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Take advantage of sale foods
« on: December 24, 2015, 03:17:50 PM »
Tis the season for one of my favorite tactics with sale food items.  Actually came from my mother--

Hams are dirt cheap, probably loss leader, items this time of the year.  We take advantage of them by purchasing one or two large hams.  We then take it to the butcher in the store and have them cut ham steaks off the end of the ham.  Sometimes we get three or more of these steaks off a single ham.  They charge nothing for the service and we make much better use of the meat this way.  These freeze well and are easy to manage in the freezer.  The small ham left works just fine for one or two meals and actually cooks faster due to the small size--another bonus.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #1 on: December 25, 2015, 01:13:48 PM »
My experience is that whole turkeys and hams that didn't sell for Thanksgiving and Christmas are on deep discount after January 1st. Maybe less so with turkey this year, as I recall reading that turkeys were in short supply this year.

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« Reply #2 on: December 25, 2015, 01:34:38 PM »
I have two turkeys in the freezer right now.  They are not for us, not entertaining.   At only 25% the cost of poultry or ground beef, this is indeed a loss leader and I will take it.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #3 on: December 25, 2015, 06:34:11 PM »
I do the same. Aldi has ham this week at $3 off each ham, and the smaller shanks end up being about 50¢/lb. I bought 3, I'm going to run them through my cheap meat slicer and vacuum seal and freeze them for sandwiches - so much cheaper than paying for the same thing at the deli counter! The bones will turn into soup in the new instant pot.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #4 on: December 26, 2015, 10:13:41 AM »
I think we parted out a whole turkey once.  What we have done more is catch the breasts on sale.  Not as cheap as the whole bird but you can take the breast to the counter and have them slice it up for you.  We have our own slicer (great way to save time and money if you use it enough--son liked to have venison thin sliced for sandwiches) but when we do this we save time and money since we don't even have the labor of slicing and cleanup.  Much better and much cheaper than buying the packages.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #5 on: December 26, 2015, 01:08:00 PM »
I do the same. Aldi has ham this week at $3 off each ham, and the smaller shanks end up being about 50¢/lb. I bought 3, I'm going to run them through my cheap meat slicer and vacuum seal and freeze them for sandwiches - so much cheaper than paying for the same thing at the deli counter! The bones will turn into soup in the new instant pot.

We do similar. Bought a couple hams for cheap and then used the meat for my lunches every day until gone. My wife puts the ham bone, fat and remaining meat my knife couldn't get into the Instantpot along with some pinto beans.  A ham for $10 and a bag of beans for $1 turns into probably 25 meals. Not bad!

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #6 on: December 28, 2015, 09:42:37 AM »
Great tips! We buy hams at Aldi and after having ham and potatoes for a day or two, use the bone to make red beans and rice (super cheap but yummy) and leftover slices for sandwiches in packed lunches.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #7 on: December 28, 2015, 11:01:47 AM »
Ham bones usually go into lentils here.  Though if I can get to the bone first I'll often make split pea soup.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #8 on: December 28, 2015, 11:07:06 AM »
I do the same. Aldi has ham this week at $3 off each ham, and the smaller shanks end up being about 50¢/lb. I bought 3, I'm going to run them through my cheap meat slicer and vacuum seal and freeze them for sandwiches - so much cheaper than paying for the same thing at the deli counter! The bones will turn into soup in the new instant pot.

Will Aldi not slice for you?  A nice part of this for us is not even having to do the labor of slicing and cleaning.  Also, as much as I like my slicer, if I want it shaved really thin, the professional machines do a better job.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #9 on: December 28, 2015, 11:13:43 AM »
Aldi doesn't have a deli or butcher department, so I have to do that myself. First world problems :)

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #10 on: December 28, 2015, 01:44:27 PM »
Probably the best holiday deal I have seen so far is 2lb bags of cranberries on sale for .99 right after Thanksgiving at Costco. I bought a few of those for the freezer. If you mix them with raspberries and red wine, they make the most delicious sauce for pancakes or Swedish meatballs.

