Saturday, March 15, 2008

More info on the cow

So purchasing a cow was ALOT of work. I have actually been looking around for months. I found some beef that was certified organic and it was around 4.50 a lb. This beef is local , all natural, hormone etc... but not certified organic . ( its alot of paperwork etc to become certified organic ). This place I found ends up being around 2 something a lb. Its actually 1/3 of a cow. A whole cow is ALOT of meat. So for roughly 200 dollars we get.
6 prime rib steaks
4 top round steaks
4 chuck steaks
3 London broil steaks
3 NY Sirloin steaks
3 sets of short ribs
3 rump steaks
7 t bone steaks
2 beef roasts
1 min steak
2 sirloin tips
5 steak tips
20 lbs of ground beef
5 lbs of stew meat.

8 comments:

  1. WOW! That seems really worth it to me. How do you go about doing this or even lookg into it?

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  2. Oh and just out of curiousity, how much does a whole cow cost? haha I doubt I'd ever buy a whole cow but I just can't even imagine how much it'd cost so I'm just wondering!

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  3. Looking at your list, we would need a whole cow!

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  4. That is awesome!

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  5. I am not sure much a whole cow would cost.. probably around 700-800 I am guessing. But that is ALOT of meat for a small family...
    I spent alot of time online goggling local farmers etc. I am sure there are some in MA too. This place that I ended up buying it from is a local slaughter house.tanya

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  6. What happened to the filet mignon? Still seems like a great deal.

    Save one of those Prime Rib steaks for our summer visit!! to New Hampshire!

    Also, seems like you will be having roast a lot; you will have to have Dad over to enjoy!

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  7. Wow.....lots of iron coming your way! I can't wait to peek in your freezer! =)

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  8. THAT IS A TON of meat! Awesome!!!

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