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Default Pork butt prices

On Sat, 07 Mar 2009 09:55:14 -0800, Grant Erwin
> wrote:

>Denny Wheeler wrote:
>> On Fri, 06 Mar 2009 12:17:57 -0800, vex > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Craig Watts wrote:
>>>
>>>>JeffH wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>I just paid $1.49/lb for 18lbs (2 butts) from a "wholesaler" - I think
>>>>>I paid too much. What are you guys seeing?
>>>>
>>>>I've just recently seen $1.49 at the super box stores. I kind of feel
>>>>that is high.
>>>
>>>
>>>I usually see $1.58 up here, but sale prices can run as low as $0.98.

>>
>>
>> Yeh. Cost Cutter had 'em for .98/lb (2-pack) a week ago. A weekend I
>> was going to the Lady's, so didn't get any.
>>
>> You on the map yet, Brett?
>>

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>$1.15/pound for "pork shoulder blade roast" at Seattle-area Safeway stores.
>Big flabby boneless pork shoulders are $1.39/pound at the local Costco, and
>somewhat cheaper at Cash N' Carry. I greatly prefer the smaller roasts from
>Safeway. The yield is much higher percentage-wise and IMO the flavor is
>way better too. I try to buy the shoulder blade roasts in the mid-4# sizes
>and not the larger ones as the smaller ones taste better to me.
>
>What map?
>
>Grant



Hi, Grant!!!

This map:

http://mapservices.org/myguestmap/map/stevebbq


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