I stopped buying turkey from the deli counter once I discovered Coscto sells cheap, whole oven baked turkey breasts that are beyond fucking delicious.

I had fun with Target last week with their coupons on baking items, cat litter, and free shipping. I bought 30lbs of KA flour for $10.54. I can't even get no-name flour out of the Winco bin for that cheap.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #11 on: December 28, 2015, 05:23:16 PM »
Thanks for the good ideas.  I found buy one get one pre-cooked hams marked down.  Got two (for now).  Worked out to around 1.50 per lb.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #12 on: December 28, 2015, 06:05:30 PM »
A few months ago I saw six organic whole chickens marked down to half price.

Since we have a large freezer at home, I threw them all in my basket right away.  It was not only a screamin' deal, but I got a good bicep workout to boot.

P.S.  The skillet roasted chicken recipe from Cook's Country is killer!  It's behind a paywall, but I found it on another blog for free.  Easy and delicious!

http://itsallaboutpurple-debbie.blogspot.com/2014/10/skillet-roasted-chicken-and-stuffing.html
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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #13 on: December 30, 2015, 12:11:47 AM »
Bought gigantic bag of Craisins at Costco for 6.98.  The small bag with 10% of the big one is $5.00 at regular stores.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #14 on: December 30, 2015, 05:48:13 PM »

I had fun with Target last week with their coupons on baking items, cat litter, and free shipping. I bought 30lbs of KA flour for $10.54. I can't even get no-name flour out of the Winco bin for that cheap.

OK give!  Any way for us to still get in on this great deal?

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #15 on: December 30, 2015, 05:55:35 PM »
We usually buy ham, turkey, and every once in a while prime rib after major meal holidays (Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas) . . . then make them throughout the year.

Often a ham gets cubed into chunks and frozen with diced onions for instant pizza topper.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2015, 08:51:05 AM »
Brother in law was telling me the local grocery had hams on sale at Christmas for $1.29 per pound.
Wish I would have reacted quicker and bought a couple to stick in the freezer.  They were sold out when i got there.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #17 on: January 02, 2016, 04:31:02 PM »
Local store has Cure81 hams for $10 each. I grabbed two, and had them slice one for lunch meat. I didn't see the weight on the original package, but weighed one when I got home. - 6.5 lbs so $1.54/ lb for no waste ham!

I packed up much of the sliced ham and put in the freezer, along with the whole ham.

No luck finding turkey though.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #18 on: January 04, 2016, 09:14:41 AM »
Got two hams this weekend for about $8 and $7. One is in the freezer, other is sliced up for sandwiches, etc., and the bone/hock is in the freezer to be made into red beans and rice at some point. Also picked up a turkey breast ridiculously cheap. That will be made into paninis using stuff we already have on hand (sourdough bread, cheese, roasted red peppers, mustard-mayo sauce).

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #19 on: January 04, 2016, 09:47:33 AM »
Rub it in y'all:)

Made homemade potato leek soup yesterday and sent Mr. R. to the store - he came back with six smoked ham hocks for $7.69 - that's just insane. Why didn't I think of sending him to Aldi for ham?

I usually pride myself on a low grocery budget and knowing a ton of tricks - including knowing when things are on sale and keeping an eye on seasonal bargains - dang!

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #20 on: January 04, 2016, 04:58:04 PM »
DBF is vegetarian, so we don't really buy meat, but...

Two years ago, I was buying some beans (chickpeas, black beans) and I noticed that, while all the other beans were $0.89 to $0.99 per pound, some of the ones I don't buy (pink beans?  black-eyed peas?) had jumped to $1.29 to $1.39 per pound.  The next week I went back, and another type of bean had made the jump...  I panicked and went to three branches of the grocery store, buying up at the lower prices approx. 55 - 75 pounds of the beans I use most frequently.  A couple of store employees restocking the shelves did laugh at me as I excitedly filled my cart with an ecstatic grin on my face.

However, less than a month later, I WAS VINDICATED!  All beans went up first to $1.29 per pound, then climbed up to sometimes up to $1.59 or $1.89 per pound in the following months.  They have not fallen significantly.

