I'm converted
06 March 2011, 01:52 PM
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There was a thread on here a few weeks back which got onto the subject of what folk spend on shopping. I remember stating that I was going to try my local butcher up the high street for meats and compare a little bit after.
Well suffice to say I am converted - the difference isn't astonishing but the meat from my butchers is much better for similar money
I'm not going to stop shopping at Asda's as I see no shame in getting value for money over a "scenic" supermarket but from now on I will be getting my meat from the butchers. It will cost a little more BUT I can have more variety in my diet, experiment more with my lack of cooking skills and not eat (so much of) the processed stuff
Today got...
6 thick beef burgers
5 slabs of belly pork
1 1/2 lb of bacon
500g diced chicken
2 nice sized rib-eye steaks
Totall was about £17.41 which isnt bad.
Just to add, I food shop on a fortnightly basis, so some of the above will be frozen and defrosted over the next two weeks.
Well suffice to say I am converted - the difference isn't astonishing but the meat from my butchers is much better for similar money
I'm not going to stop shopping at Asda's as I see no shame in getting value for money over a "scenic" supermarket but from now on I will be getting my meat from the butchers. It will cost a little more BUT I can have more variety in my diet, experiment more with my lack of cooking skills and not eat (so much of) the processed stuff
Today got...
6 thick beef burgers
5 slabs of belly pork
1 1/2 lb of bacon
500g diced chicken
2 nice sized rib-eye steaks
Totall was about £17.41 which isnt bad.
Just to add, I food shop on a fortnightly basis, so some of the above will be frozen and defrosted over the next two weeks.
We have found that meat from the butcher and fish from a fishmonger is always noticeably better and fresher from what you get from the supermarkets every time.
Les
07 March 2011, 01:45 PM
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Just been to the butchers today whilst I'm off work and picked up 4 humongous chicken fillets for a caserole she's gonna make. I don't eat veg etc so I'll probably just have mine in the gravy/sauce with some chips 
About £6 for all four but they weigh over a kg
About £6 for all four but they weigh over a kg
07 March 2011, 02:14 PM
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That's because most supermarket meat is boned then vac packed within 48 hours. If that meat has gone for lts that "fresh" joint of meat you see being carved at the tescos counter could be 3 months old.
I know the meat at our local butchers is fresh because I see the butchers to teenage sons struggling to carry in a hind quarter of beef at 7am in the morning
07 March 2011, 02:20 PM
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A lot of stuff in the butchers is vac packed. The difference is in the hanging. Supermarkets tend to sell meat only hung for 7-9 days whereas a good butcher will sell meat hung for up to 30+days or at least a minimum of 21 days.
And butchers dont add water ,salt and phosphates to their meat which all suopermarketrs do as it helps the meat keep longer and look fresher as it keeps its pinky red colour.
Chip
And butchers dont add water ,salt and phosphates to their meat which all suopermarketrs do as it helps the meat keep longer and look fresher as it keeps its pinky red colour.
Chip
07 March 2011, 07:42 PM
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Don't use chicken fillets for casseroling. You need chicken legs, thighs or drumsticks. That way you get all the lovely flavour from the bones, and the meat should fall away from the bones.
07 March 2011, 07:55 PM
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No, no, no, no!!!
Nat made a saucey gravy thing and cooked some of the chicken in it in a casserole dish for about 90 minutes. That and a few chips was absolutely sublime, faaaar better than something from Asdas
No veg, just biiig bits of meat
07 March 2011, 08:09 PM
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What I was getting at, is fillets are the wrong thing for slow cooking! I wasn't nagging, just trying to help!
As long as you enjoyed it..........
07 March 2011, 08:14 PM
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07 March 2011, 08:21 PM
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Good job I don't buy my shopping for Waitrose then, have you seen how overpriced it is in there 
I bought them and we couldn't decide, so used about 60% of them. Gonna grill or fry the others tomorrow, bit of experimentation
I bought them and we couldn't decide, so used about 60% of them. Gonna grill or fry the others tomorrow, bit of experimentation
07 March 2011, 08:31 PM
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