BRYARRR_80 I would add that since you are working with large amounts of ground beef it would be well worth your time to experiment with smaller batches (1 lb) and getting the flavor you are after before scaling up the amounts for large batches.
Finally some relief
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$0.99 butts at the local Kroger
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jh4_htx Buy all they have and distribute them as you can. You should be able to make a fortune.
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans last edited by GWG8541
jh4_htx Thats great. I picked up a whole brisket for $3.49 lb. today from Kroger. At least its heading in the right direction.
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cdavis Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User last edited by
jh4_htx congrats $3.49 here still. So I’m still waiting.
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jh4_htx @which kroger?
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GWG8541 Who would have ever thought that $3.49 was a good buy for one of the most poor cuts of meat.
An old man can dream. Remember brisket for $0.99 and on special for $0.79 - it wasn’t that long ago.
I did find brisket at my local Walmart - $1.97. Ungraded, but then again smoking for as long as we do for brisket, most people wouldn’t know the difference.
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Western South Dakota still $4.50 for briskets and $4.00 for pork ribs.
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans last edited by
Chef I know what you mean. I was just saying to my son that I remember smoking two flats for him to take to work the Labor Day weekend of 2019. I paid 99 cents a pound since it was supposed to be the whole price, but they were out and gave me flats for the sale price. Times have changed drastically.
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Pivodog 43rd St., Oak Forest in Houston
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bmartin1000 oof! Brisket is still out of range here, but things are trending the right direction
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YooperDog Team Orange Masterbuilt Big Green Egg Dry Cured Sausage Sous Vide Canning Power User last edited by
jh4_htx buy 'em up!
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YooperDog Team Orange Masterbuilt Big Green Egg Dry Cured Sausage Sous Vide Canning Power User last edited by
Chef brisket flats here are approaching $10/lb, butts $3.49 and steaks $15+/lb. I can drive 2+hrs to my processor and save a bundle buying in bulk.
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jh4_htx I dislike Kroger but maybe for this Ill get some pork butts. My local one is such a freaking joke in the meat selection compared to H-E-B. Thankfully I live in the middle of a Kroger and H-E-B, each of them 1 mile away from my house.
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lkrfletcher Sous Vide Canning PK100 Team Blue Power User Regular Contributors Veteran last edited by
get em while you can
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glen Regular Contributors Team Grey Sous Vide Canning Dry Cured Sausage Masterbuilt Power User Meat Hack Winner Veteran last edited by
Local Dillon’s/Kroger this week has 90% ground sirloin for $2.99 lb.
Picked up 18 lbs.
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans last edited by
I went to Costco yesterday to pick up a pork belly to make bacon. Pork belly was $4.49 a pound and Costco’s name brand bacon was $4.19 a pound. Thats just crazy. The hunt continues for a decent priced pork belly.
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cdavis Team Blue Big Green Egg Masterbuilt Canning Kamado Joes Regular Contributors Power User last edited by
GWG8541 that makes no sense whatsoever. Good luck on your search.
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GWG8541 Regular Contributors Cast Iron Sous Vide Canning Team Blue Power User Military Veterans last edited by
cdavis yeah, I’m hoping one of the guys behind the counter just screwed up with the pricing machine.
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