I am still working on some of that 'stash of beans (still good, just require longer cooking), though I have supplemented my stores from surprise deals here and there.

This is a proud moment for market timing. :)

(Also, if anyone knows restaurant supply stores or bulk purchase stores in the central NY or western NY regions where I can get beans at less than $1 per pound [without being a business], please tell me!  Online sites are also welcome.  I have tried looking into a few, but even with >50 lb orders, shipping usually makes this unfeasible.)

For any other vegetarian households (or heavy-duty bakers?), you can get a 50-lb bag of vital wheat gluten from Honeyville Farms (Dutch) on Amazon for usually around $1-2/lb (which is MUCH better than the tiny packets in the grocery store).  You can try using camelcamelcamel.com to see if you're buying at a good time.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #21 on: January 05, 2016, 08:46:17 AM »
I think you can get bulk beans thru Amazon Prime under $1 per pound.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #22 on: January 05, 2016, 08:47:54 AM »
Mustachian people problems:

Running out of freezer space due to buying bargains in December... Butter, ham, and turkey!

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« Reply #23 on: January 05, 2016, 09:12:38 AM »
I think you can get bulk beans thru Amazon Prime under $1 per pound.

I have looked on Amazon, but bean price low numbers tend to be $2+ per pound, and high numbers are up to $10 per pound.  If you have a link to a specific seller/item on Amazon, I would appreciate it!

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #24 on: January 10, 2016, 08:58:27 AM »
Didn't see the ones I purchased before.  Checked there and Walmart and the lowest now seems to be just under $1.50/lb.  I think a couple of stores here in town occasionally beat this.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #25 on: January 10, 2016, 02:30:37 PM »
In our neck of the woods pork prices seem to have hit new lows. $1.49/lb (just over a US buck a pound).

We just spent the afternoon breaking up a leg, a full shoulder and a Boston butt into steaks, roasts, cubes (for curry). The remaining trim will spend the night in the fridge mixed with herbs and hot pepper flakes. Tomorrow I'll grind it to make hot Italian sausage.

We ended up with 50 lbs of pork for about $80!

Not sure if that's bad ass...

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #26 on: January 11, 2016, 08:44:09 AM »
Chicken hit a low here.  $.39/lb for leg quarters in 10lb bags.
Most pork and beef not so much.  Still seeing some sale hams and (fewer) turkeys.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #27 on: January 11, 2016, 03:19:22 PM »
Chicken hit a low here.  $.39/lb for leg quarters in 10lb bags.
Most pork and beef not so much.  Still seeing some sale hams and (fewer) turkeys.


Okay. That's a deal! The lowest we see it is around $1.29 CAD/lb...

Where are you that you are getting chicken that cheap?

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« Reply #28 on: January 11, 2016, 07:10:46 PM »
39¢/lb is the current sale price for chicken legs by me too - scroll most of the way down to see: http://www.vinceandjoes.com/documents/VinceAndJoes_Jan11-17_WEB.pdf

At another store, boneless/skinless chicken breasts are 99¢/lb, but I can't stock up because my freezer is filled with coffee at under a dollar/12oz bag, hams, turkeys, and pork shoulders (99¢/lb last week at kroger).

I'm having similar produce problems, everything's too cheap. I got a giant bag of fresh green beans for a dollar. We've had three giant sides of beans from it and haven't made a dent in it yet. So I don't need veggies for a while. But kale is 50 cents a bunch and beets are 29 cents a pound ... so tempting! But ... how can I possibly eat my way through the mountain of vegetables that 4 dollars could buy?

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« Reply #29 on: January 11, 2016, 10:35:02 PM »
I stocked up on super sale priced canned tomatoes and canned corn, I got a couple cases of each, I use them a lot in my cooking.

I got a lot of crackers on sale. We eat a lot of soup.

I bought 4 dozen eggs today 88c/doz. I cracked them into small containers to freeze for later use.

I learned the Pantry Principle from the Tightwad Gazette. Stock up on sale priced food and make my meals from that stockpile.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #30 on: January 12, 2016, 06:47:36 AM »
Chicken hit a low here.  $.39/lb for leg quarters in 10lb bags.
Okay. That's a deal! The lowest we see it is around $1.29 CAD/lb...

