Unusual find at Costco
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wrote on 23 Apr 2025, 21:34 last edited by wtg
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wrote on 23 Apr 2025, 23:27 last edited by
That's a great price. Stock up if you like them.
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wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 00:02 last edited by Steve Miller
Oxtail at $8/lb? They’re all bone. Offal. Soup bones. Fertilizer. Dog food stuff. I don’t get how they can get away with that.
I bought standing rib roast at $6.99 last week. Ham at Aldi this week is $.78/lb. Finally found marrow bones at $6/lb at a throwback butcher out in corn country but even that is absurd
I don’t get why anyone buys this stuff.
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wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 00:27 last edited by
Our Costco carries oxtails on a regular basis. Every once in a while, I need an oxtail stew! Or oxtail adobo. Yummmmmmm. And reasonably quick in the Instant Pot.
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wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 17:08 last edited by
Oxtails, like veal shanks, are considered somewhat of a delicacy. Do not ask me why. I used to buy veal shanks for $2 a pound. Then Osso Buco because popular. Now they're like $14. No way. Lamb shanks are cheaper and a LOT meatier.
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wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 21:44 last edited by wtg
There was a great little market up in Door County with a wonderful selection of meats where years ago I used to buy veal and lamb shanks for maybe $4 a pound. I would make Osso Buco and also a Greek lamb shank recipe with orzo, but as @Mik says, the price of the meat just skyrocketed, and I kind of stopped buying it.
All of these cuts - lamb and veal shanks and the ox tails - are deliciously rich. Glad that all the parts are getting used and not going to waste!
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wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 23:23 last edited by
They do have a following in various cultures.
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There was a great little market up in Door County with a wonderful selection of meats where years ago I used to buy veal and lamb shanks for maybe $4 a pound. I would make Osso Buco and also a Greek lamb shank recipe with orzo, but as @Mik says, the price of the meat just skyrocketed, and I kind of stopped buying it.
All of these cuts - lamb and veal shanks and the ox tails - are deliciously rich. Glad that all the parts are getting used and not going to waste!
wrote on 24 Apr 2025, 23:58 last edited by@wtg said in Unusual find at Costco:
Glad that all the parts are getting used and not going to waste!
Me too. It’s respectful.