SC - Spice Round?

[Jim Revells]

I have found that, for meats, local butcher shops usually can cut you a deal on
the cost of meat.  I used a local place, Calvert Meats, until it went out of
business (the owner retired) a little while ago.  Now I use the butcher at our
local Amish Market.  I get really great deals from him and incredibly beautiful
meat.  And he can find things that you don't usually find in supermarkets and
discout stores...like the huge, wonderful soup bones he found for me for the
feast I cooked two weeks ago!

I also get my veggies and fruit from the Produce dealer at the Amish Market.
Again, as he is his own boss, he can cut me a deal...and provide the highest
quality fruit and vegetables.  The supermarkets here are selling asparagus that
is big, tough and not great...and expensive ($2.99/lb).  The guy at the Amish
Market got lovely, tender, small shoots of asparagus and let me have it for
$2.00/lb!

Kiri

Siegfried Heydrich wrote:

>     Actually, I find that if I'm willing to shop well ahead of time and
> store lots of groceries, I can usually beat wholesale prices by keeping an
> eye out for sales. For one feast I did, I got salmon for $2/lb, and found a
> sale on Brie and Camembert, 2 12 oz packages for $3. In both cases, I
> grabbed all they had, and then went to another store (in the same chain) and
> cleaned THEM out. And don't be shy about asking for rainchecks if they're
> out!
>     For spices that I don't want to buy a lot of, bulk food stores are
> great!! I can get a little or a lot, depending on what I need. Warehouse
> places are sometimes not so great - I find you have to do a lot of mental
> math in those kinds of stores, and they can get very creative with how they
> do their pricing. And I find that the wholesale price for meat is higher
> than retail, generally. At least down here, anyway.
>
>     Sieggy
>
> > snip
> > > There are many warehouse stores -BJ's Wholesale Club, Costco, Sam's Club
> > > and the like that sell in bulk-and many of them have the #10 cans of
> > > stuff[mmmm, black olives!] and the 66.6 zo cans of tuna, 50# flour and
> > > the like. Some grocery stores will even have a bulk section with #10
> > > cans.
> > > margali
> > > >>>
> > > Do you buy these from a restaurant supply company?  If so, the average
> > > home
> > > cook , while possibly able to order from a distributor, will most likely
> > > not
> > > get the same good price as a restaurant manager or Chef.  Just curious.
> > >
> > > Balthazar of Blackmoor
> >
> > We have a camp director who lets us piggyback on his orders for canned
> > goods.  I've also known some mom and pop restaurants that will let you
> tack
> > on an item or two to their list.  Most of them will agree or at least not
> be
> > rude in thier refusal.  On things like chicken and angus beef we save
> almost
> > fifty percent!
> > Nykademus
> >
> >
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