BARGAIN BASEMENT

[Stokey Sue Profile]

Whole Foods Market sell various cuts of Wagyu beef, the one steak I've had was indeed very nice
The interesting thing (to me) is that they reckon that the beef is so tender & tasty you can grill / fry the chuck steak, which I'd normally casserole
Can't remember where they source them from, and I'm not going to look in this rain, sorry!

[Sakkarin Profile]

MRM could be a possibility

I remember seeing an item about it on a TV programme a while back, where the guy who buys it for Iceland was adamant it was proper cuts, just offcuts and ends rather than pristine steaks, and he was surrounded by the actual stuff Iceland uses. Doubt I could swallow the price of a proper wagyu steak, but its not that much of a loss, as an ordinary steak is a special treat for me!

[Petronius Profile]

One of our tipples is Croft Original, there's always a litre bottle in the fridge.

Normal price in the supermarkets (Sainsbury tends to be the cheaper) £12 to £14. Waitrose yesterday £9.99 - those nasty people at Waitrose now want me to spend £10 to get a free paper, so that was a bonus. Paper price is included in the £10. However, they didn't have a Guardian, had flicked through the Times in Library so took the Telegraph. Now there's a paper that's gone downhill.

[strictlysalsaclare Profile]

Asda currently have a limited supply of a whole leg of Serrano ham with a stand for £30. I think the weight of the meat is 7kg. Great for those who are feeding a crowd over Christmas

[Renée Profile]

I used to know a woman who worked in the office for a company that supplied Iceland, M&S and other supermarkets and she said that Iceland had the highest standards for food products that they produced.

Asda's Serrano ham is a good buy for anyone who will have crowds at Christmas.

[Pampy Profile]

Asda currently have a limited supply of a whole leg of Serrano ham with a stand for £30. I think the weight of the meat is 7kg. Great for those who are feeding a crowd over Christmas

Looks like Lidl are doing the same thing at £29.99.

[Sakkarin Profile]

Vicious undercutting!

[Renée Profile]

Scandalous!

I expect that Aldi will have the very same item.

[Renée Profile]

Not quite, but .....

https://www.aldi.co.uk/1901-jamon-iberi ... 6116743300

[Pampy Profile]

Scandalous!

I expect that Aldi will have the very same item.

They did - but it sold out very quickly - in about 3 days!

[Pampy Profile]

Just been in Aldi - they've got the Serrano ham at £27.99 = it's signed as "limited availability".

[WhitefieldFoodie Profile]

Just been in Aldi - they've got the Serrano ham at £27.99 = it's signed as "limited availability".

Check my post on the "eating this week" thread

[Renée Profile]

Not quite, but .....

https://www.aldi.co.uk/1901-jamon-iberi ... 6116743300

Actually, this Iberico ham was about £500 in Waitrose!

[Pampy Profile]

Just been in Aldi - they've got the Serrano ham at £27.99 = it's signed as "limited availability".

Check my post on the "eating this week" thread

Not a problem for me - I don't eat anything that's lived on four legs (and some 2-legged things as well!).

[Renée Profile]

You eat fish then, Pampy?

Aldi had plenty of the Serrano hams with the stand when I called in there today. They also had mini Serrano hams without the bone, but with a stand and knife for £12.99. I was tempted by a mini one, but started chatting to a woman who bought one last year and the knife supplied wasn't sharp enough to cut thin slices and she said that her teeth weren't sharp enough, either, so found it rather chewy.

[Pampy Profile]

You eat fish then, Pampy?

Yes, and some poultry (chicken, turkey and some duck dishes).

[Sakkarin Profile]

Don't know if it's all Tescos, but Watford Tesco is selling off its jars of goose fat for £1 (from £2.00).

I reached out to grab some, but remembered all those cans and jars I've already got, mentioned in the "cupboard clearout" thread...

[Renée Profile]

Well, I should check them first before Christmas Day to make sure that they're alright!

[Sakkarin Profile]

Am I going to regret it? A local second hand shop has a yoghurt maker for £4. I was sorely tempted, especially as yoghurt was on my shopping list, and I have a regular problem with too much milk...

But I asked myself if I'd be able to use all that yoghurt, and the answer is "probably not", so I walked on by. Will I regret it?

[jeral Profile]

I have a jug-type yoghurt maker c.£16 which makes a litre, although half a litre batch is ample for two or three good servings and keeps maybe four days+ in the fridge.

What I love is that there are no E-additives, thickeners, sugar, cream etc - just what I add later. I can't say it's much cheaper if you like thick strained yoghurt. I can use it for an overnight batch if the urge takes me so convenience is a factor.

The question is whether you would use it? More likely to if bought at full price, but if you didn't buy one at £4 then maybe you wouldn't use it so probably correct not to buy more kitchen fodder?