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Is The local butcher dead?
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I don't know your local butcher so I don't know if he is dead or alive.
I have yet to find a good local butcher in my area.Marshall in Beautiful Fruit Cove, FL.
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Sadly my local butcher just closed up his shop. After 30+ years they just couldn't continue to make a go of it. No other small shop is nearby so I am now forced to use the megamarts.Southeast Florida - LBGE
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In stl, I get my steaks from the butcher block in oakville, which is my local butcher. Prime rib eye, which is pretty expensive, but holy isht, it's always incredible as is their other stuff.
There is a little meat processing store in Piedmont mo (basically the middle of nowhere missouri), which is near our lake house, that has really great stuff too and super cheap for what you get, which is locally sourced. Like $6 beef filets which you're not getting anywhere else for that price. The chicken breasts are massive, incredibly cheap for what you get (they tell me they're free range at local farm) and just soooooo much better tasting than what you get at the grocery store in the big city. Like night and day. At the end of the summer, we load up and freeze a ton of stuff from there which gets us a couple months worth of meat.
The butcher block, Costco and normal grocery store fills in the gaps.
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stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.Chicago, IL BGE XL BGE Mini Webber Charcoal / Elmhurst, IL
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paqman said:Kinda agree with you on beef. Other meats are typically better at my local butcher. I dont know where he gets his chicken and what he does with it but damn it is good. I mean, Costco rotisserie chicken is hard to beat for the price but it is good because of the brine/seasoning;local butcher chicken is natural/unseseasoned but so much tastier and tender.@paqman This is exactly the case with mu butcher, poultry is out of this world as is the sausages and most pork. He has been in business since 1984, by now you would think he could pick a decent steak.... That being said here is his cooking technique for cooking ribs... I shutter to even post this:
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What cookie sheet holds 1" of water?_____________
Hello Darkness, my old Friend,
I stood up too fast again...
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BGEChicago said:stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.
Unless it's changed, the rule was...….if it's not in cryovac, it's probably been blade tenderized. It should say it on the packaging.
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cheeaa said:In stl, I get my steaks from the butcher block in oakville, which is my local butcher. Prime rib eye, which is pretty expensive, but holy isht, it's always incredible as is their other stuff.
You been to Bolyard's in Maplewood? Those are probably the best ribeyes I've ever done. Starr's in Richmond Heights has really good NY strips for a great price (I get my lamb racks there too.)
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stlcharcoal said:BGEChicago said:stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.
Unless it's changed, the rule was...….if it's not in cryovac, it's probably been blade tenderized. It should say it on the packaging.
And then after the shave proceeds to rub Old Spice aftershave..... Standards, where the hell have they went...Chicago, IL BGE XL BGE Mini Webber Charcoal / Elmhurst, IL -
We are lucky enough to have a local shop that sells to the top fine dining restaurants. They are open to the public 3 days a week and any product (meat, poultry, fish) he has is well above anything available in the retail market.
There is also a butcher that specializes in eastern European and German meats. We had to wait an hour and a half to get in the door Christmas week! -
saluki2007 said:I would say try looking around more. Not sure how close to the city you are but I've seen some nice stuff at the farmers market in Lincoln Park. My local butcher has quality stuff at a fair price here in Peoria .
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Botch said:What cookie sheet holds 1" of water?_________________________________________________Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story!Large BGE 2006, Mini Max 2014, 36" Blackstone, Anova Sous Vide
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Dollinger said:We are lucky enough to have a local shop that sells to the top fine dining restaurants. They are open to the public 3 days a week and any product (meat, poultry, fish) he has is well above anything available in the retail market.
There is also a butcher that specializes in eastern European and German meats. We had to wait an hour and a half to get in the door Christmas week!
https://www.allenbrothers.com/allen-brothers-dry-aged-sirloin-strip-steaks-boneless.html
I mean, if I was in Hawaii I would understand. I'm 12 miles from the old Chicago Stockyards I see guys on here showing beautiful steaks and i look at the prices and roll my eyes..... There local grocery store meat looks better then most butchers and a lot cheaper..... eh, at least we got 6" of snow last night and I'm egging in a balmy 19 degree weather with 35 mph winds... So take that you warm weather EggersChicago, IL BGE XL BGE Mini Webber Charcoal / Elmhurst, IL -
stlcharcoal said:BGEChicago said:stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.
Unless it's changed, the rule was...….if it's not in cryovac, it's probably been blade tenderized. It should say it on the packaging. -
RRP said:saluki2007 said:I would say try looking around more. Not sure how close to the city you are but I've seen some nice stuff at the farmers market in Lincoln Park. My local butcher has quality stuff at a fair price here in Peoria .Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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northGAcock said:Saw my butcher the other day. He was well, had good meats and was happy to see me!
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Burning lump in Downingtown, PA or diesel in Cape May, NJ.
....just look for the smoke!
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It it sounds like it is in your area, like everything the smaller guys need to outdo the megamarts on service and quality, since they’ll never be able to buy on the scale to let them compete on price.
We’re lucky here, I’ve got 2 good ones within about 25 minutes, and another good one within about 40.LBGE
Pikesville, MD
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stlcharcoal said:cheeaa said:In stl, I get my steaks from the butcher block in oakville, which is my local butcher. Prime rib eye, which is pretty expensive, but holy isht, it's always incredible as is their other stuff.
