On 2018-12-05 1:28 AM, graham wrote:
> On 2018-12-04 4:38 p.m., Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2018-12-04 5:12 PM, jmcquown wrote:
>>
>>> Flank steak and chicken wings used to be dirt cheap and beef bones
>>> were free.Â* I paid $6.99/lb but the three tails are nice and meaty.
>>> I'll get several meals (which I can freeze) out of the oxtail stew.
>>>
>>
>> I am very picky when it comes to oxtails. They have to be on sale
>> cheap, and there has to be a lot of meat on the bones. It is bad
>> enough to be charged steak prices for a cut of meat that requires so
>> much work to make it tender and tasty, but I especially dislike paying
>> that much for bones.
>>
> But then, why is stewing beef so expensive? It may be very lean but it
> is meat from the shin and tough as blazes!

It is tricky to cook but it can be delicious. Low and slow cooking with
the right ingredients can produce a really great stew. I watch the
price on that stuff too. I am not going to spend near steak prices for
something that takes hours to cook and needs a lot of extras.