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I don't usually pay close attention to food prices, so I wanted to ask someone with more expertise than me. I went to my usually grocery store and took note of some of the prices for what I might buy this weekend. The best price for chicken was $2.80/lb. This evening, I got an ad from another grocery store advertising chicken at $1.77/lb. Is this a really good deal or not? If so, I think I'm going to buy like 15 or 20 pounds. That would keep me going for four months or so.
I don't usually pay close attention to food prices, so I wanted to ask someone with more expertise than me. I went to my usually grocery store and took note of some of the prices for what I might buy this weekend. The best price for chicken was $2.80/lb. This evening, I got an ad from another grocery store advertising chicken at $1.77/lb. Is this a really good deal or not? If so, I think I'm going to buy like 15 or 20 pounds. That would keep me going for four months or so.
Depends on where you are. That's close to the lowest it will go for boneless skinless in my area. But if you're good with a boning knife, you can get often get split chicken breast for .99/lb on sale, and use the bones for homemade stock.
I don't usually pay close attention to food prices, so I wanted to ask someone with more expertise than me. I went to my usually grocery store and took note of some of the prices for what I might buy this weekend. The best price for chicken was $2.80/lb. This evening, I got an ad from another grocery store advertising chicken at $1.77/lb. Is this a really good deal or not? If so, I think I'm going to buy like 15 or 20 pounds. That would keep me going for four months or so.
I kept a price journal on things I regularly bought for about 6 months when I was learning prices in a new area. It helps you see the patterns ... like I learned bonless skinless chicken breasts went on sale every 5 weeks at my usual store. My price journal read 2.59#, 2.99#, 2.59#, 2.29#, 1.99#, 2.59#, 2.99#, 2.59#, 2.29#, 1.99#.
Also learned, every 8 weeks they ran whole chickens at 79 cents a pound
After awhile, you just *know* when you're seeing a good price on something that you use all the time.
I kept a price journal on things I regularly bought for about 6 months when I was learning prices in a new area. It helps you see the patterns ... like I learned bonless skinless chicken breasts went on sale every 5 weeks at my usual store. My price journal read 2.59#, 2.99#, 2.59#, 2.29#, 1.99#, 2.59#, 2.99#, 2.59#, 2.29#, 1.99#.
Also learned, every 8 weeks they ran whole chickens at 79 cents a pound
After awhile, you just *know* when you're seeing a good price on something that you use all the time.
Good suggestion. The whole chickens I saw were really cheap...I think they were $.80. I thought about buying one and then just putting it in a slow cooker to get the meat off the bones. I asked my mom about it, though, and she said that there would be a lot of waste and she thought the boneless chicken would be a better deal.
Good suggestion. The whole chickens I saw were really cheap...I think they were $.80. I thought about buying one and then just putting it in a slow cooker to get the meat off the bones. I asked my mom about it, though, and she said that there would be a lot of waste and she thought the boneless chicken would be a better deal.
Gotta disagree with your Mom
For $3.20, I can get at least 2 dinners and 2 lunches out of one 4# chicken ... plus 1 to 2 quarts of home-made chicken broth from the carcass.
(Although by personal preferences, I won't do whole chickens in the slow cooker - the skin is just too icky for me that way)
For $3.20, I can get at least 2 dinners and 2 lunches out of one 4# chicken ... plus 1 to 2 quarts of home-made chicken broth from the carcass.
(Although by personal preferences, I won't do whole chickens in the slow cooker - the skin is just too icky for me that way)
Hmm...well, I can honestly say I've never cooked a whole chicken on my own before. So, I have no idea how much waste there is. At $.80/lb, though, I guess it's worth a shot.
Good suggestion. The whole chickens I saw were really cheap...I think they were $.80. I thought about buying one and then just putting it in a slow cooker to get the meat off the bones. I asked my mom about it, though, and she said that there would be a lot of waste and she thought the boneless chicken would be a better deal.
Hey there! Sounds like Gandalara is helping you out, but I also wanted to chime in that buying the whole chicken is usually the most cost-effective way to buy chicken. We're a family of four and I can spread one whole chicken out into four whole meals. I cook a whole chicken in our slow cooker, then remove the meat from the bones, put it in an air-tight container in the fridge, and go from there. (Don't forget to use the bones for making your own stock. It's so much better than just plain broth, although broth will do in a pinch, too, it just won't taste as good.)
I just did the shopping today and spent $129.00 for enough food to last my family for the next two weeks. All of that was food, no body care items or pet items or anything else. It is Summer, though! I have to say that we do eat lighter in the summer, and heavier in winter, and our grocery spending reflects that.
I would say it is cheaper for me in the winter. We use baked potatoes with some simple toppings, frozen veggies, big pots of chili with lots of beans, and ohter things where we can use oven.
Summer brings the great farmer's markets with the fresh veggies for salads and lots of sweet corn and ripe tomatoes. We pay premium to buy off the truck here in town and love it.
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