Of all the meats my household uses, inflation seems to have gotten the best of ground beef. I used to buy 93/7 at Sam's club for about $3 a pound before COVID, now I can't find 73/27 for less than $4. Even chuck 80/20 is over $5.
Kroger very seldom has a sale where you can buy 80/20 for $3.50 or so, which I'd buy 20# at a time and put it in the freezer. The sales seem to have run dry, haven't seen any in months.
I have about 6-7 full briskets in the freezer (about 16-18lb each). I bought these for $1.99/lb, a couple have been in the freezer a few months, but I just bought another 4 because Kroger had them on sale again last week.
If I bought a meat grinder, does brisket make good ground beef? I normally trim much of the solid fat off when I smoke brisket, but perhaps the extra fat is a good thing for burger/GB? We use GB for hamburgers, spaghetti, chili, tacos, shepherds pie, or other recipes that call for it. Curious if anyone has tried this or has a solid method for reducing their cost of ground beef using a meat grinder. I have four kids, so even a little bit of savings adds up and might be worth the effort.
Kroger very seldom has a sale where you can buy 80/20 for $3.50 or so, which I'd buy 20# at a time and put it in the freezer. The sales seem to have run dry, haven't seen any in months.
I have about 6-7 full briskets in the freezer (about 16-18lb each). I bought these for $1.99/lb, a couple have been in the freezer a few months, but I just bought another 4 because Kroger had them on sale again last week.
If I bought a meat grinder, does brisket make good ground beef? I normally trim much of the solid fat off when I smoke brisket, but perhaps the extra fat is a good thing for burger/GB? We use GB for hamburgers, spaghetti, chili, tacos, shepherds pie, or other recipes that call for it. Curious if anyone has tried this or has a solid method for reducing their cost of ground beef using a meat grinder. I have four kids, so even a little bit of savings adds up and might be worth the effort.