Turkey is not cheap, but good burgers might be
UPDATE from a friend: THE OFFER IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE - Pc3
As a new-and-improved housewife-who-doesn’t-blog-obsessively, I just have this to share today:
Turkey is not cheap. $2/lb was my target price for boneless skinless chicken breast - the price at which I say, “Hey, that’s a great deal!” and stock up.
But that just changed. I bought a 16.5# turkey last week for $.89/lb. It wasn’t a steal, but it seemed like a good solid deal. I thought it would be far cheaper than boneless skinless chicken, even on sale.
I put it in the roaster the following day and deboned it when it was done cooking. When it was all said and done, I had 6.5 lbs. of meat for about $14.50. It worked out to $2.26/lb.
Now that boneless skinless chicken breast is looking far better, even at a slightly higher price. What’s your stock up price?
And speaking of the price of meat, don’t miss the Omaha deal!
- First, go to Geico (through this link) and enter your email address to receive a $25 gift certificate by email. Now grab a cup of coffee and go read to your little ones, because Geico is a bit slow. It might take a few hours to get your email. When it arrives, visit the link provided to get your gift code. If you see the $10 off $50 deal, you are being redirected to the wrong page. Try dumping your browser cookies. Still no go? Try a few more times.
- Now visit Omaha Steaks and enter your email to get an email for 12 free burgers. This one comes instantly. Just click through to get started. If you enter through the link in your email from Omaha, you will see the free burgers in your cart at checkout.
- Browse the burgers on the left sidebar and find the cheapest package available. I got 12 - 5 oz burgers for $12.99, in addition to the 12 - 4 oz burgers they gave me for free.
- Now check out. Don’t forget to enter your gift code from Geico to offset the shipping and most of the price of the meat. I got 24 burgers for $1.98 total, and I paid with Paypal!
ht to Mother Hen, who found it via Catherine Wheels.
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I tried it a while ago and it wasnt working. The new coupon is for 25 off 100
Yeah, looks like the deal is dead now. Even the 12 free is saying that it is not valid today. Will have to keep our eyes out for the next deal!
I tried, too. Not working. I’m glad you got a great deal. I wish I had seen the comments before I spent the last half hour on it. Oh well.
You can’t price compare chicken with Turkey the way you are doing it. When you cook the turkey (and also the chicken) it loses a lot of liquid, which will make it more dense. You need to price compare both the chicken and the turkey after cooking. Also, you can use the turkey drippings on mashed potatoes or over rice or something, which you won’t be able to do with the chicken breast. Finally, turkey bones make the yummiest soup stock around - I have some simmering right now.
Even so, you’ll probably be able to pick up cheaper Turkeys the day after Thanksgiving.
I wondered briefly if chicken would shrink much when it’s cooked. Do you have any idea how much difference it makes? We’re talking boneless, skinless breasts so there can’t be much loss, but how much?
I really should have saved the drippings but it was late and I had a houseful of company; that’s another factor I didn’t consider. Bones, not so much. I just don’t have a good track record there.
I really have no clue. I just wanted to point out that you can’t compare apples with oranges - or turkeys with chickens for that matter.
BTW the turkey soup I made yesterday from the stock was DELICIOUS! I added some diced potatoes, carrots and onion to the stock along with about 1/2 cup each of barley and white beans. That, together with some home made bread and a fresh salad amply fed our family of 10 for dinner, with some soup left over for lunch today. Now that’s a very frugal meal - although I’m not sure how I factor in the 6 hours of gas that I used to simmer the stock and then the soup. Maybe I should have used the crock pot?
I’ve heard that the weight difference between cooked and raw is a very noticeable one. Also keep in mind if you are cooking something in liquid, like the crockpot, you don’t want to compare it to something baked,etc.
If you make stock at home using the bones of a chicken or turkey, be sure to add some vinegar to it, then simmer for a long time. This draws out all the calcium from the bones and makes a very nutritious soup or stock. Perfect for making chicken soup for a sick loved one. They talk about it in Nourishing Traditions. Can’t remember how much. A tablespoon, maybe?
When I did WW, a good rule of thumb was that 4 oz of raw chicken (or beef) would cook down to 3 oz of cooked food. I know another site shows that 16 oz of raw ground beef cooks down to about 10-12 oz of drained beef (depending on the fat content).
So, a 16.5 pound turkey gives you 6.5 pounds of cooked meat. Which gives you 2.25 a pound cooked.
A pound of chicken breasts gives you about 12 oz of cooked chicken, which at 1.99 a pound (raw), gives you about 2.65 a pound cooked.