You been to Bolyard's in Maplewood? Those are probably the best ribeyes I've ever done. Starr's in Richmond Heights has really good NY strips for a great price (I get my lamb racks there too.) -
dharley said:Teefus said:We have a local guy that I like to patronize. He's a BGE dealer too and carries Rockwood so I'm in there periodically. He's not competitive on many items, but is really strong on smoked and cured product. They grind their own sausage and have many varieties for sale. The place is usually packed.
The above said, my bride and I buy 95% of our meat at Costco. The NY Strips can't be beat, and the whole pork loin and salmon is great too. Everything is about 1/2 the price of our local grocery chain.Michiana, South of the border. -
stlcharcoal said:BGEChicago said:stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.
Unless it's changed, the rule was...….if it's not in cryovac, it's probably been blade tenderized. It should say it on the packaging. -
Lit said:stlcharcoal said:BGEChicago said:stlcharcoal said:If costco didn't blade tenderize all of their steaks, I'd probably by more there. I just get my briskets, pork butts, and other bigger cuts they're not stabbing.
Unless it's changed, the rule was...….if it's not in cryovac, it's probably been blade tenderized. It should say it on the packaging.
I'm more concerned with that than I am the risk of contamination. While that is a concern, they're sanitation process at the end of the day is pretty impressive.....looks like a car wash in there. Ground beef should be more of a concern than blade tenderizers.
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I tend to use my local butcher for cuts I can't get elsewhere, like whole pork belly. There is also a not so local meat & sausage place out in the sticks that people drive miles to get their sausage. The Lockeford Meat & Sausage Co.They make some pretty awesome sausage, but be prepared to wait in a long line on the weekends to get inside the store.Large BGE in a Sole' Gourmet Table
Using the Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter,
and a BBQ Guru temp controller.
Medium BGE in custom modified off-road nest.
Black Cast Iron grill, Plate Setter, and a Party-Q temp controller.
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saluki2007 said:RRP said:saluki2007 said:I would say try looking around more. Not sure how close to the city you are but I've seen some nice stuff at the farmers market in Lincoln Park. My local butcher has quality stuff at a fair price here in Peoria .
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I mostly use the local butchers for meaty beef ribs. Everything else is at least as good and cheaper at the HEB or Costco. However, I should point out that my HEB has a meat department with butchers actively cutting meat most of the time and they will cut their Prime 1 beef to order. So, while it is a relatively big chain, it is Texas owned and they do a great job of making a giant store feel like a bunch of little shops under one roof. The butchers do a great job, so do the people in the deli/cheese department. And the beer/wine manager knows me pretty well and knows what to recommend when he gets in new stuff.
What that is the experience at your chain grocery store, it's hard to justify paying more at a butcher.
With that said, for anyone in or around San Antonio, Tri-County Meat Market is excellent and Bolner's Meat Company is - in my son's words - the North Pole for BBQ.XXL BGE, Karebecue, Klose BYC, Chargiller Akorn Kamado, Weber Smokey Mountain, Grand Turbo gasser, Weber Smoky Joe, and the wheelbarrow that my grandfather used to cook steaks from his cattle
San Antonio, TX
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RRP said:saluki2007 said:RRP said:saluki2007 said:I would say try looking around more. Not sure how close to the city you are but I've seen some nice stuff at the farmers market in Lincoln Park. My local butcher has quality stuff at a fair price here in Peoria .Large and Small BGECentral, IL
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Foghorn said:I mostly use the local butchers for meaty beef ribs. Everything else is at least as good and cheaper at the HEB or Costco. However, I should point out that my HEB has a meat department with butchers actively cutting meat most of the time and they will cut their Prime 1 beef to order. So, while it is a relatively big chain, it is Texas owned and they do a great job of making a giant store feel like a bunch of little shops under one roof. The butchers do a great job, so do the people in the deli/cheese department. And the beer/wine manager knows me pretty well and knows what to recommend when he gets in new stuff.
What that is the experience at your chain grocery store, it's hard to justify paying more at a butcher.
With that said, for anyone in or around San Antonio, Tri-County Meat Market is excellent and Bolner's Meat Company is - in my son's words - the North Pole for BBQ. -
YEMTrey said:I'm spoiled here in Cincy. Still seems like every neighborhood has a butcher shop. And we have some gems too. Some are still in operation from the late 1800's and early 1900's. I have a Costco membership and will buy some meat there. However, there is something different about walking into Avril Bleh meat market or Humbert's that is special. Not to forget these places are deli's as well and it's a wonderful experience. They'll always have something different, you'll see your neighbors there, and it's regularly very high quality meat. I couldn't imagine living anywhere without some really nice high end butchers.
If you ever drive through Cincinnati, it's worth a very short detour, especially at lunchtime!Cincinnati, Ohio. Large BGE since 2011. Still learning. -
saluki2007 said:I would say try looking around more. Not sure how close to the city you are but I've seen some nice stuff at the farmers market in Lincoln Park. My local butcher has quality stuff at a fair price here in Peoria .They don’t want a population of citizens capable of critical thinking. They don’t want well informed, well educated people capable of critical thinking. They’re not interested in that. That doesn’t help them. That's against their interests. - George Carlin
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I am amazed (unless I missed it) not one reply with "I am a butcher and this is my advice". Who knows a butcher with a BGE? Get them to sign up!Chicago, IL BGE XL BGE Mini Webber Charcoal / Elmhurst, IL
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