I was wondering how much people are paying for their pork belly?...I paid almost $3 a pound recently..feels kinda steap.
I bought it from a meat market chain. do places like WalMart carry it?
Thanks!
That sounds pretty normal $2.50-3.00 a pound
I went to buy some at a large well known farmers market by me and it was 1.99 which I thought was high
but everywhere else it was 2.49-3.00
I aint paying that for it when I can get bacon for that or less
if I find it on sale I am going to stock up on it, but i have never seen it on sale as its not exactly a popular cut of meat for the average shopper to buy
buttburner,
To me it's worth the price even if it's more than grocery store bacon. IMO grocery store bacon is not in the same league as home cured & smoked bacon.
Deb
You nailed that one Deb. Its not the price its the fact that you made it yourself.
Quote from: deb415611 on August 23, 2009, 04:40:18 AM
buttburner,
To me it's worth the price even if it's more than grocery store bacon. IMO grocery store bacon is not in the same league as home cured & smoked bacon.
Deb
oh yea, I understand that.
just trying toi justify it to my wife on a very tight food budget is pretty hard right now
maybe when things get better!!!!
I just bought 10lbs of belly last week, it came in at 2.95/lb. Around here pork belly is hard to find, so the higher price seems justified to me. The way I figure it my 10lbs of bacon will end up costing me about $40, so $4/lb. Bacon at my grocery store ranges from $2-$6/lb depending on quality and size. So I am paying somewhere in the midrange, except this will (hopefully) be better and its fun!
If you have freezer space check to see what it would cost for a case. HCT a case awhile ago at the place where I get mine and he paid quite a bit less than what I pay per lb.
You gotta remember that the bacon in the store has a lot of water added for weight also.
SIA there wasn't any water added to the bellies you got. What did you pay per pound for them? ;D or should I say per gallon?
SIA makes some awesome bacon even at 4:30 am
John
Hey 10.5 nope no water added. I have two left and they will be gone soon. The best part about it is making it yourself, not to mention the taste.
Hey John, making bacon at 4:30am last week reminded me of hunting season, just missing the cabin and the woods. :) Man I hope we get that managed hunt this year at Mingo.
SIA
I buy bellies by the case and the last case i got it was $1.00 / lb
I'm waiting for another meat sale, will have to see what the price will be this time. I get all my pork this way
Just went in to my Asian grocery store that has the best meaty spareribs and saw bellys at .99 a pound with a 10 pound limit. Stuff a few in the freezer as I have a good supply of Bacon frozen. I wish I could store more! The Butcher told me to come back tomorrow early for Butts at .99 a pound. I really gotta look into a chest freezer!
S S
Now thats a score
Well I made the rounds today and the lowest I found for pork belly was $3.19
OUCH!
I am gonna have to find someone that can order me a case or get a hawg slaughterered for me.
I did buy the 6# slab because I wanted to make bacon this week but definately havwe to find a cheaper supplier.
standles, where are you located?
Had someone post the other day he is buying bellies for $.27 to $.42 a lb.
Maybe he is close enough to possibly ship you some.
I just placed an order yesterday. I'm paying $1.49/pound with the skin on. I have to order 30 pounds to get that price.
Mine is $1.39 skin on, $1.49 skin off
Case of 4 bellies, approx 45lbs.
Quote from: classicrockgriller on December 31, 2009, 11:37:50 AM
standles, where are you located?
Had someone post the other day he is buying bellies for $.27 to $.42 a lb.
Maybe he is close enough to possibly ship you some.
I am in Destin Florida.
Tourist Destination Strike 1.
More and More "Citified folks" Strike Two
Waiting to see what Strike 3 will be and move back to more hospitable folks in the country ;)
Man sub dollar a pound bellies sound great.
Steven
I pay $1.24/lb for belly. The Fort Huachuca commissary has darned good meat prices, with brisket at $.99/lb and butts at about $.85/lb. I was hoping Santa would bring me a deep freeze so I can stock up, but Ol' St. Nick let me down so now I need to go buy one.
Quote from: Old_Sarge on January 02, 2010, 08:22:13 PM
I pay $1.24/lb for belly. The Fort Huachuca commissary has darned good meat prices, with brisket at $.99/lb and butts at about $.85/lb. I was hoping Santa would bring me a deep freeze so I can stock up, but Ol' St. Nick let me down so now I need to go buy one.
Hehe the commissary on base. I did not think about that one. I will check them out on Monday.
That's to bad I guess I have it good I pay .27 to .42 cents a pound depending on the market. I guess the key is to get to know someone that works in a packing house because they have what they call employee meat sales. I live in Minnesota and the town has a packing house in it and I have a good Friend that works there so he gets me the bellies. I buy 60 pound cases and another friend will get a case at the same time. I guess I got him hooked on the OBS and he made the remark "after eating meat smoked it's hard to eat meat any other way" so you could say he loves it. Good luck