Price of Beef
 

Every year we have some old friends over for a long lunch just before the New Year. As a treat we have boned and rolled Scottish sirloin. Usually pay around £30 for about 5 lbs weight.

Now I know I am old and mean but this year local butcher wanted £9.50 per lb so I left empty handied. What would you expect to pay for this cut? david

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McCallum Butchers, established in 1875 - Scottish beef, Aberdeen Angus cattle, pork, lamb, bacon, smoked salmon and delicatessen

Doncaster is a **** hole, but it has a top quality market. bestest best beef is about £6/kg.


god its good. super hot pan for 20 secs aside and then lightly grilled.


*dribbles*

No thanks.

I usually get my beef for special occasions from here:
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Always excellent quality, never been faulted.
30 quid will get you a cracking rib joint but their sirlion is about on a par with your local guy.

Aberdeen Angus sirloin from our local butcher is £8.50 lb. Has to be good quality for that cash.:D

How much are cows worth...1k?

Had sirloin at the in laws on boxing day, fantastic and plenty left for my butties at work !

I'd prefer a large rib myself as I think it has more flavour.

Chip

Tight b'stard !! :lol1: Sure you're not Scottish ??

Tighter than a nun's with washers :D

Is it cheaper up there??

Dunno mate, I'm too tight to even consider it ! :D ;)

Had a lovely silverside joint last night, done in a red wine, leek, and carrot sauce.

About £8/kg

Alcazar

Went out first thing and found a joint at £7/lb so I'll get the claret ready :D

PS - Chip. I still use your Welsh recommendation btw but left it too late to order this time around. Mr Thomas does a ribeye joint which is basically the heart of the rib which you prefer but without the courser meat around the outside.

McCallum Butchers, established in 1875 - Scottish beef, Aberdeen Angus cattle, pork, lamb, bacon, smoked salmon and delicatessen Thanks Sauron looks mouth watering :)

As a Beef farmer I don't get enough!!!
Current price for a 300kg carcass about £2.00 per Kg



Exfarm price + transport +slaughter costs+abbottior costs+retailers costs+tescos profits=retail price

Just remember food is cheaper than its been for 50 years and accounts for less than 10% of household spending.

So please don't stop supporting British Farming.

Thanks

Logbrog

OK Mr Logbrog - so what's your favourite cut of beef? :D

Ask your butcher for:

Rib on the bone.
From a heifer(female)
Native breed or cross
Hereford or Devon

If he won't tell you what it is then go elsewhere.

Logbrog

Well that's all stuff I didn't know so thanks for the tips :)

Have found myself a nice little farm shop which I'd recommend to anyone within striking distance of J5 M3.

Newlyns Farm Shop in Hampshire for quality meats from our family farm

Get all my meat and veg from there - costs a little more, but well worth the effort. The main thing I've noticed since I made the switch is that when I cook the meat I buy there, there's not tons of water pouring out of it. How much do supermarkets manage to pump in there?

Got my turkey there this year and it was wonderful! Plus I know I'm supporting local farmers - and there is always someone I can ask any questions of about the meat. They make pies, ready meals and pates too :thumb:

The supermarkets add salt to hold the water and also phosphates as well

Supermarket bacon is a good example of just how much ****e you can fit into a thin slice iof meat.

Chip

Processed meats are pumped up with water

:eek:

Who is foodcomm?

If you're not sure about them - you could try...

Food Standards Agency - Survey of Meat Content, Added Water and Hydrolysed Protein in Catering Chicken Breasts (Number 20/01)

Why is this allowed to go on I wonder. I'm just glad I don't buy it.

Chip

Because food safety is like mortgages,gas suppliers,economics and mobile phone contracts. Make it as complicated as possible then people just go for the nicest packaging.
What else are we supposed to do?

Again I say:

Buy from a butcher and ask about traceability.
Each animal has a passport, which gives Date of birth,Sire and Dam and all animal movements.

I know most people don't like think about the living animal when they eat meat meat, but if you know where it comes from and the welfare standards it was reared under it must be for the good.

Buy locally,from butchers or farmers markets etc.
and ask about traceability.

Buy Argentinian beef and you get what you deserve!!!

did u know in pakistan beef is the cheapest meat u can buy but here its so expensive

chicken and lamb r the most expensive their

Use a butcher.Simple.

Why would anyone want to eat Pakistani beef anyway.

Chip