Is the cost of beef suet going up

VoucherMan

Or are the supermarkets just on a wind up mission?

Tesco started it by putting the online price up when they had a recent 3 for 2 offer, although the price was, and still is, 67p in store.

Now the other stores are starting to follow suit I'm wondering if it's time to stock up or if they're just copying each other & prices will drop again soon.

Lugh_Chronain

How long will this stuff last VoucherMan? What's the best before date?

If the price is going up and then they decide to reduce it then why not set a price alert? Then maybe you could also grab some for when you next need it when it's next on offer.

Or just stock up now as you say.

Edwardia

I'm thinking maybe the cost of producing it went up because Atora only produces 2,300 tonnes of the stuff per year and beef suet isn't really used much outside of the UK. Beef suet is the hard saturated fat around the kidneys. I looked on an organic farm website and it's 1.50 for 225g. If a lot of companies bought it for mincemeat, mince pies and Christmas pud maybe there's less to go round ?

VoucherMan

Lugh_Chronain wrote: »

How long will this stuff last VoucherMan? What's the best before date?

The best before date on the stuff I'm buying now is April 2014 so it's good for at least a couple of years (recently found a stash in the back of a cupboard dated Jan 2012 & it hasn't killed me yet so it's good for a long time after the BB date.

I've been buying a few extra boxes to bump up my total spend so that I could use some coupons but can't decide whether to get a load more. A good investment if the price is going to shoot up but a waste of space if it's not. Use at least one box a week so there's scope for keeping over 100 boxes :eek:

As for the price coming down (below 67p) I can't see that happening. It's been that price for years, they've just made the boxes smaller. I would have stockpiled it during the recent offer but there were never more than 6 or 7 boxes on the shelf.

Edwardia wrote: »

Beef suet is the hard saturated fat around the kidneys.

I love dumplings & suet puddings. Keep thinking I should make them more often. Now you've put me off!

TravellingAbuela

[QUOTE Beef suet is the hard saturated fat around the kidneys. [/QUOTE]

If that description puts you off then I hope you didn't watch Masterchef the Professionals this week when the chefs had to break into the big mass of beef suet to get at the kidneys! :rotfl:It made me feel ill!

VoucherMan

TravellingAbuela wrote: »

If that description puts you off then I hope you didn't watch Masterchef the Professionals this week when the chefs had to break into the big mass of beef suet to get at the kidneys! :rotfl:It made me feel ill!

Not bothered about that. It's the health side. We're always being told it's bad for you & a lot of my favourite foods (cheese, chocolate) have lots of saturated fat so don't want to be having too much more.

Edwardia

Enjoy Eating Saturated Fats: They're Good For You
Dr Donald W Miller Jr MD, Professor of Surgery, Cardiothoracic Division, University of Washington.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRe9z32NZHY

I low carb and eat averagely 14 free range organic eggs per week, 1kg organic live natural yogurt, 100g 90% cocoa chocolate and at least 250g cheese. I cook using ghee, Aberdeen Angus beef dripping, lard, butter and Extra Virgin olive oil.

My cholesterol, blood pressure etc are excellent and in two years low carbing I've gone down from UK size 22 to UK size 14.

I don't eat suet though because I don't eat pastry.

Lugh_Chronain

This is from Patient.co.uk.

Saturated fats

These are mainly found in the harder fats such as the fat on meat, lard, and the fat in dairy products such as butter, full-cream milk, etc. There are also fats called 'trans fats' (hydrogenated vegetable oils). These are oils which come from vegetables but have been processed to make them hard and similar to saturated fats. They are often used in processed foods, and in commercially made cakes, biscuits and pastries.

We should try to limit our intake of saturated fats and trans fats, as they contribute to weight gain and a raised cholesterol level.

Unsaturated fats

These mainly come from vegetables, nuts and fruits. They are divided into:
•Polyunsaturated fats such as sunflower oil, and corn oil.
•Mono-unsaturated fats such as olive oil and rapeseed oil.
•Omega 3 fatty acids. These come mainly from oily fish such as pilchards, sardines, salmon mackerel and fresh (not tinned) tuna. Some omega 3 fatty acids are found in various plant foods and vegetable oils.

Unsaturated fats are 'good fats' as they are less likely to raise your cholesterol level. Omega 3 fatty acids are also thought to help prevent heart disease and may help to improve our health in other ways. See separate leaflet called 'Cholesterol' which gives more details about reducing your cholesterol level.

Though if you're really concerned about your diet then talk to your GP. Personally I would say don't give up eating what you enjoy, try cutting down instead. But then again, I'm no health expert.

And with regards to price, I was thinking that maybe if the price of suet were to go up you could keep an eye on it to see if it came down again to an except able one, even it the price were what it was before it went up. If you see what I mean.

VoucherMan

I've no issues with my diet. It's carefully controlled.

I limit myself to one (small) slice of cheese a day - most days. Chocolate is out completely. There's no such thing as a bit of chocolate for me. Once I open it I end up eating the whole thing so it's safer to avoid completely. Home baking is much more fun anyway.

I forgot about butter. Fortunately I only have that on toast at the weekend & I make sure a 250g block lasts at least 2 weekends.:D


As for the suet - I think I've been rumbled. Discovered an extra points coupon which expires tomorrow so thought I'd stock up on suet with it.
The shelf was empty. Either lots of other people have had similar ideas or Tesco have discovered the instore price doesn't match the online one & have removed all the stock.

Lugh_Chronain

Maybe Tesco were selling off old stock, or whatever you want to call it, before putting the price up. Who knows.

Anyway, at least you've decided to make a decision to stock up now. Looks like you've made the right one.

Nice one VoucherMan!

Edwardia

Toast (wish there was a crying smiley) lurve the smell and the melted butter but toast puts my blood sugar up so I can't eat it. OH gets through a 250g block in a week sometimes which I think a bit piggy myself.

Thankfully I can eat Lindt Excellence 90% cocoa chocolate which is only 14g carbs per bar although it's so rich I can't manage a whole bar at once.

Do you think Tesco have people lurking on MSE ?