Cheaper food

I tend to treat food with the following thought.

The more an ingredient is going to be "mucked about with", the cheaper it can be.

Roast chicken a little butter and "Free Range",
just remove the wish bone.
Chicken "Curry" / "KFC" cheap chicken but fresh spices.
The delicate advantages of free range would be overwhelmed by the spices.

Grill Fillet steak, I like my with the moo left in.
Or fry and de-glaze with double cream and a little "French Mustard" for a sauce.
Stewed beef / Steak and Kidney I use shin, even available in the super market but labelled as "Stewing Beef", but not pre diced.

I normally buy and joint my chickens but you can get the occasional bargain with frozen chicken breasts.
I also buy whole pieces of meat then trim and dice myself.

If you want rump steak for a group,
buy a joint and slice it yourself.

The savings on home butchery are amazing.

Here is a link for a master class of 12 mins for jointing a chicken.
It takes me less than 5 mins.

How to butcher a Chicken Video


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