On Feb 23, 4:30*pm, Manda Ruby > wrote:
> On Feb 23, 11:34*am, Doug Freyburger > wrote:> Manda Ruby wrote:
>
> > > NOTE: I am no longer interested in steaks except once in a while
> > > probably because beef here doesn't taste good like in Illinois.
>
> > The beef tastes fine here in Illinois. *
>
> Oh, it's way much better than Texas. *My spaghetti with groundn
> sirloin tasted way much better.
>
> > You are being picky and folks do
> > not need to take that into account. *
>
> That should be more of a reason to take into account. If costco has
> good beef and their price is cheaper, I don't have to wait for sale at
> Belaire to stock up at a time when I get home, I really don't want to
> put them into ziplock bags and label, etc. to freeze them. *I can go
> anytime I have time to freeze them. *Or better yet, I won't have to
> stock up. * The main reason I won't want to to go Costco would be the
> hugeness of the store.
>
> > The pickier you are about food the
> > more you need to do special order products. *CostCo does not do special
> > order products.
>
> I don't need special order products. I just need regular stuff that
> are decent quality.
>
>
>
> > > I can also train myself to buy non food items from Costco as much as
> > > possible. *Vitamins (and cosmetic stuff) if they carry what I use.
>
> > We now use a fair amount of non-food items from CostCo. *Check the
> > prices.
>
> If they do a good job on eyeglasses (brand name progressive lens like
> Varilux), I'd would do it there.
>
>
>
> > > So what I need to know is all the good stuff available at Costco when
> > > it comes to meat (fish)
>
> > We buy most of our meat from CostCo these days. *It's more consistant
> > than the local groceries. *But when we want the special good stuff we go
> > to a local butcher.
>
> These days, I don't have the luxury (of time or energy) to try
> different cuts for different recipes and so, I'd be only interested in
> Sutter Sirloin and may be London Broil (for tacos) and fajita meat
> occasionally. *After my initial post, I started thinking that may be I
> should start eating steaks again when I am realy busy.
>
>
>
> > > and salad packages.
>
> > They are good but too big for us. *We ended up switching to ones from
> > the grocery store because of size. *The best salads are from whole
> > lettuce and veggies from the grocery store, so premixed salads are a
> > compromise. *They cost quality; they pay convenience.
>
> If it's too big for the two of you, it would defintely be big for one
> of me.
>
>
>
> > > If their vege pacakages re not too big, I'd buy that too.
>
> > The depends on the individual type. *They have a lot of good fresh
> > veggies.
>
> > > I prefer to eat varieties and eat the same thing all the time.
>
> > That did not make sense to me. *Sounds like a language barrier issue. *
>
> I mean different veggies *within a week but would eat all those
> veggies every week per availability of the season except for carrots.
>
> > I
> > prefer to eat variety and so I do not eat the same thing all of the
> > time.
>
> I guess, I should just stick to the way I am shopping now. From now
> on, I'd just ask the meat department to cut the the sutter sirloin
> into 1 inch cubes and packed them per .75-1 lbs and then re-warp it so
> that when I get home, I can just put them in the freezer bags
> straight. Then, when cooking, I can just throw straight into the pot
> once thawed. *A lot of my cooking time is in washing anything the meat
> touches in pre and post cooking as I am very concern about cross
> contamination. I never got food posion at home though I have had one
> from a fine restaurant eating a burger. *I almost had to call 911 but
> got better after I threw up in the middle of the night though

> I could sleep in lying position after I threw up.

I could NOT sleep in lying position for the rest of the morning.