As meat prices continue to soar, remember that most stores offer day-old packages of meat at substantially reduced prices. I always check the marked down prices on meat whenever I'm out shopping, and always come away with one or two items I feel good about brining home and using right away or freezing. The use-by date is often still a couple of days out, and I've never chosen something that wasn't still perfectly fine. When it comes to high-dollar items like steak, this provides a chance for you to afford something you normally might not consider, such as Rib Eye or T-bone.
Here's an example: tonight for dinner I'm cooking some odds and ends of salmon fillets that were packaged together and cost less by half than the larger fillets right next to them. If it means we get salmon for dinner, who cares if it's in weird-looking shapes? Not my two guys, who will be thrilled having salmon on a weeknight.
Ground beef in particular is at an all-time high, and Macey's especially has good offerings if you are willing to choose meat ground yesterday instead of today. Another option with ground beef is to select a nice, lean, boneless roast or two (when roasts are lower than $3.00/lb) and ask the meat department to grind it into burger for you. They will package it up into whatever size packages you request for your freezer. This way you can get some ground beef that will be lean and affordable until prices go back down.
Best choices are first thing in the morning, so go early before it's gone.
*Originally distributed April 2013
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