ICTBBQ
Knows what a fatty is.
- Joined
- Mar 21, 2012
- Location
- Wichita, KS
Is there really that much difference in the meat from a butcher shop?
I went in to a local butcher shop yesterday, looking for 5-6 slabs of baby backs. They only had two in the case, so I asked if they had any more in the back.
The one of the two teenagers working said he would check. He brought out a box of FROZEN ribs from the same supplier as our local WalMart. At this point I inspected the ribs in the case (which still had ice on them) and noticed they don't look any better than WalMart's. I took a look at their prices ($6.99/lb) and decided if they're charging almost double the other store's prices, they should have fresh quality meat, not the same as the big box stores. :crazy:
Has anyone else had this experience?
How do you know when a butcher is a good one, or just selling the meat they pick up at WalMart and jacking the price up? How did you pick your Butcher?
I went in to a local butcher shop yesterday, looking for 5-6 slabs of baby backs. They only had two in the case, so I asked if they had any more in the back.
The one of the two teenagers working said he would check. He brought out a box of FROZEN ribs from the same supplier as our local WalMart. At this point I inspected the ribs in the case (which still had ice on them) and noticed they don't look any better than WalMart's. I took a look at their prices ($6.99/lb) and decided if they're charging almost double the other store's prices, they should have fresh quality meat, not the same as the big box stores. :crazy:
Has anyone else had this experience?
How do you know when a butcher is a good one, or just selling the meat they pick up at WalMart and jacking the price up? How did you pick your Butcher?