How I save on steaks.

punter · Dec 10, 2008

For those who are still carnivores, here's a meat buying tip. The grocery stores announce their specials for the week on Wednesday, so I wait until one runs T-bones and then I go down on Wed AM around 9. Go to the meat counter a talk to one of the "cutters" and have them cut several "porterhouse steaks. Those are T-bones but they are center cut so that you have a large amount of tenderloin on one side. I then have them cut 2 inches thick, take them home and remove the tenderloin so I wind up with a small filet Mignon and a large bone in strip steak. I bought 8 this morning so I have enough for around 12 dinners for 2 and several "beef Stroganoff" with the left overs.

G.MONEY · Dec 10, 2008

Fishhead..will like this idea!

shdw01 · Dec 10, 2008

you can also sign up wtih MVP sportsbooks....I hear they may even throw in a cheesecake!

TheFalls · Dec 10, 2008

aren't you in the dallas area? where did you go? and how much per pound did you pay? thx

BadCo · Dec 10, 2008

Hard to find grocery stores that break beef anymore.

It's all precut and delivered.

All chain stores are precut ,still some independents hire real butchers and bring in sides of beef and break it down right in the store.

GasMan · Dec 10, 2008

You could also just use your government foodstamps or go to the WIC store. Just a thought.

punter · Dec 10, 2008

The Falls said:
aren't you in the dallas area? where did you go? and how much per pound did you pay? thx

Krogers, sale is 5.99 per lb, they charged me another .50 for just takeing porterhouses. $6.49 total, but I have got them there for a dollar less. just depends on the sale. I took it as I was out of steak.

1cheater · Dec 10, 2008

I'm confused, porterhouses are not T-bones, porterhouses have a much bigger filet then a T-bone, how do you get porterhouses at the sale price for a T-bone?

punter · Dec 10, 2008

BadCo said:
Hard to find grocery stores that break beef anymore.

It's all precut and delivered.

All chain stores are precut ,still some independents hire real butchers and bring in sides of beef and break it down right in the store.

In the DFW area they all have butchers. Krogers, Tom Thumb, Albertsons and Walmart. Walmart, however, never uses steak as a lost leader.

punter · Dec 10, 2008

1cheater said:
I'm confused, porterhouses are not T-bones, porterhouses have a much bigger filet then a T-bone, how do you get porterhouses at the sale price for a T-bone?

They all come from the same rib cut. Porterhouses are the center cut portion.

They usually just cut them and package the lot as T-bones. That is why you need to get there early on the 1st morning of the sale. I have had them just charge me the T-bone price but when they don't the bump is nominal.

D2bets · Dec 10, 2008

Sounds like a lot of work for meat.

1cheater · Dec 10, 2008

punter said:
They all come from the same rib cut. Porterhouses are the center cut portion.

They usually just cut them and package the lot as T-bones. That is why you need to get there early on the 1st morning of the sale. I have had them just charge me the T-bone price but when they don't the bump is nominal.

Ahh, I see now. I do know the difference between a T-bone and a porterhouse, that's why I was confused that you were getting Poterhouses at the same price a s a T-bone. I love a good poterhouse :toast:

1cheater · Dec 10, 2008

D2bets said:
Sounds like a lot of work for meat.

If you don't want to pay 11.99 lb for porterhouses it's well worth it. You can buy a ton and vacum seal them and freeze.

punter · Dec 10, 2008

D2bets said:
Sounds like a lot of work for meat.

Takes mabe 20 seconds per steak to remove the Filet, the rest is just time spent at the store and I pick up things while they are cutting, then packing them in freezer bags, but you have to do that anyway.

trytrytry · Dec 10, 2008

great thread!

kidslick · Dec 10, 2008

1cheater said:
If you don't want to pay 11.99 lb for porterhouses it's well worth it. You can buy a ton and vacum seal them and freeze.

I give the guy like $30 dollars in weed retail. It comes back a 5 fold

-Slim- · Dec 10, 2008

someone hide this thread real quick before PO gets a hold of it....

Buster · Dec 10, 2008

good job punter...

i buy whole NY Strips all day long at BJ'S for 4.79 lb...bring it home and cut into 2 inch steaks and freeze 2 steaks per freezer bag... 50 bucks last forever...and impresses the ladies..

djmatt · Dec 11, 2008

whats the trick for cutting a steak? I do it and butcher the fuckers

quinnsft34 · Dec 11, 2008

BadCo said:
Hard to find grocery stores that break beef anymore.

It's all precut and delivered.

All chain stores are precut ,still some independents hire real butchers and bring in sides of beef and break it down right in the store.

Local Gerbes does all of their own stuff. Chain of Dillons/Kroger
Wal-Mart has the prepacked shit.

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