Chicken is one of those things that's way cheaper in the US than in Canada (more efficient factory farms, maybe?). And it's hard to find those ten-pound bags here. But Rightflyer, if you're anywhere near a large Chinese supermarket, you should be able to get leg quarters on sale for about 89 cents a pound (which today equals 63 cents US).

[ETA: Just checked the Al Premium flyer and legs are $1.28 a pound, so maybe the cheaper ones are a seasonal thing?]
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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #31 on: January 12, 2016, 09:13:04 AM »
For years I didn't think I could reduce my food budget- but taking advantage of sales and stockpiling my pantry and freezer have made big impacts!

Love the ham idea.  I got a free one this year (12lbs!) and am using it for so much.  Sandwiches, in omelettes or eggs, used the bone to make soup...

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« Reply #32 on: January 12, 2016, 12:21:40 PM »
We have always stocked up on stuff on sale. but it is only in the last couple of months that I am actively planning all our meals around whatever is on sale. It is saving us a bundle!

This week, I am seeing pork on sale everywhere. but DH vetoed our buying a pork leg at CDN$0.99/lb. He has it in his head that it will be unhealthy (too much fat). I had visions of making pulled pork in my new Instant Pot. And maybe to cut up chunks for some kind of pork stew. I don' know - I think we both got a bit intimidated by such a huge hunk of meat. He did let me buy a small amount (enough for one meal) of pork steaks for CDN $1.99/lb.

I just downloaded a flyer app (reebee) - which has made going through the flyers a million times easier. One store even let me price match directly from the electronic flyer in the app!

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« Reply #33 on: January 12, 2016, 03:22:51 PM »
Chicken hit a low here.  $.39/lb for leg quarters in 10lb bags.
Okay. That's a deal! The lowest we see it is around $1.29 CAD/lb...

Chicken is one of those things that's way cheaper in the US than in Canada (more efficient factory farms, maybe?). And it's hard to find those ten-pound bags here. But Rightflyer, if you're anywhere near a large Chinese supermarket, you should be able to get leg quarters on sale for about 89 cents a pound (which today equals 63 cents US).

[ETA: Just checked the Al Premium flyer and legs are $1.28 a pound, so maybe the cheaper ones are a seasonal thing?]

Thanks Gerard. Unfortunately we are smack dab in the middle of Toronto and Ottawa and Montreal so there are no large ethnic (Chinese or other) markets nearby.
We do take advantage of the ethnic markets when we are in TO or Ottawa but that is infrequent and frequently unplanned.


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« Reply #34 on: January 12, 2016, 03:25:08 PM »
We have always stocked up on stuff on sale. but it is only in the last couple of months that I am actively planning all our meals around whatever is on sale. It is saving us a bundle!

This week, I am seeing pork on sale everywhere. but DH vetoed our buying a pork leg at CDN$0.99/lb. He has it in his head that it will be unhealthy (too much fat). I had visions of making pulled pork in my new Instant Pot. And maybe to cut up chunks for some kind of pork stew. I don' know - I think we both got a bit intimidated by such a huge hunk of meat. He did let me buy a small amount (enough for one meal) of pork steaks for CDN $1.99/lb.

I just downloaded a flyer app (reebee) - which has made going through the flyers a million times easier. One store even let me price match directly from the electronic flyer in the app!

Ohhhnooo! Not true. We just slow roasted a shoulder. All that delicious fat renders, bastes the meat and drips out to the bottom of the pan. The meat is just tender and juicy. Poor you. You're missing a real (cheap) treat.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #35 on: January 12, 2016, 08:24:46 PM »

I got a lot of crackers on sale. We eat a lot of soup.

I bought 4 dozen eggs today 88c/doz. I cracked them into small containers to freeze for later use.


I want to learn to make crackers at home.  Make bread now.  Should be easy to make crackers and certainly takes less flour and yeast!  Any hints here?

Eggs can be done without freezing--coat them in mineral oil and they will last months.  If you buy farm fresh eggs that are not washed then they will store just fine without treatment.


