Who's still eating beef?

Think of what that costs in a restaurant! Decades ago, mom's kosher butcher was complaining that the Japanese imported so much tenderloin steak the price for us was through the roof and this had to be in the 1970's!

Our exportation of beef does not help the American consumer.
 
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I haven't bought packaged beef in over a decade. My son stopped eating beef in his late teens and the eczema he had cleared up. He hasn't eaten beef since. My husband and I ate out a lot..he might have gotten steak on occasion but I always got seafood. I buy turkey burgers rather than beef burgers but until about 2 years ago, I'd crave a Wendy's or Burger King hamburger about 2 or 3 times a year. The only beef I eat now is when I have Chef Boyardee canned ravioli. The cooks in my family would be horrified, but sometimes I crave that stuff. :LOL:
 
Jace said:
Heard on the news, (not certain what cut of beef it was)...

but commentator said it was $24/#

Wow!!!

Who pays that price?🤔
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Ours isn't all that expensive , certainly not as much as it was in the past...I don't buy beef very much simply because I've lost the taste for it.. although I still buy minced beef to use in various dishes, but steaks et al.. I rarely buy now.. but not because of the price. I can pick up a good size Rump steak for about £4.00

In fact I think cheese pound for pound is more expensive than beef here...

Have a look at this table for the prices in the supermarket for March 22.... remember it's price per Kilo..( 2.2 pounds)...

https://ahdb.org.uk/supermarket-red-meat-prices
 
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We still eat beef, today my husband is charcoal grilling some ribeyes for us that I bought yesterday on sale at Safeway, they were $6.97 per pound. We do buy expensive beef, lamb, fish also. We enjoy eating good food, my husband is an excellent chef. We have a modest home and lifestyle, always have, but especially now that we're old, we have no problem spending more on things we enjoy. Prices on everything have skyrocketed over the years, but I know if you want something, you have to pay the price or do without. As we near the end, we don't want to deny ourselves simple pleasures.

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We don’t eat much beef. It’s a waste buying a good steak; I can’t cook it worth a d*mn.

Ground lean beef was $7/lb in a bulk pack. I’d rather just have regular, it makes it juicier and more tender. The market didn’t have any regular.
 
Jace said:
Heard on the news, (not certain what cut of beef it was)...

but commentator said it was $24/#

Wow!!!

Who pays that price?🤔
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Thought if I ever won millions I might buy
Brand MARKY'S
Size 5 Pound (Pack of 1)
Weight 4 Pounds
Diet Type Keto
Biological Source Cattle

$620.95 ($7.76 / Ounce)

https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Bee...t=&hvlocphy=9030802&hvtargid=pla-892283686475

Haven't hit yet.

In beef we do buy USDA choice NY Strip, Petite sirloin, boneless chuck for grinding, eye of round, &for a special occasion whole filet mignon. Pork, chicken, rack of lamb, center cut lamb chops or leg of lamb,<--- those when slaughtering in New Zealand makes buying at a decent price, mako shark or dried cod all staples to alternate proteins.
 
I would spend that much or more on a holiday or special occasion that involved people I care about.

It seems like a better value, for me, to go to a nice restaurant and spend a few dollars more for a complete meal than it is to pay $24.00/pound to cook at home.

Sometimes, I have to remind myself that I'm not saving for retirement anymore.

This is not a drill. ;)
 
SeaBreeze said:
We still eat beef, today my husband is charcoal grilling some ribeyes for us that I bought yesterday on sale at Safeway, they were $6.97 per pound. We do buy expensive beef, lamb, fish also. We enjoy eating good food, my husband is an excellent chef. We have a modest home and lifestyle, always have, but especially now that we're old, we have no problem spending more on things we enjoy. Prices on everything have skyrocketed over the years, but I know if you want something, you have to pay the price or do without. As we near the end, we don't want to deny ourselves simple pleasures.

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that looks so good!!
 
I bought 80% ground beef in bulk and froze it in pound packages for my chest freezer. We have enough to last awhile but I still stretch it by making casseroles. I bought boneless chicken breasts today at $2.00 per pound.
I usually have 2 meatless meals each week. Sometimes homemade vegetable soup or pancakes which the hubby loves or pasta without meat, as long as we have a big salad and bread with the pasta neither one of us misses the meat.
 
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I've not been buying beef very often for a few years, mostly trying to eat healthier. This last Thanksgiving my son was coming over, so we were at Costco and thought I'd do a rib-eye roast. Snatched one out of the butcher case and later, after we checked out my wife looked at the receipt...OMG $144 DOLLARS for that piece of meat!!! 🤯

I cooked it to perfection, not one tiny scrap of that got wasted. ;)
 

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