Habits
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 12:32 last edited by
Many people are buying their produce or meat from local farms, due to shortages at the grocery stores, but also because of the better quality.
Will this buying habit continue once the virus crisis is past?
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 12:34 last edited by
Most people will want the convenience of grocery stores. You don't have to plan, and you know where shit is in the aisles. But some will stick to the good stuff, or keep with delivery.
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 15:17 last edited by
We mostly buy our meat from a local butcher shop. We recently went to a local farm/slaughter/processing place that has a store front. The meat there is absolutely better than any we have had from either a grocery store or even the local butcher shop.
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:01 last edited by
Costco meat quality is consistently top level. You may find better locally but the odds are in your favor at Costco. Of course the romance is not there to skew your judgement.
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:10 last edited by
You can get better steak at Costco than at most local butcher shops, and cheaper.
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Costco meat quality is consistently top level. You may find better locally but the odds are in your favor at Costco. Of course the romance is not there to skew your judgement.
wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:20 last edited byCostco meat quality is consistently top level. You may find better locally but the odds are in your favor at Costco. Of course the romance is not there to skew your judgement.
I'm liking my Beefalo just fine, but Costco generally has incredible steaks. I will still give the edge to local for chicken and eggs. I am just getting ready to try some local pork on Sunday...
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 16:20 last edited by LuFins Dad
I am thinking about trying the produce service that @Aqua-Letifer told me about, though. What was it called?
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Costco meat quality is consistently top level. You may find better locally but the odds are in your favor at Costco. Of course the romance is not there to skew your judgement.
I'm liking my Beefalo just fine, but Costco generally has incredible steaks. I will still give the edge to local for chicken and eggs. I am just getting ready to try some local pork on Sunday...
wrote on 16 May 2020, 17:34 last edited by Jolly@LuFins-Dad said in Habits:
Costco meat quality is consistently top level. You may find better locally but the odds are in your favor at Costco. Of course the romance is not there to skew your judgement.
I'm liking my Beefalo just fine, but Costco generally has incredible steaks. I will still give the edge to local for chicken and eggs. I am just getting ready to try some local pork on Sunday...
I may be wrong, but I think you may find some of the biggest difference in taste, when you try fresh pork.
Speaking of, I've got a little problem right now...I need to figure out what rifle I can shoot to whack a hog. I'm thinking the wife's AR-15....I've got a woods hog rooting up the back of the pasture. If it's a sow, I'll skin it and cut it up. If it's a boar, I'll drag it off and let Mr. Buzzard have it.
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 17:41 last edited by Mik
See, that's funny, because I have always thought of Costco steaks are rather tasteless for beef, and lower quality than I can buy elsewhere for similar amounts. Their prime briskets are great and ribeye caps are wonderful but pricey.
Their lamb, however, is pretty good. I have a rack defrosting now to go on the smoker tonight.
Their pork is OK, but only the cryovac stuff is high quality. Grocery store pork is equally tasteless and underfatted. The stuff I get from local farms is delicious.
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wrote on 16 May 2020, 17:47 last edited by
In answer to the original post, I hope some of it at least will stay with them. Cheap isn't necessarily good.
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I am thinking about trying the produce service that @Aqua-Letifer told me about, though. What was it called?
wrote on 16 May 2020, 18:38 last edited by@LuFins-Dad Hungry Harvest