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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #36 on: January 12, 2016, 08:27:08 PM »
Ohhhnooo! Not true. We just slow roasted a shoulder. All that delicious fat renders, bastes the meat and drips out to the bottom of the pan. The meat is just tender and juicy. Poor you. You're missing a real (cheap) treat.

Save the fat and use it for other cooking!  Way better than oil/Crisco in corn bread, refried beans, etc.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #37 on: January 12, 2016, 08:28:30 PM »
Chicken hit a low here.  $.39/lb for leg quarters in 10lb bags.
Most pork and beef not so much.  Still seeing some sale hams and (fewer) turkeys.


Okay. That's a deal! The lowest we see it is around $1.29 CAD/lb...

Where are you that you are getting chicken that cheap?

Arkansas--lots of chicken raised here.  Can you say Tyson?

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« Reply #38 on: January 13, 2016, 05:46:11 AM »
This week, I am seeing pork on sale everywhere. but DH vetoed our buying a pork leg at CDN$0.99/lb. He has it in his head that it will be unhealthy (too much fat).

Pork *leg* is actually pretty lean... all the fat is on the outside. It's actually less lip-smacky than shoulder, my favourite cut (although I'm becoming a fan of face).

If you do decide to go for a leg, I would consider rubbing it with salt (maybe a tiny bit of baking soda on the skin), leaving it uncovered in the fridge for 12 hours or so, patting it dry with paper towels, and slow-roasting it... when it's done, you may need to up the oven temp for the last 15 minutes to crisp up the skin. Or you could remove the skin with a knife and spoon and pop it back into a hot oven for 15 mins. Slice and save the meat (fridge or freezer) for fried rice, Cuban or Italian sandwiches, tacos... or just have a lot of people over for dinner!

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« Reply #39 on: January 13, 2016, 07:55:26 AM »
This week, I am seeing pork on sale everywhere. but DH vetoed our buying a pork leg at CDN$0.99/lb. He has it in his head that it will be unhealthy (too much fat).

Pork *leg* is actually pretty lean... all the fat is on the outside. It's actually less lip-smacky than shoulder, my favourite cut (although I'm becoming a fan of face).

If you do decide to go for a leg, I would consider rubbing it with salt (maybe a tiny bit of baking soda on the skin), leaving it uncovered in the fridge for 12 hours or so, patting it dry with paper towels, and slow-roasting it... when it's done, you may need to up the oven temp for the last 15 minutes to crisp up the skin. Or you could remove the skin with a knife and spoon and pop it back into a hot oven for 15 mins. Slice and save the meat (fridge or freezer) for fried rice, Cuban or Italian sandwiches, tacos... or just have a lot of people over for dinner!

Another option is to break the leg up into roasts, steaks, stew meat and ground pork. No need to roast a whole leg.

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« Reply #40 on: January 13, 2016, 09:10:53 AM »
This week, I am seeing pork on sale everywhere. but DH vetoed our buying a pork leg at CDN$0.99/lb. He has it in his head that it will be unhealthy (too much fat).

Pork *leg* is actually pretty lean... all the fat is on the outside. It's actually less lip-smacky than shoulder, my favourite cut (although I'm becoming a fan of face).

If you do decide to go for a leg, I would consider rubbing it with salt (maybe a tiny bit of baking soda on the skin), leaving it uncovered in the fridge for 12 hours or so, patting it dry with paper towels, and slow-roasting it... when it's done, you may need to up the oven temp for the last 15 minutes to crisp up the skin. Or you could remove the skin with a knife and spoon and pop it back into a hot oven for 15 mins. Slice and save the meat (fridge or freezer) for fried rice, Cuban or Italian sandwiches, tacos... or just have a lot of people over for dinner!

Hmmm....I am going to have to try to convince DH. I was planning on putting it into the pressure cooker to make pulled pork. Maybe if I promise to trim off the skin? (the kids LOVE the skin though - so maybe I'll find some way to salvage that lol).

I have a dozen people coming for dinner next weekend so I'm sure I can use up most of it!

