Cheryl wrote:
>Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>> Loin of park is about as inexpensive as roasts get, costs less than
>> tube steak, usually a center cut is like $1.89/lb on sale... about the
>> same price as a can of SPAM.
>
>For people who live week to week it can be expensive to buy food that's
>more than one or two meals. You can't get a pork loin roast that weighs
>like 1/2 pound, at least from what I've seen. Some of us are lucky
>enough to buy food that lasts several meals and can even freeze
>leftovers. It actually can be cheaper (not by the pound) to buy a pack
>of hot dogs when one is out shopping with just a small amount of funds.

Roasts can be cut in half... pork roasts especially can be partially
cut into chops... cutting your own chops makes them nearly half price.
Let me put it another way, pork loin roasts are about as *economical*
as roasts get. When pork loin is on sale I'll buy the entire bone-in
loin and cut it to my specs myself.