Who buys their meat from the butchers?

**sendos** · 16-12-2008 05:30 PM

I'd never done this until last week when i had a tenner to spare, so i went to the organic butchers down the road and bought some beef mince and a ribeye. Jesus christ.... i've never had meat of this quality before, I made some burgers out of the mince and it was amazing. They'd run out so they just got a massive slab of meat, think it was a shoulder joint, and minced it up fresh. Going to have the ribeye tonight and i cant wait. Looking forward to next year when i'll be able to afford to buy all my meat from this butchers.

Who else buys from the butcher and not the supermarket?

**dope540** · 16-12-2008 05:37 PM

sounds well good. might try it come the new year when the new loan comes in.

usually get it form the supermarket when me and the gf do hte weekly shop.

**SteveP** · 16-12-2008 08:37 PM

I dont often buy from the butchers but I certainly recommend the ribeye, by far the tastiest steak you'll ever get & so soft you can tear it with your fork, I love the fatty bits.

**Krista** · 16-12-2008 10:36 PM

Iv never got meat from the butchers, mainly cause its done by weight and i have know idea how much to ask for, might give it a go though, was it much more expensive then supermarket ?

**SeanC** · 16-12-2008 11:01 PM

i do a bit of both, but the butchers stuff is always far superior but often a bit pricier

as they say you get what you pay for

**sendos** · 16-12-2008 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Krista

Iv never got meat from the butchers, mainly cause its done by weight and i have know idea how much to ask for, might give it a go though, was it much more expensive then supermarket ?

Not particularly, the mince was 3.50 for 500 grams which is about the same price as a pack of finest mince of the same weight. Yet the mince from the butchers was far superior and organic. It completely depends on the cuts of meat you choose though, some cuts are much more expensive then others.
Defintaly not ideal if your on a budget, but good for the occasional treat.

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sounds well good. might try it come the new year when the new loan comes in.

usually get it form the supermarket when me and the gf do hte weekly shop

Defintly give it a go mate, find a decent butchers first though. Luckily the one i went to is an award winning organic butchers!

The ribeye was amazing btw!

**Krista** · 17-12-2008 07:01 AM

cool :0), think there's a farm shop type butchers around hear somewhere , might just pop in, price up there meat, thanks Krista x

**Duncan** · 17-12-2008 09:39 AM

I used to always get my meat from the butchers, but I started to wonder if I was paying too much of a premium. At the moment I buy mainly lamb, of which most is frozen NZ mince. I'll be honest, the fresh lamb mince I used to get from the butchers tasted sweeter and felt more tender, but since I'm taking my calories almost exclusively from red meat I am pretty content to go with NZ lamb because quality is assured and it's dirt cheap, comparitively speaking.

**ADER** · 17-12-2008 11:22 AM

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Originally Posted by Krista

Iv never got meat from the butchers, mainly cause its done by weight and i have know idea how much to ask for, might give it a go though, was it much more expensive then supermarket ?

Just go in and tell/show them how big a pice of meat you want - They'll almost certainly accomodate - PS - No smutty comments please

I have a local butchers and the meat is great quality - I do use them just not as much as I'd like.

**coma** · 17-12-2008 11:36 AM

Something else a lot of people often forget about butcher's meat is that it's usually far fresher, if it's locally sourced then chances are the meat you're buying was still running around the farm a day or two ago, if it's not been hung of course. With supermarket meat it has to be flown/shipped miles, packaged and run through various tests, then stocked in a warehouse before being left out on a shelf, often for a couple of days.