$3.79 lb for Pork Belly????

chrischandler71 · 11-02-2012, 10:08 AM

I became interested in making my own bacon after seeing some of the threads about curing your own pork bellies to make bacon. I called a local butcher and got a price of $3.79lb. Is this about right, or should i call around a few other places? I have had some what of a difficult time finding it with out having to order it.

jacksedona · 11-02-2012, 10:11 AM

i hear there is a shortage of pork especial;y with china buying up alot of pork,this is also due to the drought over the summer causing grain prices to go up-feeding pigs has become expensive

tatonka3a2 · 11-02-2012, 10:37 AM

We have to order ours a week in advance - local price in ND is $2.09 right now. It wouldn't hurt to call around to a few more places.

centexsmoker · 11-02-2012, 10:44 AM

I paid around $2.89 for mine at a fancy store this week. You are in the high end of the range but it can be hard to find. if you don't see it anywhere else, pick it up and give it a try. Super easy and lots of fun

Teamfour · 11-02-2012, 10:46 AM

I have been calling around to places in metro DC. A local boutique butcher wants $7.99/lb for Berkshire pig bellies. He claims the pigs are specially fed, blah, blah, blah. Whole Foods wants $5.99/lb. A meat supplier quoted me $3.50/lb, which is what I am going with. BTW, these are all skin on bellies.

centexsmoker · 11-02-2012, 10:48 AM

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Originally Posted by Teamfour

I have been calling around to places in metro DC. A local boutique butcher wants $7.99/lb for Berkshire pig bellies. He claims the pigs are specially fed, blah, blah, blah. Whole Foods wants $5.99/lb. A meat supplier quoted me $3.50/lb, which is what I am going with. BTW, these are all skin on bellies.

Berkshire bellies are the top of the line bellies but $7.99 is really high for any pork belly

I would probably still buy it to try though :)

chriscw81 · 11-02-2012, 05:22 PM

i've been paying 4.00 a pound and it's the cheapest i can find it locally. i can find it for 3.50 but the drive would be more than saving 50 cents a pound. even at 4 a pound it will still be the best bacon you've ever had and cheaper than a lot grocery stores. cure your own and i promise you will stop buying it from the store. dont forget the bacon pron

aquablue22 · 11-02-2012, 05:28 PM

I have to order it and it usually run about 3 bucks a pound, only place that will order it for me in the one horse town! I had another guys get me some and it was 2.79 but it sucked looked like a came off a skinny pig!

Boshizzle · 11-02-2012, 05:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Teamfour

I have been calling around to places in metro DC. A local boutique butcher wants $7.99/lb for Berkshire pig bellies. He claims the pigs are specially fed, blah, blah, blah. Whole Foods wants $5.99/lb. A meat supplier quoted me $3.50/lb, which is what I am going with. BTW, these are all skin on bellies.

I WISH I could find skin on pork belly! Good stuff! Best I can do is skin off around $3.50 - $3.95 per pound.

Beef · 11-02-2012, 05:33 PM

I was shocked at the $3.79 I had to pay for my belly in Wisconsin. Shop around. I hope your mileage varies!

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Teamfour · 11-02-2012, 06:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Boshizzle

I WISH I could find skin on pork belly! Good stuff! Best I can do is skin off around $3.50 - $3.95 per pound.

Boshizzle, where are you getting your bellies? The 3.50 ones I found are at Wilsons in Catlett, VA.

chrischandler71 · 11-02-2012, 06:29 PM

I have a few more places to check. I have a local grocery store that can order it, but i have found its hard to get a confirmed price from the few places i checked. This butcher that gave me the 3.79 price had just ordered some for another customer. I may just go ahead and pick it up.

chriscw81 · 11-02-2012, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Teamfour

Boshizzle, where are you getting your bellies? The 3.50 ones I found are at Wilsons in Catlett, VA.

Wilsons in Catlett, VA is the place where i found it for 3.50 also. i get mine locally in downtown fredericksburg. if there is another place around us i'd love to know about it

chris

Dr_KY · 11-02-2012, 11:04 PM

It would be nice to find curing agents around here!

chriscw81 · 11-02-2012, 11:12 PM

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It would be nice to find curing agents around here!

