Comments on: Buying in Bulk to Save Money on Meat http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/ Live Well for Less Sat, 20 Mar 2010 20:16:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FoodSaver: Value Bundle 72% Off | Common Sense With Money http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-31732 FoodSaver: Value Bundle 72% Off | Common Sense With Money Sat, 14 Nov 2009 16:34:32 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-31732 [...] you have a FoodSaver?  I do and love it!  It is great for buying meat in bulk and freezing it.  If you have a Foodsaver then I have a really great deal for you.  Foodsaver.com is offering [...] [...] you have a FoodSaver?  I do and love it!  It is great for buying meat in bulk and freezing it.  If you have a Foodsaver then I have a really great deal for you.  Foodsaver.com is offering [...]

]]> By: maria http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-12802 maria Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:33:42 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-12802 oops...I forgot to add, that in the rib roast, I usually get 16-20 slices of rib eyes. 16 perfect slices and the other 4 are usually a little smaller in size since they are the end pieces. If I buy it as I need it, the price is 7.99 to 8.99 a lb at our local store if they're not on sale. Plus it's also convenient to already have it in our freezer since we live in the country, and don't have to make a speical trip to town just go get steaks oops…I forgot to add, that in the rib roast, I usually get 16-20 slices of rib eyes. 16 perfect slices and the other 4 are usually a little smaller in size since they are the end pieces.

If I buy it as I need it, the price is 7.99 to 8.99 a lb at our local store if they’re not on sale. Plus it’s also convenient to already have it in our freezer since we live in the country, and don’t have to make a speical trip to town just go get steaks

]]> By: Mercedes http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-12801 Mercedes Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:32:24 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-12801 Hi Maria, That's a great tip! Thank you for sharing. Mercedes Hi Maria,

That’s a great tip! Thank you for sharing.

Mercedes

]]> By: maria http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-12800 maria Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:31:09 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-12800 I don't know if someone mentioned it or not, but our Sams will slice your meat for you. I buy a huge rib roast. Usually when it's 3.99 a pound and ask them to slice it for me. I tell them how thick I want it, and they slice it, wrap it up, and hand it to me before I even pay for it. It's a great time saver, and they're willing to do it so they can sell that large portion of meat. I don’t know if someone mentioned it or not, but our Sams will slice your meat for you.

I buy a huge rib roast. Usually when it’s 3.99 a pound and ask them to slice it for me. I tell them how thick I want it, and they slice it, wrap it up, and hand it to me before I even pay for it.

It’s a great time saver, and they’re willing to do it so they can sell that large portion of meat.

]]> By: Where Are My Weekly Grocery Savings? | Common Sense With Money http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-12728 Where Are My Weekly Grocery Savings? | Common Sense With Money Wed, 15 Apr 2009 20:12:59 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-12728 [...] buy.  This is because we eat from our stockpile.  For example, tomorrow night, we will eat steaks I bought almost two months ago.  The next day it will be frittata with sweet potatoes I bought on Sunday plus chicken sausage [...] [...] buy.  This is because we eat from our stockpile.  For example, tomorrow night, we will eat steaks I bought almost two months ago.  The next day it will be frittata with sweet potatoes I bought on Sunday plus chicken sausage [...]

]]> By: Juli http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-9875 Juli Tue, 03 Mar 2009 04:28:22 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-9875 My husband and I bought a buffalo a few years ago. There is a ranch in Wyoming that sells hunts. They are completely free of any medications and the meat is very good, lower in fat than chicken and the meat lasted us about 2 years. Like you mentioned we had a lot of burger, but the steaks and roasts that we got were well worth it we felt. It is an investment, but we hope to do it agian next year. My husband and I bought a buffalo a few years ago. There is a ranch in Wyoming that sells hunts. They are completely free of any medications and the meat is very good, lower in fat than chicken and the meat lasted us about 2 years. Like you mentioned we had a lot of burger, but the steaks and roasts that we got were well worth it we felt. It is an investment, but we hope to do it agian next year.

