This is what we purchased to last this month and a little bit of next month.
2 large pork loins. They were about $20 each.
2 beef sirloins. These are a little on the pricey side at $85 each. Don't let the price scare you though.
20 pounds of Hamburger (not pictured). Each 10 pound package was about $20
How much do you think all of that came up to? Come on, you can take a guess. =) Ok, I will tell you what it came up to. Everything listed above was only $250; not bad huh? All of this meat will feed my family of 5 for a full month and will give me extra for next month.
Here is a run down of all that is shown in this picture.
8 packages of Hamburger (2.5lbs each).
2 large pot roasts.
3 bags of stew meat.
3 packages of steak (5 steaks each package)
2 large pork loins
5 packages of pork chops with 6 pork chops in each.
Not pictured or added in the total above are the frozen hamburger patties we purchased. The package was only $13 and will give my family enough for 3 full meals. I know I could make my own hamburger patties but I am too lazy to do that.
No, we don't only eat pork and beef all month, but I stocked up last month on chicken and some fish so I had no need to get any this month. My freezer has been so empty since we moved and I am working hard at stocking up on my meats and my freezer meals.
Cutting your own meat does not have to be difficult or scary, really it is easy. All you need available is the meat (of course), a good knife, and something to store your meat in.
When you cut your pork loin into chops you cut them into 1 in segments (or however thick you want them). If you want a large pork loin to throw in a crock pot (makes great pulled pork sandwiches) or grill you just cut that portion. I just cut the large pork loin in half and this will give us enough of a pork loin for my family.
Picture from "I believe I can fly"
The sirloin comes in this big chunk of meat and may look a little scary to cut up. We cut larger chunks off for our roasts and then work on the steak and stew meat. I just cut the steak into sections like I do for the pork. I will put a small section aside and cut that into chunks for stew meat.
The hamburger comes in large 10 pound packages like you would buy any other package of ground hamburger. I use a small scale to weigh out the meat into 2.5 pound packages. If you don't have that you can also cut the large section into 4 sections.
Not only does cutting your own meat save you money but you are less likely to go to the store on a whim to buy meat or call for take-out because you didn't go to the store and this will save you even more money.
