Yesterday I got two pork chops for $3.75”
HOLY COW!!!! I choked when I read that!!
I bought boneless pork loins in the Cry-o-vac bags for about $20 per loin at Smith’s in Dayton, Nevada.
Cut them up myself & bag into Ziplock=2 to a bag & freeze.
I got about 30 porkchopc out of the single loin. That makes each chop cost me about 67 cents & would be $1.34 for 2. If you paid $3.75 for 2, I saved about $2.41.
I watch for the sales on those loins & have gotten them for as low as $14 per loin. Doesn’t take that long to cut them up & bag for the freezer.
I also buy chicken thighs for 99cents a pound, 10 to a large pack. COOK them up slowly in the turkey roaster or crock pot & bag them COOKED into ziplocks. Pull a bag out in the AM for dinner. Reheat or use for sandwich or eat cold on a hot day. About 50 cents per thigh.
I then use the pan juices for stock for soup for cold days. Veggies & barley for a hearty soup.
My point was that meat is cheap. You are pointing out that if you buy it in bulk and process it yourself, it is even cheaper!
My point was that for $5 worth of ingredients I had two home cooked nutritious meals instead of three Red Baron Pizzas.
Good job with the stock! Waste not want not. I feed any leftover meaty goodness to my dog over her crunchers.