]]> By: Amy http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-9729 Amy Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:34:59 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-9729 We buy most of our meat at Sam's Club. The quality is EXCELLENT as is the price!! You can further your savings by buying in bulk; and if that is just too much meat for your family, you could always split it with a friend. Generally, the only meat I buy at our regular grocery store is chicken breasts when they are BOGO - mostly because the price is about the same and since I don't like to handle raw chicken this allows me to just buy the package size I want and toss it in the freezer. We buy most of our meat at Sam’s Club. The quality is EXCELLENT as is the price!! You can further your savings by buying in bulk; and if that is just too much meat for your family, you could always split it with a friend. Generally, the only meat I buy at our regular grocery store is chicken breasts when they are BOGO – mostly because the price is about the same and since I don’t like to handle raw chicken this allows me to just buy the package size I want and toss it in the freezer.

]]> By: steph http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-9717 steph Wed, 25 Feb 2009 16:38:49 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-9717 if you have any mom and pop type butchers near you, you should check those out! we have three one i dont waste my time with as he is so expensive, it is cheaper to shop at krogers. the other two I just love. They cut fresh cuts everyday, but they dont sale that meat everyday...if they cant sale it in 2 days, then they freezer wrap it and put in on sale in the freezer buy one get one.(these are steaks and brats they make there, never seen a roast, as they just turn it into ground beef, wish they would do those though) also one of them..my fav by the way...they have sales every week on some type of beef and sometimes on there chicken, last week they had chicken breast (and these are huge ones, like chicken on steriods LOL)for 1.99 a lb, but if you bought it in bulk, (30lbs) he would sale it to you for 1.39 a lb. New Yrok Strip steaks were 3.99 a lb on sale, but if you bought the whole loin he sold it for 2.99 a lb. They will also cut it the way you want and freezer wrap it for you for free! So he repackaged the chicken breast 2 whole breast per pack..because like i said these things were huge, so 2 would feed my family of 4. The steaks I ahd him cut and trim in 1 inch steaks..hubby loves thick steaks, packaged them in 4 to a pack and got 5 packs! and if you shop there late on thursdays..(before the butcher manager leaves)then meat they had not sold, like round steaks, roast and things of the sort, you can get at a discount, as they want to start the cases with all fresh meat on the weekends! if you have any mom and pop type butchers near you, you should check those out! we have three one i dont waste my time with as he is so expensive, it is cheaper to shop at krogers.
the other two I just love. They cut fresh cuts everyday, but they dont sale that meat everyday…if they cant sale it in 2 days, then they freezer wrap it and put in on sale in the freezer buy one get one.(these are steaks and brats they make there, never seen a roast, as they just turn it into ground beef, wish they would do those though) also one of them..my fav by the way…they have sales every week on some type of beef and sometimes on there chicken, last week they had chicken breast (and these are huge ones, like chicken on steriods LOL)for 1.99 a lb, but if you bought it in bulk, (30lbs) he would sale it to you for 1.39 a lb. New Yrok Strip steaks were 3.99 a lb on sale, but if you bought the whole loin he sold it for 2.99 a lb. They will also cut it the way you want and freezer wrap it for you for free! So he repackaged the chicken breast 2 whole breast per pack..because like i said these things were huge, so 2 would feed my family of 4. The steaks I ahd him cut and trim in 1 inch steaks..hubby loves thick steaks, packaged them in 4 to a pack and got 5 packs! and if you shop there late on thursdays..(before the butcher manager leaves)then meat they had not sold, like round steaks, roast and things of the sort, you can get at a discount, as they want to start the cases with all fresh meat on the weekends!

