How much do you pay for pork belly?

stv8r

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)

nolaegghead

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.

Zmokin

I got 2 lbs for about $4.89 a lb.

Little Steven

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.

stv8r

Exactly....that's why I haven't made the purchase.  I felt as if Wegman's was trying to gouge me.

stv8r

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

CarolinaCrazy

I get nice 2# pieces at my local asian mkt for $2.29 a pound. Mind you I live in Pork country.

hondabbq

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

stv8r

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.

Carolina Q

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.

Little Steven

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.

SkinnyV

Expensive here in Seattle close to $5 lb if I remember right.

hondabbq

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.

Eggcelsior

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.

yzzi

$3.50 ish at the oriental market across the street.

Little Steven

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

Phatchris

It's about $8 a lb at Whole Foods

yzzi

Little Steven said:

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

Only if it's durian season...

theyolksonyou

$3.50 ish here

Cookinbob

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

stv8r

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...

stv8r

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...

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stv8r

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Eggcelsior

stv8r said:

ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

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Add the link to the "Paste as text" drop down box or make a hyperlink. This typically works for me.

Carolina Q

http://www.galvinell.com

Eggcelsior

I like their site! Too bad they're in the middle of nowhere for me.

Little Steven

stv8r said:

ok apparently I'm violating some policy?

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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)

Carolina Q

Never stopped you before. you have over 26K posts!!  )

Little Steven

That is so not true

stv8r

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.

Little Steven

Carolina Q said:

Never stopped you before. you have over 26K posts!!  )

Now it's not true