Confessions of a Butcher:  Eat Steak on a Hamburger Budget and Save$$$$

Do you wanna eat meat?

Do you wanna save money?

You can do both.

You see virtually every cut of beef and pork have what I like to call alternative cuts. These are cuts that quite often come from the same large hunk (primal) but are cut in a different shape or size than the particular cut you are looking for, often for less money. You see in the retail meat industry beef and pork have been merchandised to the hilt. There are hundreds of cuts of meat in all different sizes and shapes all priced to maximize profits. There is no need to pay these prices.

You see I'm a butcher, have been for over thirty years. I'm also a tightwad and I refuse to make a meat purchase without getting the very best deal I can. Fortunately for me I know how to do it. Now you can too.

In my book Confessions of a Butcher I have listed virtually every cut of beef and pork with their money saving alternative cuts for each one. There are also listings for poultry, lamb and veal and some general helpful type tips.  

Save the purchase price of this book over and over again. 

Example: Say you want a nice steak for dinner, maybe a juicy rib eye. Boneless rib eyes are anywhere from $6.99 on sale to well over $10.00 a pound. So go down to your local supermarket and ask the butcher for a four to six inch boneless chuck roast. Boneless chuck roasts can be found as cheap as $1.99 a pound on sale (sometimes even cheaper). Ask him to cut the chuck eye into 3 or 4 steaks and make stew or hamburger out of the rest. You see the loin meat starts at the top sirloin and runs along the back of the animal through the prime rib and into the first several inches of the chuck. The rib eye and the chuck eye are the same except the chuck eye tapers off as it goes into the chuck so it will be smaller and often has heavier marbling which in my humble opinion makes it even better. You have just saved a bundle! Use one more of my tips and you will save enough money to purchase an extra book for a friend!

 My cheap and easy meat loaf recipe

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