Lock, Stock and Chitchat a Seacht

_Brian · 12-01-2017 05:28PM

Base price wrote: »

I'm not surprised. Striploin, Ribeye waves between €24-€28/kg depending on the month. Fillet steak in my local independent supermarket in NCD is normally €29/kg.

Saw 60day aged beef selling for more than €40/kg in france.. serious price.

Butcher Boy · 12-01-2017 06:05PM

Base price wrote: »

I'm not surprised. Striploin, Ribeye waves between €24-€28/kg depending on the month. Fillet steak in my local independent supermarket in NCD is normally €29/kg.

I could do a shake better than that,

Base price · 12-01-2017 06:28PM

_Brian wrote: »

Saw 60day aged beef selling for more than €40/kg in france.. serious price.

A few years ago

I was invited to participate in a young farmers conference in Bordeaux. As a young farmer and PBR breeder I jumped at the chance to expand my knowledge. As part of the trip we visited farms, Sersia stations and stayed in our Irish equivalent of small hotels/B&B.
During the time we visited a local boucherie (who also ran the local village restaurant) and he showed us the carcasses of Blonde cows (12 to 16 year old) hanging in his cold stores for several weeks. The exposed flesh was as black as the ace of spades and the fat had turned a dark yellow. TBH it was the most unappetising sight especially the dark coloured fluid pooled on the floor underneath them.
Had a steak in the restaurant later that evening and I have never tasted a steak for pure flavour and texture like the one that I had then, yum yum.
I don't know how small villages in rural France are dealing with the onslaught of EU multinationals but I sincerely hope they have managed to maintain their traditional ways.
Pity that Dawg(gone) is no longer about here.

Nekarsulm · 12-01-2017 06:53PM

I fear the rise of the German discount stores, along with native French hyper markets, are eroding away at the small butcher shops. We have friends in a small town called Pertuis,kind of between Marseilles and Avignon. He was a butcher for 20 years but closed his shop last year. Between the competition of the supermarkets and tax's, he said his size of shop was no longer viable.

Reggie. · 12-01-2017 07:17PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I fear the rise of the German discount stores, along with native French hyper markets, are eroding away at the small butcher shops. We have friends in a small town called Pertuis,kind of between Marseilles and Avignon. He was a butcher for 20 years but closed his shop last year. Between the competition of the supermarkets and tax's, he said his size of shop was no longer viable.

Story in many countries I'm sure

ganmo · 12-01-2017 07:40PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I fear the rise of the German discount stores, along with native French hyper markets, are eroding away at the small butcher shops. We have friends in a small town called Pertuis,kind of between Marseilles and Avignon. He was a butcher for 20 years but closed his shop last year. Between the competition of the supermarkets and tax's, he said his size of shop was no longer viable.

Speaking of German discounters, I picked up a fire extinguisher today for the tractor

Reggie. · 12-01-2017 07:46PM

ganmo wrote: »

Speaking of German discounters, I picked up a fire extinguisher today for the tractor

Only good for about a year or 2

whelan2 · 12-01-2017 08:13PM

Alot of people on here complain about aldi/lidl I shop in either of them every week. Save a fortune . If I have money to spare I will go to butcher and stock up- butcher steak is a treat here as its so expensive- Once you get used to the aldi /lidl stuff most of it is just as good if not better than the branded stuff.

patsy_mccabe · 12-01-2017 08:23PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of people on here complain about aldi/lidl I shop in either of them every week. Save a fortune . If I have money to spare I will go to butcher and stock up- butcher steak is a treat here as its so expensive- Once you get used to the aldi /lidl stuff most of it is just as good if not better than the branded stuff.

Crazy when you consider how much is wondering around outside your window.

whelan2 · 12-01-2017 08:25PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Crazy when you consider how much is wondering around outside your window.

Yes indeed. got 2 striploins for 17 euro last week in butchers, they were very nice in fairness

Bullocks · 12-01-2017 08:29PM

patsy_mccabe wrote: »

Crazy when you consider how much is wondering around outside your window.

Someone here said awhile ago that as a beef farmer they couldnt afford to kill one of their own animals for the freezer . How fecked up are we

Mad4CHX · 12-01-2017 08:37PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of people on here complain about aldi/lidl I shop in either of them every week. Save a fortune . If I have money to spare I will go to butcher and stock up- butcher steak is a treat here as its so expensive- Once you get used to the aldi /lidl stuff most of it is just as good if not better than the branded stuff.

A lot of people on here complain about milk and beef price as well but the coops and factories are saving a fortune.

whelan2 · 12-01-2017 08:45PM

Bullocks wrote: »

Someone here said awhile ago that as a beef farmer they couldnt afford to kill one of their own animals for the freezer . How fecked up are we

My freezer is full of aldi stuff no room for a heifer in there

Bullocks · 12-01-2017 08:53PM

whelan2 wrote: »

My freezer is full of aldi stuff no room for a heifer in there

Nothing wrong with the steak in Aldi , could be better than some of the butcher shops dare I say it .

Nekarsulm · 12-01-2017 08:55PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Yes indeed. got 2 striploins for 17 euro last week in butchers, they were very nice in fairness

I was in Aldi yesterday, and I'm almost 100% certain striploin was 27Euro there too.

whelan2 · 12-01-2017 09:10PM

Nekarsulm wrote: »

I was in Aldi yesterday, and I'm almost 100% certain striploin was 27Euro there too.

