pork belly

chain smoker · August 22, 2009, 07:25:34 PM

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!

Tenpoint5 · August 22, 2009, 08:29:38 PM

That sounds pretty normal $2.50-3.00 a pound

buttburner · August 23, 2009, 03:51:18 AM

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

deb415611 · 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

Tenpoint5 · August 23, 2009, 05:59:16 AM

You nailed that one Deb. Its not the price its the fact that you made it yourself.

buttburner · August 23, 2009, 06:47:50 AM

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!!!!

kitchendad · August 23, 2009, 07:51:48 AM

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!

deb415611 · August 23, 2009, 08:59:28 AM

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.

smokeitall · August 23, 2009, 12:36:24 PM

You gotta remember that the bacon in the store has a lot of water added for weight also.

Tenpoint5 · August 23, 2009, 12:44:56 PM

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?

BigJohnT · August 23, 2009, 12:46:40 PM

SIA makes some awesome bacon even at 4:30 am

John

smokeitall · August 23, 2009, 07:56:12 PM

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

OU812 · August 24, 2009, 06:51:53 AM

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

Smokin Soon · August 24, 2009, 08:35:01 PM

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!

OU812 · August 25, 2009, 05:11:43 AM

S S

Now thats a score