cheaper cuts of meat

baby_fuzz

beef shin, breast of lamb, chicken thighs - all of which have loads more flavour than the usual cuts!

ukmonkey

Next question then, if I'm cooking just the meat in my slow cooker, what do I put in with the meat?

What i mean is, I've only ever really done stews, so I put water in which cooks the meat and the veg.. If I wanted, for example, to cook a Lamb leg in my slow cooker, would I put the meat in, cover it with water, or what??

ukmonkey

Thanks for the advice so far btw!

How would one learn how to join a chicken correctly? I mean, my butcher is hardly going to want to get me round the counter to give me lessons is he!

LilacPixie

ukmonkey wrote: »

Thanks for the advice so far btw!

How would one learn how to join a chicken correctly? I mean, my butcher is hardly going to want to get me round the counter to give me lessons is he!

There are videos on you tube.

ukmonkey

derr, why didn't i think of that?! Jeez, I'm so thick sometimes!

Oldernotwiser

Don't forget the offal; liver, kidney and heart are all cheap and nutritious.

ukmonkey

Oldernotwiser wrote: »

Don't forget the offal; liver, kidney and heart are all cheap and nutritious.

But disgusting and rank! Urgh...!

thriftlady_2

ukmonkey wrote: »

Thanks for the advice so far btw!

How would one learn how to join a chicken correctly? I mean, my butcher is hardly going to want to get me round the counter to give me lessons is he!

Delia to the rescue I think any decent butcher would show you how to joint a chicken if you were buying it. It depends a bit on how his shop is set up I suppose - my butcher would certainly explain what he is doing if asked.

ukmonkey

thriftlady wrote: »

Hopefully your butcher will give you a discount for buying in bulk. I've placed a freezer order with my butcher (who isn't particularly cheap) which I will pick up on Wednesday. It comprises;

Family meal pack -3lb beef mince, 2lb lamb mince and 2lb braising steak

Mid-week meal pack - 3lb sausages, 2lb beef mince, 2lb diced lamb, 2lb diced pork and 2lb gammon steaks

3lb pork mince
3lb sausagemeat
4 chickens (free range)

That should last me a while as we eat meat about 3 times a week.

Thank you for your post - very very helpful.

Do you mind me asking what the above "pack" will cost you? Just so that I have an idea...

thriftlady_2

ukmonkey wrote: »

Thank you for your post - very very helpful.

Do you mind me asking what the above "pack" will cost you? Just so that I have an idea...

Not cheap I'm afraid -approx £116. Although it works out at about £2.60 a lb. My butcher as I said isn't cheap and the meat is all local and free range.