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[Big George's BBQ]

Recently saw BB Ribs for sal;e at over $9 a pound. Racks were over $30 each. Totally outrageous

 

[bonz50]

WOW that's crazy

 

[cdhbrad]

In my area "frozen" Ribs are about $3.00/lb. 3 x Raw Product cost is certainly within the ranges used by many in the restaurant industry: https://www.webstaurantstore.com/article/129/restaurant-menu-pricing.html
If too pricey, take a pass.

 

[LYU370]

One of our local grocery chains used to do that before the Rona, not sure if they still do or not. Regular price was $3.33/lb. they would have a buy 1 get 2 free sale. But price was jacked up to $9.99/lb.

 

[halfcocked]

Yep. I just bit the bullet at Publix. Have been passing them up for a while. It hurts but I'm craving them. For some reason the frozen ones do not turn out the way I like.

 

[cayenne]

ON sale here

Just saw this in today's circular....I may do a few racks to take out to Mardi Gras parades.

Where do ya'll live where they are that $$$?

 

[Maylar]

$9.99/lb. here too and very few choices. Perhaps they're just out of season?

 

[1MoreFord]

Yep. I just bit the bullet at Publix. Have been passing them up for a while. It hurts but I'm craving them. For some reason the frozen ones do not turn out the way I like.

Then you're thawing them wrong because I garontee the thawed/fresh one's you buy from the store are frozen when they arrive at the store.:tape:

 

[Maylar]

Then you're thawing them wrong because I garontee the thawed/fresh one's you buy from the store are frozen when they arrive at the store.:tape:

I don't think that's always true. I've seen them labeled as either "previously frozen" or "fresh never frozen".

 

[frognot]

Then you're thawing them wrong because I garontee the thawed/fresh one's you buy from the store are frozen when they arrive at the store.:tape:

Yep. Always buy them on sale and freeze them. Sprouts has baby backs for $2.99/lb this week.

Says "All natural Pork Baby Back Ribs No Antibiotics Ever. Pork raised with no added hormones or steroids. Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients. Product of the USA."

 

[JRDINCC]

Yep. Always buy them on sale and freeze them. Sprouts has baby backs for $2.99/lb this week.

Says "All natural Pork Baby Back Ribs No Antibiotics Ever. Pork raised with no added hormones or steroids. Minimally processed. No artificial ingredients. Product of the USA."

$3.99 # in my sprouts ad.

 

[halfcocked]

$3.99 # in my sprouts ad.

I'll check out Sprouts here though I seldom go there because they are traditionally more expensive than Publix.

 

[cdhbrad]

I'll check out Sprouts here though I seldom go there because they are traditionally more expensive than Publix.

Where I am in Florida, Publix is ALWAYS the most expensive place to shop for most everything, so I'm not there often. Last time I looked at the price of Ribs, I think if was over $6 per #. No thanks.

 

[ssv3]

$3-$4 here as well. Got them for $2.60/lb average for the past year and half until Cali prop 12 took effect which drove up pork prices.

 

[frognot]

Just got back from my Sprouts and they were St. Louis cut spares but labeled baby backs.
Most were around 3.5 lbs.

Still a pretty good deal in my book so I bought some.

 

[SweetHeatBBQnSC]

Then you're thawing them wrong because I garontee the thawed/fresh one's you buy from the store are frozen when they arrive at the store.:tape:

My FIL was a meat cutter for 30+ years and he told me this about the chicken too. Definitely was frozen and the meat is kept in their department's freezer.

 

[4ever3]

Say WHAAAAAT?

 

[snadamo]

$5/lb at safeway....I dunno, everything's expensive...

 

[SmokeOCD]

I don't think that's always true. I've seen them labeled as either "previously frozen" or "fresh never frozen".

There's some wordplay on a lot of the food these days - this blurb is about chicken but I'm sure it applies to other meats as well....

The term fresh on a poultry label refers to any raw poultry product that has never been held below 26°F. Raw poultry held at 0°F or below must be labeled frozen or previously frozen. No specific labeling is required on raw poultry stored at temperatures between 0 and 25°F.

 

[lzbcook]

freezer at 0, fridge at 37. never tried 25. is there enough natural salt? sugar? other stuff that inhibits freezing to keep chicken unfrozen at 25° ?