NO Chops. (pork)

[rbowman]

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.

[Terry Coombs]

  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 .

[gfretwell]

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.

[FromTheRafters]

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.

[Terry Coombs]

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 ...

[Scott Lurndal]

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.

[Terry Coombs]

  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 ...

[Clare Snyder]

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.

[rbowman]

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.

[rbowman]

I guess the pups aren't getting Iams.

[gfretwell]

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)

[Scott Lurndal]

Do you have a freezer?

[rbowman]

Only in the winter.

[micky]

I see little or no prime beef for sale in the supermarkets where I shop.

[FromTheRafters]

micky formulated on Friday :

It usually goes to high-end restaurants where the consumer never sees the marbling.

[Cindy Hamilton]

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