Cooperative meat guy

Texas Turtle · 03-24-2014, 09:41 AM

Wife and I stopped in our local HEB to pick up some ground veal for a meatloaf Friday night. The veal was in the "high dollar" meat section and while I was picking through the packages looking for one about a pound, the guy behind the counter asked if I needed help. I asked him I they had a rack of pork and he gave me a blank stare. Just then, the meat manager walked by and the other guy stopped him and told me to ask him. He said they just called it bone-in pork loin and he could hook me up any time. Asked if I wanted the chine bone removed and I said sure. He quoted me a price per pound and said he could beat that if I wanted a case. I have been looking everywhere around here and now I have a source. he asked if I was doing barbecue and when I said yes, he started talking about brisket prices being up and said he could cut me a deal on some prime briskets if I bought more than one. Sweet.

Jaskew82 · 03-24-2014, 09:45 AM

Always make friends with your local butcher...

sliding_billy · 03-24-2014, 10:02 AM

Sounds like a nice contact to have.

Big George's BBQ · 03-24-2014, 10:24 AM

Sounds like you have a Friend

thirdeye · 03-24-2014, 10:56 AM

Sounds like a real meatcutter..... they are a dying breed. Nowdays some of them use a box cutter more than a knife. Hehehee.

Next time you at HEB, throw him a curve ball and order two left handed briskets.

pjtexas1 · 03-24-2014, 10:57 AM

Sounds like all the HEB meat departments have good service except for 1...

What did he quote you for prime brisket???

Dreggs · 03-24-2014, 11:38 AM

You need another freezer

Texas Turtle · 03-24-2014, 11:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pjtexas1

Sounds like all the HEB meat departments have good service except for 1...

What did he quote you for prime brisket???

I think it was something like $4 per pound. He said that projections indicate that brisket prices will not come down during 2014.

03-24-2014, 09:41 AM	#1
Texas Turtle Take a breath! Join Date: 05-26-09 Location: Fulshear, Texas	Cooperative meat guy Wife and I stopped in our local HEB to pick up some ground veal for a meatloaf Friday night. The veal was in the "high dollar" meat section and while I was picking through the packages looking for one about a pound, the guy behind the counter asked if I needed help. I asked him I they had a rack of pork and he gave me a blank stare. Just then, the meat manager walked by and the other guy stopped him and told me to ask him. He said they just called it bone-in pork loin and he could hook me up any time. Asked if I wanted the chine bone removed and I said sure. He quoted me a price per pound and said he could beat that if I wanted a case. I have been looking everywhere around here and now I have a source. he asked if I was doing barbecue and when I said yes, he started talking about brisket prices being up and said he could cut me a deal on some prime briskets if I bought more than one. Sweet. __________________ BBQ Apprentice - Old Country Brazos offset, 22.5 WSM, Various gassers, portable grills, etc.

03-24-2014, 09:45 AM	#2
Jaskew82 is One Chatty Farker Join Date: 06-20-11 Location: Mooresville, NC	Always make friends with your local butcher... __________________ Hillside BBQ 2013 Stumps Classic - Delivered 4/15/13 Large BGE - Rescued 2012 2010 WSM 22.5" 2010 Weber genesis gas grill Rescued 22.5 Weber One-touch gold Yellow Thermopen BBQ Guru CyberQ 2011 Built UDS - Retired

03-24-2014, 10:02 AM	#3
sliding_billy somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 08-27-13 Location: Princeton, TX Name/Nickname : )	Sounds like a nice contact to have. __________________ Custom Offset/GMG Davy Crockett/Vision Kamado/Blackstone 36"/Weber 22" "redhead"/WSM 14.5" X2/Jumbo Joe/Pit Boss Copperhead/KCBS

03-24-2014, 10:24 AM	#4
Big George's BBQ somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 02-07-08 Location: Framingham, MA Name/Nickname : George	Sounds like you have a Friend __________________ Large BIG Green EGG- Hatched 8/17/09 Backwoods Extented Party- sold Weber Genesis Gasser Mid Atlantic BBQ Association KCBS Back Porch BBQ Competition BBQ Team Proud Member of the Zero Club When all else fails ask yourself WWGALD

03-24-2014, 10:56 AM	#5
thirdeye somebody shut me the fark up. Join Date: 01-14-06 Location: At home on the range in Wyoming	Sounds like a real meatcutter..... they are a dying breed. Nowdays some of them use a box cutter more than a knife. Hehehee. Next time you at HEB, throw him a curve ball and order two left handed briskets. __________________ ~thirdeye~ I Play With Fire and Smoke *Barbecuist ~ Charcuterist ~ KCBS Master Judge & CTC* Big Green Eggs, Big Drum Smokers, Big Chiefs, Weber Smokey Joe "Custom Tall Boy" Oil Patch Horizontal, SnS Deluxe Kettle Visit my Cookin' Site by clicking HERE Barbecue is not rocket surgery “The problem with quotes on the Internet is that it's hard to verify their authenticity” ~ Abraham Lincoln

03-24-2014, 10:57 AM	#6
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03-24-2014, 11:38 AM	#7
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