]]> By: Mercedes http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-9705 Mercedes Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:42:30 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-9705 HI Scott, Great point about adding the cost of the vacuum sealer and the storage bags. However, a couple of things: First, personally I don't count the cost of the vacuum sealer because I bought it for another purpose and I also use it to store vegetables from my garden in the summer. I also didn't pay $120 for it more like half of that. Also mine is two years old and it's not kicking the bucket yet. And if like in your scenario you use it just for this it should last you longer than three years. . For me I would really only account for the price of the bags which is like you already mentioned around $0.47 per 1lb pack if you pay full price. Although I would also never pay the full price and use a 30% off coupon at kohls to buy it there. I notice they carry the 5 pk box and that comes to $0.21 per lb packaged after coupon. So for me the price would be $4.90 per lb or around $55 bucks a year, if I ate one 1lb every other week, or 1 lb a week as I think your calculations were based on. I imagine there's a lot of people who would shrug that. Maybe I would too but I would put it in terms of that's maybe an extra dinner out for my family or a college book for my kid in the future. Personally I can't tell a difference between frozen or fresh meat. So that has never been a deciding factor for me. Mercedes HI Scott,

Great point about adding the cost of the vacuum sealer and the storage bags. However, a couple of things: First, personally I don’t count the cost of the vacuum sealer because I bought it for another purpose and I also use it to store vegetables from my garden in the summer. I also didn’t pay $120 for it more like half of that. Also mine is two years old and it’s not kicking the bucket yet. And if like in your scenario you use it just for this it should last you longer than three years. . For me I would really only account for the price of the bags which is like you already mentioned around $0.47 per 1lb pack if you pay full price. Although I would also never pay the full price and use a 30% off coupon at kohls to buy it there. I notice they carry the 5 pk box and that comes to $0.21 per lb packaged after coupon. So for me the price would be $4.90 per lb or around $55 bucks a year, if I ate one 1lb every other week, or 1 lb a week as I think your calculations were based on. I imagine there’s a lot of people who would shrug that. Maybe I would too but I would put it in terms of that’s maybe an extra dinner out for my family or a college book for my kid in the future.

Personally I can’t tell a difference between frozen or fresh meat. So that has never been a deciding factor for me.

Mercedes

]]> By: Scott Perry http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/2009/02/buying-in-bulk-to-save-money-on-meat/comment-page-1/#comment-9704 Scott Perry Wed, 25 Feb 2009 02:07:37 +0000 http://www.commonsensewithmoney.com/?p=1726#comment-9704 The numbers aren't working for me. Am I missing something? If I buy the steak at 4.69 and cut it in to one pound steaks. Now I use my vacuum sealer that costs $120 bucks. It will last for three years, I assume. That's $60 per year. I figure we would eat two steaks once every other week. That's a total of 52 steaks per year. If I amortize the $120 over three years of steaks, 156 steaks, that is $0.77 per steak. The plastic wrap costs $17.89 per roll of 18 feet, or 216 inches. Each steak takes 5.5 inches of wrap. That is $0.46 per steak. To total, one steak $4.69, wrap $0.46, sealer $0.77 = $5.92 per steak. $6.99 per lb fresh, not frozen vs $5.92 frozen means I save $1.07. So I save a whopping $55.64 per year? I'm not sure that it is worth the effort. What do you think? The numbers aren’t working for me. Am I missing something? If I buy the steak at 4.69 and cut it in to one pound steaks. Now I use my vacuum sealer that costs $120 bucks. It will last for three years, I assume. That’s $60 per year. I figure we would eat two steaks once every other week. That’s a total of 52 steaks per year. If I amortize the $120 over three years of steaks, 156 steaks, that is $0.77 per steak. The plastic wrap costs $17.89 per roll of 18 feet, or 216 inches. Each steak takes 5.5 inches of wrap. That is $0.46 per steak. To total, one steak $4.69, wrap $0.46, sealer $0.77 = $5.92 per steak. $6.99 per lb fresh, not frozen vs $5.92 frozen means I save $1.07. So I save a whopping $55.64 per year? I’m not sure that it is worth the effort. What do you think?

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