Grocery query - cheap meat

[Teresa]

be weary of Kelly's. Not the best place to shop. Overpriced & most time out of date...

jnh26, not sure about your experience, but I've always enjoyed meats from carousel, and have heard really good things about kelly's over the years. in fact, both places have good reputations for meat.

when it comes to steak, we go to modica market for a nice fresh cut. but if in the carousel or kelly's vicinity, I wouldn't hesitate to buy at either of these places.

just my experience.

 

[scooterbug44]

be weary of Kelly's. Not the best place to shop. Overpriced & most time out of date...

That's where my discerning eyeballs come into play! No gray/aged meat for me!

When I was there, their butcher was cutting/packaging fresh. I found some things there that were great deals, other things you were paying more because it wasn't a staple item, but an impulse buy.

 

[drsvelte]

I haven't found meat prices in SoWal to be much different than Baton Rouge. We had rib-eyes from Publix about two weeks ago and they were quite good. On the other had, some boneless chicken was inedible.

We've purchased veal and chicken cutlets from the Fresh Market and they were excellent. Prices not appreciably higher than Publix. This would be my source of choice, but simply getting there is a pain.


Corn prices have surged because of the various ethanol mandates. From less than $2.00 a bushel in 2005 to over $4.00 earlier this year. This despite more corn being grown than at any time since WWII! I think higher beef prices (at least for corn fed cattle) will be here for awhile.

 

[yippie]

I know some of you may think I am an idiot, but did you know recently Publix has added their "Greenwise" brand of meat?

They have done that with all their stores, and it IS double or almost double of the regular beef.

I found myself gawking at the prices and one of the workers pointed out I was looking in the Greenwise section. Greenwise = meat with no growth hormones, etc.

Could you possibly have made the same mistake I did? In the last couple of weeks, the Greenwise section has gotten smaller, because people were not willing to pay the price.

 

[Smiling JOe]

I bought a Greenwise whole chicken last week, and roasted it. It was delicious! I notice that the price per lb was twice that of the steroid Publix brand chickens, but they were also half the size. Today, I bought the Publix steroid beefy whole chicken to compare, and I'll try to remember to post here again, after I taste the difference.

 

[Indigo Jill]

After eating Prime grade steaks, I don't purchase anything else. Choice might have a bit of flavor, but if buying Select, you might as well break out the A1 sauce, and I don't like A1. Does Kelly's even sell Choice, or is it all Select?

SJ where are you buying your Prime cuts? Prime is restaurant quality, and very hard to find retail - I think Larder was the only place locally I ever saw it.

 

[Smiling JOe]

SJ where are you buying your Prime cuts? Prime is restaurant quality, and very hard to find retail - I think Larder was the only place locally I ever saw it.

Who said that I BUY prime cuts. I just cook and eat Prime cuts.

 

[scooterbug44]

I know some of you may think I am an idiot, but did you know recently Publix has added their "Greenwise" brand of meat?

They have done that with all their stores, and it IS double or almost double of the regular beef.

I found myself gawking at the prices and one of the workers pointed out I was looking in the Greenwise section. Greenwise = meat with no growth hormones, etc.

Could you possibly have made the same mistake I did? In the last couple of weeks, the Greenwise section has gotten smaller, because people were not willing to pay the price.

The thread was started because I was appalled by a sudden price leap on their regular beef - almost double on most items, making it close to the price of Greenwise at the initial time of posting!

Meat is one of the few grocery items I monitor pricing on - wine is another, which is why I am constantly laughing at the "value savings" where the wine has mysteriously gone up in price so that w/ the discount it is the regular price :roll:.

 

[yippie]

Destin Ice House sells Prime Beef. Certified Angus, aged, Prime. As far as I know it is the only place in town that sells it.

Now, there ar a few other places that sell Certified Angus, but it is not considered prime.