There's 2 types in aldi the angus one and the 6 euro(ish) for 2

ganmo · 12-01-2017 09:51PM

Reggie. wrote: »

Only good for about a year or 2

better than nothin, i had a birdnest on top of the engine go on fire on me before and i had nothin to put it out not even a bottle of water

Lady Haywire · 12-01-2017 09:57PM

whelan2 wrote: »

Alot of people on here complain about aldi/lidl I shop in either of them every week. Save a fortune . If I have money to spare I will go to butcher and stock up- butcher steak is a treat here as its so expensive- Once you get used to the aldi /lidl stuff most of it is just as good if not better than the branded stuff.

I'd shop mainly in Lidl but the usual meat is bought off an independent butcher (chicken/ham/bacon/burgers/etc etc) If i see something that's good value each week in a supermarket i'd buy it to throw in the freezer.
Only thing I'd be iffy about with butchers is steaks as I'm very fussy, I love the marbling and if a steak hasn't got it, I won't buy it. I can go through all the stacks and find one to suit if needs be in Lidl. I prefer their steaks to Aldi but sure Aldi has the Rudolph!

charolais0153 · 12-01-2017 10:09PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'd shop mainly in Lidl but the usual meat is bought off an independent butcher (chicken/ham/bacon/burgers/etc etc) If i see something that's good value each week in a supermarket i'd buy it to throw in the freezer.
Only thing I'd be iffy about with butchers is steaks as I'm very fussy, I love the marbling and if a steak hasn't got it, I won't buy it. I can go through all the stacks and find one to suit if needs be in Lidl. I prefer their steaks to Aldi but sure Aldi has the Rudolph!

+one...I like a good slab of meat with a small trim of fat around it.its a bit of a lotto in butcher

Bullocks · 12-01-2017 10:12PM

Lady Haywire wrote: »

I'd shop mainly in Lidl but the usual meat is bought off an independent butcher (chicken/ham/bacon/burgers/etc etc) If i see something that's good value each week in a supermarket i'd buy it to throw in the freezer.
Only thing I'd be iffy about with butchers is steaks as I'm very fussy, I love the marbling and if a steak hasn't got it, I won't buy it. I can go through all the stacks and find one to suit if needs be in Lidl. I prefer their steaks to Aldi but sure Aldi has the Rudolph!

Same as that, I think Lidl sell hereford as opposed to Aldi selling AA . Think is that the difference ?

pedigree 6 · 12-01-2017 10:48PM

Turn on Tommy tiernan on rte1 now!!!

Grueller · 12-01-2017 10:51PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Turn on Tommy tiernan on rte1 now!!!

Jaysus, but aren't they fierce orange.

Grueller · 12-01-2017 10:55PM

All the fake tan reminds me of an uncles advice, never buy a tractor with a big toolbox nor marry a woman with a big handbag.

pedigree 6 · 12-01-2017 10:56PM

Grueller wrote: »

Jaysus, but aren't they fierce orange.

Imagine being.....with...mmmmm.

pedigree 6 · 12-01-2017 10:59PM

Grueller wrote: »

All the fake tan reminds me of an uncles advice, never buy a tractor with a big toolbox nor marry a woman with a big handbag.

Who said anything about marrying?:)

Ah no they're brilliant. Seem good craic too.

Grueller · 12-01-2017 11:03PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Who said anything about marrying?:)

Ah no they're brilliant. Seem good craic too.

Ya, genuinely seem like nice girls. I do detest all that fake tan and over use of cosmetics though. I have yet to meet a man that does like it. This true what they say, women dress up for other women.

pedigree 6 · 12-01-2017 11:09PM

Grueller wrote: »

Ya, genuinely seem like nice girls. I do detest all that fake tan and over use of cosmetics though. I have yet to meet a man that does like it. This true what they say, women dress up for other women.

Yea the oul welly marks are a big turn on for me. You'd know then thats a woman that can handle a good sprong.

Grueller · 12-01-2017 11:14PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Yea the oul welly marks are a big turn on for me. You'd know then thats a woman that can handle a good sprong.

Not quite a turn on for me but a woman who can leave the house at 5 minutes notice without a load of painting and preening is far superior to one who is big into appearance. I have had both and did not marry the Barbie.
Not to say that given the appropriate occasion she wouldn't get into dressing up either.

Lady Haywire · 12-01-2017 11:20PM

charolais0153 wrote: »

+one...I like a good slab of meat with a small trim of fat around it.its a bit of a lotto in butcher

Opposite here, like the fat within the meat, hate that big fat round outside bit unless I'm able to render it down by holding it up on the pan and I ain't got time for that!

Bullocks wrote: »

Same as that, I think Lidl sell hereford as opposed to Aldi selling AA . Think is that the difference ?

Not entirely sure, I'm on about the non 'special' side of things. Every so often there's such a nicely marbled steak I can't leave it!

davidk1394 · 12-01-2017 11:37PM

pedigree 6 wrote: »

Imagine being.....with...mmmmm.

Take off your shoes and give em socks

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