You need to do some research on USDA grading. I'm not giving you a hard time but choice and prime don't mean what a lot of people think they do.
NO Chops. (pork)
Apr 13, 2020
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I smoke butts at about 190° to 200° for about 2 hrs/pound . Overnight works out well for me . When the bone pulls out easily it's done . I usually shred mine with plastic forks . Melts in your mouth .
I like slow cooking a pork shoulder myself and when I get tired of it I feed the rest to the dog. At $1.69 a pound it is cheaper than dog food.
micky formulated on Tuesday :
Yes, and often shoppers will pass over the prime steaks for the choice or even select ones because of all that ugly fat.
What kind of dog food is that expensive ? Dog chow is less than 25 bucks for a 45-50 pound bag up here in the outback ...
Yes, that's true. more like 10-12 hours when I smoke two 7# boston butts.
Pull it and vacuum pack in 3.5oz packets then freeze. Useful for sandwiches, scrambled eggs, hot dishes, spaghetti sauce and dozens of other uses.
I have 2 bags with 10 oz each in my freezer from the last butt I smoked . After lunch today there'll only be one ...
Throw the bag of raw meet into a pot of water, crank up the sous vide circulator and cook it for 24 hours or so and even the toughest cut is tender.
That's the only problem I had. CostCo seems to aim at $20 when they're packaging meat and $20 worth of shoulder is a lot. Don't have a dog.
I guess the pups aren't getting Iams.
Only about half of his meal is going to be kibble, the rest is meat. The kibble is still about a buck 15 a pound (Costco Lamb and Rice)
Do you have a freezer?
Only in the winter.
I see little or no prime beef for sale in the supermarkets where I shop.
micky formulated on Friday :
It usually goes to high-end restaurants where the consumer never sees the marbling.
Costco usually has some. I see it every once in a while in the more high-end supermarkets (generally around Christmas).
I generally bypass the premium prices that Prime commands, and just look for the most well-marbled Choice they have. Sometimes it's very nearly as well marbled as Prime.
Cindy Hamilton
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