I'll try your arguments on DH and see if I can convince him - we can get it tonight as we will be out getting LED lightbulbs (on sale at Lowes with coupon for $1 each!).

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« Reply #41 on: January 13, 2016, 02:36:58 PM »
sam's had pork loin for $1.60 lb last week


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« Reply #43 on: January 14, 2016, 09:16:41 AM »
Those looking for cheap bean pintos are under $1/lb at walmart...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/10315741?adid=1500000000000038955180&veh=eml&sent_time=1452704418725&campaign_id=rpb_3-0-9-67-3-6-5-4-0-0-0-optcr&e_id=d5abaa5810c831194d96972a9e8504bc


lol, sams has them for 50lb for $25 and 10lb for $6 and change. I got the 10lb one. works great in my pressure cooker!

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« Reply #44 on: January 14, 2016, 10:57:52 AM »
Those looking for cheap bean pintos are under $1/lb at walmart...

http://www.walmart.com/ip/10315741?adid=1500000000000038955180&veh=eml&sent_time=1452704418725&campaign_id=rpb_3-0-9-67-3-6-5-4-0-0-0-optcr&e_id=d5abaa5810c831194d96972a9e8504bc


lol, sams has them for 50lb for $25 and 10lb for $6 and change. I got the 10lb one. works great in my pressure cooker!

Thanks to both of you!

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #45 on: January 14, 2016, 07:01:59 PM »
39¢/lb is the current sale price for chicken legs by me too - scroll most of the way down to see: http://www.vinceandjoes.com/documents/VinceAndJoes_Jan11-17_WEB.pdf

At another store, boneless/skinless chicken breasts are 99¢/lb, but I can't stock up because my freezer is filled with coffee at under a dollar/12oz bag, hams, turkeys, and pork shoulders (99¢/lb last week at kroger).

I'm having similar produce problems, everything's too cheap. I got a giant bag of fresh green beans for a dollar. We've had three giant sides of beans from it and haven't made a dent in it yet. So I don't need veggies for a while. But kale is 50 cents a bunch and beets are 29 cents a pound ... so tempting! But ... how can I possibly eat my way through the mountain of vegetables that 4 dollars could buy?

You can pickle those beets, either refrigerated or canned. Last time I bought beets, all they had were organic ones for like $3/bunch.

In my area, we have had whole chickens and chicken thighs at $0.88/lb recently. I made a roast chicken, then planned-over chicken burritos, and have two crock pot meals' worth of thighs in the freezer.

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Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #46 on: January 16, 2016, 10:18:59 PM »
A local meat market had chicken quarters on sale this week - CDN 0.99/lb!! I only had room in my freezer to buy 25lbs of it. Planning glazed chicken on Monday and chicken soup on Tuesday and chicken adobo on Saturday.

Everyone's been complaining about how grocery prices have been going up - but now that I am paying very close attention and taking advantage of sale foods, My grocery bill has been going down instead of up.


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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #47 on: January 17, 2016, 05:49:46 AM »
Everyone's been complaining about how grocery prices have been going up - but now that I am paying very close attention and taking advantage of sale foods, My grocery bill has been going down instead of up.

This, this, this. My food-money-saving ability continues to increase faster than the price of food.

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« Reply #48 on: January 18, 2016, 03:37:34 PM »
My local butcher had a deal recently where if you spent another $10 at the meat/deli counter (not at all hard to do), you could get up to 2 whole pork loins for 99 cents a pound.  Since we're only 2 people I just got one loin, but they cut it into chops and roasts and packaged it for free.  I cooked up a few of the loins in the crockpot for pork carnitas (great tacos) and BBQ pork sandwiches.

Just bought a ham at Aldi yesterday.  Spiral cut hams were another $5 off.  It came to $1.40/pound and I'll use the bone to make soup.

We're re-stocking the deep freeze, but don't want to over-do it... we're just two people.

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Re: Take advantage of sale foods
« Reply #49 on: January 18, 2016, 10:05:00 PM »
My recent problem is cooking too much.  Freezer is getting very full without the children home.  Having to stop myself and remember to clear out the fridge before cooking more.