My soapbox rant for this week - get a decent knife, and save yourself some money. If you break down cuts of meat yourself, you'll get better control of your food, and your budget. I'm not suggesting you have to take a quarter cow and turn it into perfect 6 oz filets (although with a little elbow grease and a lot of freezer space, you could.) I'm talking about some very basic knife work.
For example - this week at Rouses', there are boneless center cut half pork loins on sale for $1.65 per pound. This is a boneless cut of meat shaped about like a loaf of bread. There are ALSO boneless center cut pork chops on sale at Rouses', for $2.45 per pound. This is the same cut of meat! You only have to buy the roast, and make a few STRAIGHT SLICES through it to get the chops. And you can cut those chops to the thickness YOU want. Sorry for the all caps - nothing gets me riled up like paying a dollar more per pound for a product that is at least equal, if not inferior.
Get yourself a good chef's knife. Keep it sharp. And don't be a sucker.
Rouses'
Boneless Pork Loins - $1.65/lb.
Avocados - .77 each
Bi-color corn - 4 for $2
Winn-Dixie
Chicken leg quarters - .49/lb
Half boneless New York strip - $6.95/lb
Bagged spinach - $1.50 each
Red potatoes - $2.95/5 lb. bag
For example - this week at Rouses', there are boneless center cut half pork loins on sale for $1.65 per pound. This is a boneless cut of meat shaped about like a loaf of bread. There are ALSO boneless center cut pork chops on sale at Rouses', for $2.45 per pound. This is the same cut of meat! You only have to buy the roast, and make a few STRAIGHT SLICES through it to get the chops. And you can cut those chops to the thickness YOU want. Sorry for the all caps - nothing gets me riled up like paying a dollar more per pound for a product that is at least equal, if not inferior.
Get yourself a good chef's knife. Keep it sharp. And don't be a sucker.
Rouses'
Boneless Pork Loins - $1.65/lb.
Avocados - .77 each
Bi-color corn - 4 for $2
Winn-Dixie
Chicken leg quarters - .49/lb
Half boneless New York strip - $6.95/lb
Bagged spinach - $1.50 each
Red potatoes - $2.95/5 lb. bag