$26.76 for a whole pork loin made 20 pork chops 1 inch thick and a portion of cubed meat for myself. $1.34 per pork chop.
by Own_Car4536
34 Comments
zeejay772
A pack of pork chops (4) is like 2.54 at my local store
Relative-Dig-2389
Tonkatsu time.
Lost-Link6216
We love these. Smoke a portion like a roast. Cut some into pork chops (also pound thin to fry for sandwiches), slice a roast thin and make a roulade, cut thin strips for Chinese etc etc.
Get a vacseal and you can marinade ahead of time also. Nice score.
SprittanyBeers
I’ll always pay more for bone-in.
Seanbikes
Check of your local restaurant supply places that sell to the public.
GFS has pork loin for as cheap as $0.89 a pound near me for frozen and $1.79 fresh
Logical_Warthog5212
Buying a piece of meat and cutting it up is not a hack. It’s the normal thing to do.
Emergency-Crab-7455
Smart move. Most people don’t realize that you can make stew with pork. I do the same thing if I can get a good deal on pork. I use beef chuck roast for stew meat/small roast/ (pre-cut stew meat is almost $4/lb. here).
I like the tenderloins a little better. I do medallions with them.
reddicyoulous
I got 5 of these loins, ranging from 12-14lbs, for 1.89/lb before New Years and cut a lot of chops, stew pieces, roasts, and made so much tallow from all the fat
Federal_Pickles
This isn’t a hack. You aren’t even vacuum sealing them…
rideadove
The real hack was buying these in bulk when they were on sale for $8 off each a month ago.
Quitcha_Bitchin
I buy hamburger like this. goes from 5$ to 3.50$ Whole chickens are 99 cents a pound so i buy those and give my dogs the legs. I have been American poor since I was a kid. I know how to get the most out of my money and I don’t buy extraneous shit. No apps, no stupid subscriptions. None of that.
LostnHidden
Up your game by getting a vacuum sealer from Costco.
jcsnyc
U dont need vacuum seal… just use a pot of water and freeze bags…
thegandork
Sometimes early on Saturday mornings I find these whole pork loins $4 off per package – not advertised. Stupid cheap.
HR_King
I can buy center cut chops for $2.49/lb. And I dont have to buy 20 of them or do the labor.
Sskity
The Costco hack would be to buy a vaccum sealer and seal those chops up.
Cobo1039
Wow you’re the smartest guy to exist!!
International_Ear994
OP, I’m a fan of this and partake as well. You might try a wet brine on the loin before you freeze them. Makes them even better and they are ready to cook when you unthaw.
jminer1
HEB has these 1.67/lb
Slight_Register_877
The back of the package literally has an illustration and instructions for cutting the loin into chops, rib roast, and sirloin roast.
They regularly have $8 off package sales on these. I think I paid $9 for a loin after New Years and did the same. Wait for a sale and stock up.
Ohio-Knife-Lover
Costco has $5 off the entire loin sometimes but the price is solid even without it
fenaira
Buy a whole cut and portion it up yourself? Wow that’s wild. How come no one else has ever thought of that? Especially on a sub dedicated to meat. Crazy.
pangolyninc
That’s what I do, but I pay a bit more for pre cut. Maybe next time I’ll cut myself.
Own-Design2513
Wait until you fi d out about the #40 box of chicken breasts at cash and carry.
Rabideau_
2.79 is a little high. Can find these for 1.99.
Dadogolira
Did that with a pork loin from Sam’s Club a few weeks ago when I found it on sale for $14.
Mr_MacGrubber
Real Costco hack is to buy a vacuum sealer when you’re there instead of using ziplock bags.
Brian-88
I do this when they go on sale at – $5 sticker price. I’ll buy six and break them down.
34 Comments
A pack of pork chops (4) is like 2.54 at my local store
Tonkatsu time.
We love these. Smoke a portion like a roast. Cut some into pork chops (also pound thin to fry for sandwiches), slice a roast thin and make a roulade, cut thin strips for Chinese etc etc.
Get a vacseal and you can marinade ahead of time also. Nice score.
I’ll always pay more for bone-in.
Check of your local restaurant supply places that sell to the public.
GFS has pork loin for as cheap as $0.89 a pound near me for frozen and $1.79 fresh
Buying a piece of meat and cutting it up is not a hack. It’s the normal thing to do.
Smart move. Most people don’t realize that you can make stew with pork. I do the same thing if I can get a good deal on pork. I use beef chuck roast for stew meat/small roast/ (pre-cut stew meat is almost $4/lb. here).
You can also cure it to make back bacon.
https://www.seriouseats.com/maple-cured-canadian-bacon-grilled-recipe
I like the tenderloins a little better. I do medallions with them.
I got 5 of these loins, ranging from 12-14lbs, for 1.89/lb before New Years and cut a lot of chops, stew pieces, roasts, and made so much tallow from all the fat
This isn’t a hack. You aren’t even vacuum sealing them…
The real hack was buying these in bulk when they were on sale for $8 off each a month ago.
I buy hamburger like this. goes from 5$ to 3.50$ Whole chickens are 99 cents a pound so i buy those and give my dogs the legs. I have been American poor since I was a kid. I know how to get the most out of my money and I don’t buy extraneous shit. No apps, no stupid subscriptions. None of that.
Up your game by getting a vacuum sealer from Costco.
U dont need vacuum seal… just use a pot of water and freeze bags…
Sometimes early on Saturday mornings I find these whole pork loins $4 off per package – not advertised. Stupid cheap.
I can buy center cut chops for $2.49/lb. And I dont have to buy 20 of them or do the labor.
The Costco hack would be to buy a vaccum sealer and seal those chops up.
Wow you’re the smartest guy to exist!!
OP, I’m a fan of this and partake as well. You might try a wet brine on the loin before you freeze them. Makes them even better and they are ready to cook when you unthaw.
HEB has these 1.67/lb
The back of the package literally has an illustration and instructions for cutting the loin into chops, rib roast, and sirloin roast.
They regularly have $8 off package sales on these. I think I paid $9 for a loin after New Years and did the same. Wait for a sale and stock up.
Costco has $5 off the entire loin sometimes but the price is solid even without it
Buy a whole cut and portion it up yourself? Wow that’s wild. How come no one else has ever thought of that? Especially on a sub dedicated to meat. Crazy.
That’s what I do, but I pay a bit more for pre cut. Maybe next time I’ll cut myself.
Wait until you fi d out about the #40 box of chicken breasts at cash and carry.
2.79 is a little high. Can find these for 1.99.
Did that with a pork loin from Sam’s Club a few weeks ago when I found it on sale for $14.
Real Costco hack is to buy a vacuum sealer when you’re there instead of using ziplock bags.
I do this when they go on sale at – $5 sticker price. I’ll buy six and break them down.
Not a hack
Bone-in is the hack
Aren’t the thick cut pork chops 2.99/lb?
Get a vacuum sealer.