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How much do you pay for pork belly?

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stv8r
stv8r Posts: 1,127
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I've recently been inspired to make my own bacon by a few threads, but finding pork belly in my area is proving difficult.  Even my favorite butcher does not carry it as they said they'd have to buy it 50lbs at a time.  I finally found the Wegmans has it but it is $11.99/lb?  Wow....I was hoping to save a buck by smoking and curing my own? (I live in MD btw so I can draw from Baltimore/D.C. You wouldn't think it was so hard lol)
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  • nolaegghead
    nolaegghead Posts: 42,102
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    I've seen it on sale here for under three bucks a pound.

    They'll gouge you if there isn't demand.  Look at how much bacon (which costs more because of the processing) costs - much, much less than $11.99/lb.
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  • Zmokin
    Zmokin Posts: 1,938
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    I got 2 lbs for about $4.89 a lb.
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    Location: somewhere West of the Mason-Dixon Line
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Go to an Oriental market if you can. I'm paying 2.19 Cdn right now and that is way up from a year ago. They go through a ton of it so don't worry about freshness.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    Exactly....that's why I haven't made the purchase.  I felt as if Wegman's was trying to gouge me.
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    Little Steven said:
    Go to an Oriental market if you can. I'm paying 2.19 Cdn right now and that is way up from a year ago. They go through a ton of it so don't worry about freshness.
    hmm have to look for one of those
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  • CarolinaCrazy
    CarolinaCrazy Posts: 585
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    I get nice 2# pieces at my local asian mkt for $2.29 a pound. Mind you I live in Pork country.
    1 LBGE in Chapel Hill, NC
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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,980
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    Just bought 30 lbs for $2.72 / lb. This is up from my first batch in the spring which I paid $ 2.00/lb
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    hondabbq said:
    Just bought 30 lbs for $2.72 / lb. This is up from my first batch in the spring which I paid $ 2.00/lb
    Wow..just shows how much Wegmans wants to rip me off!  Thanks Brother.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    I found it at an Asian market, but never anywhere else. And it had a BONE in it. First and last time I made my own bacon. Tasted great, but no better than Oscar Mayer. Definitely not worth the effort. Don't remember the price, but I'll never do it again anyway. In total, I think it cost about the same as store bought.

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    hondabbq said:
    Just bought 30 lbs for $2.72 / lb. This is up from my first batch in the spring which I paid $ 2.00/lb
    Yeah eh? I don't think the porcine virus has even hit here but we're getting hosed as though it has. Same deal with beef.

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • SkinnyV
    SkinnyV Posts: 3,404
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    Expensive here in Seattle close to $5 lb if I remember right.
    Seattle, WA
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  • hondabbq
    hondabbq Posts: 1,980
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    stv8r said:
    hondabbq said:
    Just bought 30 lbs for $2.72 / lb. This is up from my first batch in the spring which I paid $ 2.00/lb
    Wow..just shows how much Wegmans wants to rip me off!  Thanks Brother.

    Just to be clear I am in Canada.
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    stv8r said:


    hondabbq said:

    Just bought 30 lbs for $2.72 / lb. This is up from my first batch in the spring which I paid $ 2.00/lb

    Wow..just shows how much Wegmans wants to rip me off!  Thanks Brother.


    Wegmans isn't ripping you off. That's Berkshire pork, not the usual mass-produced stuff. Go in on a Monday, they often mark it down.
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  • yzzi
    yzzi Posts: 1,843
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    $3.50 ish at the oriental market across the street.
    Dunedin, FL
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    @yzzi try one where the fish section isn't in an enclosed area. ;)

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Phatchris
    Phatchris Posts: 1,726
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    It's about $8 a lb at Whole Foods
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  • yzzi
    yzzi Posts: 1,843
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    Little Steven said:


    @yzzi try one where the fish section isn't in an enclosed area. ;)

    Only if it's durian season...
    Dunedin, FL
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  • theyolksonyou
    theyolksonyou Posts: 18,458
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    $3.50 ish here
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  • Cookinbob
    Cookinbob Posts: 1,691
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    The local butcher shop is 3.99 a pound. a local pig farmer sells it for 6 bucks a pound. But last week I went to restaurant Depot, and scored an 11 pound belly for 1.98 a pound. It's no Berkshire, but I'm confident the bacon and pancetta I cured will be good :D
    XLBGE, Small BGE, Homebrew and Guitars
    Rochester, NY
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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    Well after reading some of the posts I was inspired to check with my favorite restaurant supply company.  They did not handle it but suggested a farm in rural MD that had a full service butcher shop.  $4.29/lb  Sounds good to me!  Reserved a 5-6lb belly to pick up tomorrow.  For any fellow Marylanders who are interested...


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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    stv8r said:
    Well after reading some of the posts I was inspired to check with my favorite restaurant supply company.  They did not handle it but suggested a farm in rural MD that had a full service butcher shop.  $4.29/lb  Sounds good to me!  Reserved a 5-6lb belly to pick up tomorrow.  For any fellow Marylanders who are interested...

    sorry link was not added   



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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

    usual beginning dot galvinell dot usual ending
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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    stv8r said:
    ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

    usual beginning dot galvinell dot usual ending
    Add the link to the "Paste as text" drop down box or make a hyperlink. This typically works for me.
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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    http://www.galvinell.com

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Eggcelsior
    Eggcelsior Posts: 14,414
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    I like their site! Too bad they're in the middle of nowhere for me.
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    stv8r said:
    ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

    usual beginning dot galvinell dot usual ending
    I can't attach anything without using brackets around the link. Maybe other characters work too but I don't want to waste forum space. (like henapple)

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • Carolina Q
    Carolina Q Posts: 14,831
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    Never stopped you before. you have over 26K posts!!  =))

    I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

    Michael 
    Central Connecticut 

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    That is so not true

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • stv8r
    stv8r Posts: 1,127
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    Little Steven said:
    stv8r said:
    ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

    usual beginning dot galvinell dot usual ending
    I can't attach anything without using brackets around the link. Maybe other characters work too but I don't want to waste forum space. (like henapple)

    idk but I just typed normal web addresses before today and they worked.  just not this one.  Thanks for the advice.

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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 354
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    Carolina Q said:
    Never stopped you before. you have over 26K posts!!  =))
    Now it's not true
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