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  • Tex_77T Offline
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    Some of probably the most over looked places to buy meat are College/University meat labs. Labs that I am familiar with include K-State, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Garden City Community College, and Red Raider Meats at Texas Tech. If you live close to an ag school that is somewhere I would certainly look to buy meat, not just for the quality, but you will be supporting the school and students in those meat programs as well.

    Isaiah 5:22 Woe to those who are heroes at drinking wine and champions at mixing drinks

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    • Tex_77T Tex_77

      Some of probably the most over looked places to buy meat are College/University meat labs. Labs that I am familiar with include K-State, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Garden City Community College, and Red Raider Meats at Texas Tech. If you live close to an ag school that is somewhere I would certainly look to buy meat, not just for the quality, but you will be supporting the school and students in those meat programs as well.

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      Tex_77 an Excellent suggestion - well done

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      • JonathonJ Jonathon

        Tex_77 When I want something really specific or I have family in town I usually head to a local butcher that I really like. When I am just buying chicken, beef or pork for myself it is usually Sam’s or our local grocery store.

        Joe Hell Rubbing it in that you have access to all that meat huh?! Trying to make us all jealous? Well, it’s working rather well…

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        Jonathon It’s what I do!

        Better Living Through BBQ!

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        • Tex_77T Tex_77

          Some of probably the most over looked places to buy meat are College/University meat labs. Labs that I am familiar with include K-State, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Garden City Community College, and Red Raider Meats at Texas Tech. If you live close to an ag school that is somewhere I would certainly look to buy meat, not just for the quality, but you will be supporting the school and students in those meat programs as well.

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          Tex_77
          Great idea. Wish I was a little closer to UW Madison. Great program there from what I’m told.

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          • Tex_77T Tex_77

            Some of probably the most over looked places to buy meat are College/University meat labs. Labs that I am familiar with include K-State, Oklahoma Panhandle State, Garden City Community College, and Red Raider Meats at Texas Tech. If you live close to an ag school that is somewhere I would certainly look to buy meat, not just for the quality, but you will be supporting the school and students in those meat programs as well.

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            Tex_77 That is very good advice!

            Better Living Through BBQ!

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            • Tex_77T Offline
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              Well look what I found at my local college meat lab.
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                We only buy beef at a nice restaurant. At home it’s some sort of venison meat we have taken.

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                • B Offline
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                  I buy most of my meat from the local restaurant we frequent. Way cheaper than locker or grocery stores.

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                  • Tex_77T Tex_77

                    Just curious, how does everyone buy the majority of the beef they eat? Are you buying by the quarter/half/whole from someone you know who has cattle? Are you buying directly from from a local meat locker, or are you buying all your beef from a grocery store?

                    I buy the majority of my beef by the quarter from a local rancher that is friends with my family. I also buy some whole primals from Costco, and will occasionally buy beef at the grocery store if there is a good sale on it. The quarter I just got I paid $2.50/# plus processing fees. Its definitely the most economical way for me to buy beef.

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                    Tex_77 I buy mine from a Meat locker & Have been doing business with them for over 40 years. My father use to also get er done there also…

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                      We used to have access to a local supplier that made things very convenient and cheap. Now we buy from butcher shops around town, which is great but not as cheap!

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                      • JonathonJ Jonathon

                        We used to have access to a local supplier that made things very convenient and cheap. Now we buy from butcher shops around town, which is great but not as cheap!

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                        Jonathon Way to support your local butchers!

                        Better Living Through BBQ!

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                        • K knifemaker3

                          Tex_77 said in Buying beef:

                          knifemaker3 Well if you do pigs at least you’ll have a lot of bacon which is never a bad thing!

                          I make a lot of breakfast sausage out of ground deer meat, as well as brats, snack sticks, summer sausage. Hope to try corned deer roast this fall if I kill enough deer.

                          Currently we buy hogs off other friends farms and have them butchered. I make polish sausage, some breakfast sausages out of the ground pork. Belly and jowls get cured and smoked into bacon of course. Next one I may try buckboard bacon. Oh, the loins are made into Canadian (back) bacon.

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                          knifemaker3 corned venison is awesome!

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                            knifemaker3 corned venison is awesome!

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                            Deepwoodsbutcher Yes it is!

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