The post Thanksgiving turkey abundance has finally abated. I was in my local Albertson’s and, as usual, I did a quick pass through the meat department looking for bargains. They had boneless turkey breast, seasoned with rosemary or garlic, marked down 30% off the regular price. Hmmm.
“Excuse me. Is the manager around?”
“Is there a problem?”
“No problem, just wanted to ask him something.”
:::she trundles off to get the manager. Manager shows up.:::
“Can I help you?”
“Yeah, you’ve got a dozen trays of turkey breast in the bin there marked down 30%. Would you gimme a better deal if I took all of them?”
“Best I can do is 50%, I can’t…”
“Done.”
So, these will get vacuum sealed and then off to the cryo-nap. Now, lets do some math. Each turkey breast is enough for two people. With the discount, that’s about $1.35#. Add in a box of Stove Top stuffing at $1.00 (purchased in bulk when on sale), add a can of corn (also purchased by the case on sale). And you have a basic turkey dinner for two people at a price of..hmmm…about $1.50 per person. And thats for a not-inconsequential amount of food landing on your plate. It all comes out of storage or the deep freeze, so it’s good to go for the next, oh, five years or so.
We may store ammo & camo, but food is something we know we’re gonna wind up using. You can never go wrong taking advantage of sales like that. And…don’t be afraid to ask for a discount. They’re not gonna throw you out of the store or anything..worst that happens is they say no.
Security, thy name is food.
That is a beautiful story. (sniff!…) You had me at ‘rosemary’.
CZ, what your plan on all the frozen meats if the power goes out? Smoke and salt? Thanks.
Generator and gasoline, mostly.
Yo had me at garlic, what else except for bacon is better?
Just to get picky while I’m waiting for the painkillers to kick in: Any idea of the energy cost to keep it all frozen until that last chunk of turkey is freed from frozen bondage? And, I’m so jealous- I don’t have the space for a freezer.
Nope. But not terribly worried about it.
There a brand of chest freezer you recommend?
Not particularly. I generally go with name-brands and thats pretty much it.
Great shopping. Sounds like a good time to try making some turkey jerky.
I hope you already know you like the flavoring. My sister once bought 2 pre-flavored turkeys on sale. She stashed one in the freezer & cooked the other. No one liked it. Except the dog. She gave the frozen one to a food bank.