PSA: Cheap Meat

[tallgrant]

Dropped into HEB this evening- they had pork ribs at $1.49 per pound. Fairly good price (HEB is usually about $2.50-$3 per pound) so I picked up a few. Freeze 'em and cook 'em later!

 

[NickDanger]

I'm going to guess pork Spare ribs as baby backs rarely go under $4.00 any more.

 

[Luke Duke]

Baby backs can be found for $3> at Sam's everyday. You just have to buy 3 racks at a time.

 

[NickDanger]

Yeah, Costco has a similar deal, but HEB is typically $5.00 for lowly pigs and $6 for "organic" pigs. They sometimes go down to $4 for lowly pigs, but the "organic" ones are too "special" to put on sale.

 

[Napoleon]

I like my pigs to be raised vegan. Not necessarily "organic", but I don't want them to have eaten dairy, bugs, scraps, a man that got shot at the saloon...

capiche?

 

[BigWill]

does not agree

 

[s102r18]

Bought spareribs at HEB for $1/lb back in January. Most already consumed, one rack just tonight came out of the deep freezer for tomorrow's dinner.

 

[oschesar]

Not sure if this is everywhere, but the SuperTarget near my house has brisket for 99 cents a pound. Limit 2.

 

[flaco]

Supertarget in what city?

 

[oschesar]

Norman, OK

heh, I was hoping I was going to get away with not letting that out. But yes, I'm a Sooner lurker here to steal your superior smoking knowledge from Rusty's Grill.

 

[tallgrant]

I think you're more than welcome to walk away with smoking knowledge- just don't do anything sacrilegious like putting beans in chili.

 

[alden]

Yesterday Austin HEB on RR had 0.89 brisket, 199 spare ribs, and 2.99 baby back. There wasn't much brisket selection at the time, but I'm sure they put more out regularly. They seem to be moving towards more trimmed briskets though.

But on the downside, HEB had a beef recall, including some brisket over the last 2 months:
www.statesman.com/news/content/news/stories/local/2009/07/02/0702recall.html?cxtype=rss&cxsvc=7&cxcat=52

 

[Roger]

Belden's in Houston (Meyerland) has Whole Briskets for $0.89/lb thus I'd assume HEB will too. The selection is to take one they are all between 12-13 lbs and have very similar looks when looking at the marbling and fat cap

 

[dahorns]

Randall's $0.99/# brisket this week also decent prices on ground beef depending on weight of package (and of course lean %).

ribs are cheaper at HEB this week

 

[Texas___Fight]

Just picked up a brisket from HEB in P-ville for $.87 a pound. Limit 1 per customer.