rabbits, goat shoulders, and
all manner of pork innards -- kidney, liver, unidentifiables, tongue,
heart, stuff I would rather not know the name of. And fish. Usually
I average about $1.50 - $2 a pound for this stuff -- hence the reason
the trips are only "periodically."

HTH --

-- sandy & griffin

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