I bought mine in the Pleistocene era -- obviously they're so much better now. But it does its job. I bought an entire filet of beef at Costco today for CDN $45 and it yielded THIRTEEN 1.25-inch steaks. If I bought those at my local butcher I would have paid about $130.
So you cut it yourself. That is the reward! Two inches thick? Go for it. But then you have to preserve the whole thing so you won't be eating steak every day for a month. Enter Foodsaver.
Also, check out my bargain 24 LARGE chicken thighs at only $25.00. Christ, I buy that at Metro, it's $40, easy.
Foodsavered! They'll last at least a year.
I LOVE my Foodsaver! According to their product literature, stuff can last way longer than a year, especially if it's deep frozen. I think they way up to 5 years for beef. (I had some chicken recently that was frozen for 15 months and it was just fine.) Vive la Foodsaver!
ReplyDeleteYeah, at Costco I saw the sleek new versions . . . i was so tempted. I think I got mine in 1999 when it was just an "As Seen On TV" gimmick. I use it very rarely, but when I do, I'm so glad Brigitte didn't succeed in persuading me to get rid of it!
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