About that meat shortage
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We ordered from Outback for Mother’s Day. Karla likes their NY Strip. They were out of NY Strip. Their only choices were sirloin or ribeye. She ordered the ribeye. It was obvious it came from a different supplier. Half the thickness of their normal steaks...
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Hah. I was surprised a bit myself. We’re usually in the $200-300 range and go a couple of times a month.
It was mostly grocery - though there was a freestanding shelf in there to help expand my pantry storage. And some lawncare stuff.
Dry goods / grains - rice, flour, quinoa, granola, oatmeal
Nuts, dairy, cheese, oils.
Canned stuff.
Then the usual - meats, fresh produce. Bought some nice steaks for Mother’s Day today
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It’s not hard, my last two trips have gone over $400 each time.
Of course, our Costcos sell beer...
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Mrs. Mark and I have now gone to Aldi twice in the past week. First time going to any store in over 2 months. We assess the parking lot before going in. If it's too busy, we go home. We wear masks and I saturate two dried up disinfectant wipes from a pack that has been the car too long, with a very strong, homemade hand sanitizer solution and wipe the cart handle down and them keep them in place for my hands to hold on to while shopping. I use the wipes to open the coolers for dairy products, etc.
We have spent about $140 or less each trip.
Pig has been ordered! It will cost about $400 fully processed. Will work out to about $2.10 per lb on delivery.
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Mrs. Mark and I have now gone to Aldi twice in the past week. First time going to any store in over 2 months. We assess the parking lot before going in. If it's too busy, we go home. We wear masks and I saturate two dried up disinfectant wipes from a pack that has been the car too long, with a very strong, homemade hand sanitizer solution and wipe the cart handle down and them keep them in place for my hands to hold on to while shopping. I use the wipes to open the coolers for dairy products, etc.
We have spent about $140 or less each trip.
Pig has been ordered! It will cost about $400 fully processed. Will work out to about $2.10 per lb on delivery.
@mark That's not bad at all! I've been thinking about it, but worry that we would waste a lot of it. We eat a fair amount of bacon and some various sausages. Other than that, I'll make ribs a couple of times a month and the occasional tenderloin, but that's it. I wouldn't mind getting a shoulder to work on pulled pork, but not till I get a smoker or a better grill.
Currently have five racks of ribs, 4-5 decent sized tenderloins, 5 lbs of farm-fresh bacon, 5 lbs of store-bought bacon, maybe 3 meals worth of brats, 3 meals worth of Italian sausage, and 2 rolls of breakfast sausage.