You should be able to find curing salt, if not, order Morton's tenderquick online. You'll need the tenderquick plus whatever spices you decide

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11-02-2012, 10:08 AM	#1
chrischandler71 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-21-11 Location: Athens, Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	$3.79 lb for Pork Belly???? I became interested in making my own bacon after seeing some of the threads about curing your own pork bellies to make bacon. I called a local butcher and got a price of $3.79lb. Is this about right, or should i call around a few other places? I have had some what of a difficult time finding it with out having to order it. __________________ Lang 60D,Backwoods Chubby, Medium Big Green Egg, Blue Performer,22.5 Weber Kettle, Smokey Joe

11-02-2012, 10:11 AM	#2
jacksedona Take a breath! Join Date: 03-11-12 Location: phoenix,arizona Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	pork prices going up i hear there is a shortage of pork especial;y with china buying up alot of pork,this is also due to the drought over the summer causing grain prices to go up-feeding pigs has become expensive __________________ alan weber smoker,one touch,go anywhere,masterbuilt

11-02-2012, 10:37 AM	#3
tatonka3a2 Knows what a fatty is. Join Date: 08-11-12 Location: Glenburn, ND Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	We have to order ours a week in advance - local price in ND is $2.09 right now. It wouldn't hurt to call around to a few more places. __________________ Owens BBQ Where to Shop - www.OwensBBQ.com Follow Tatonka Dust on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/TatonkaDust

11-02-2012, 10:46 AM	#5
Teamfour is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-13-12 Location: Sterling, VA Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have been calling around to places in metro DC. A local boutique butcher wants $7.99/lb for Berkshire pig bellies. He claims the pigs are specially fed, blah, blah, blah. Whole Foods wants $5.99/lb. A meat supplier quoted me $3.50/lb, which is what I am going with. BTW, these are all skin on bellies. __________________ BWS Party \|UDS\|Great Outdoors Propane Vertical\|Bar-B-Chef Offset \|Maverick ET-73 \|Maverick ET-732 \|Super Fast Orange Thermapen \| BBQ Guru DigiQ \|Two 100 QT crawfish boiling rigs \| LEM Meat Grinder \| Grizzly Sausage Stuffer KCBS CBJ

11-02-2012, 05:22 PM	#7
chriscw81 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 07-01-12 Location: Fredericksburg, VA Downloads: 4 Uploads: 0	i've been paying 4.00 a pound and it's the cheapest i can find it locally. i can find it for 3.50 but the drive would be more than saving 50 cents a pound. even at 4 a pound it will still be the best bacon you've ever had and cheaper than a lot grocery stores. cure your own and i promise you will stop buying it from the store. dont forget the bacon pron __________________ *A Texan transplant* UDS \| Blue Weber Performer Platinum \| Chargriller Akorn \| 22.5 Weber OTG \| WSJ Gold \| Mini WSM \| Maverick ET-73 \| Blue Thermapen \| Maverick PT-100 \| Master Forge gasser(charcoal chimney starter)

11-02-2012, 10:44 AM	#4
centexsmoker Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 09-22-12 Location: Austin, TX Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I paid around $2.89 for mine at a fancy store this week. You are in the high end of the range but it can be hard to find. if you don't see it anywhere else, pick it up and give it a try. Super easy and lots of fun

11-02-2012, 05:28 PM	#8
aquablue22 Babbling Farker Join Date: 11-26-08 Location: Ormond Beach, Florida Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have to order it and it usually run about 3 bucks a pound, only place that will order it for me in the one horse town! I had another guys get me some and it was 2.79 but it sucked looked like a came off a skinny pig! __________________ Weber Spirit E-310 Gasser 1 - Big Green Egg - Large 2 - 22.5 Weber Kettles 2 - 18.5 Weber Kettle Magma Newport - Gasser (on the Boat) 1 - Terracotta PIG 1 Masterbuilt Modified Smokehouse [COLOR=Green]2 - Super FAST, Super ACCURATE Green Thermapen[/COLOR]1 splashproof)

11-02-2012, 05:33 PM	#10
Beef On the road to being a farker Join Date: 09-03-11 Location: Cedarburg, wi Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I was shocked at the $3.79 I had to pay for my belly in Wisconsin. Shop around. I hope your mileage varies! Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk

11-02-2012, 06:29 PM	#12
chrischandler71 Full Fledged Farker Join Date: 05-21-11 Location: Athens, Georgia Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	I have a few more places to check. I have a local grocery store that can order it, but i have found its hard to get a confirmed price from the few places i checked. This butcher that gave me the 3.79 price had just ordered some for another customer. I may just go ahead and pick it up. __________________ Lang 60D,Backwoods Chubby, Medium Big Green Egg, Blue Performer,22.5 Weber Kettle, Smokey Joe

11-02-2012, 11:04 PM	#14
Dr_KY Quintessential Chatty Farker Join Date: 12-15-07 Location: England Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	It would be nice to find curing agents around here! __________________ www.drsweetsmoke.com Slappin that bass like some delerious funky preist!!! UDS, Half Pint (Mini UDS), Weber, ProQ 20, Kegrilla 250 gallon cooker- 'The Meat Beast!!' British BBQ Championships Grand Champion 2008 ~~~~ British BBQ Society - Southern Championship Grand Champions 2009