What to order!!

spookychick13 said:

I finally have my freezer and I can order bulk! The only problem is, I'm still not sure what to get.
I'm sure on the fresh chicken quarters, but other than that, I'm a little overwhelmed.
I'm going to hold off on fish until I know how they react.

Halp!

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SPECIALS......
Turkey (12 - #1) - .89 (what cut? Necks...that is a decent price and something I would get- staple food)

Elk liver (60#) - .59 (HECK YES!!!)

beef liver (50#) - .49 (NO!!! too messy)

Ch breast pieces (#40) - 1.09 (Sure, but they are pricey for chicken)

Necks (skinless) - .45 (I'm assuming chicken, they would be great for your little one- staple food)

wings (40#) - 1.39 (pricey)

backs (40#) - .32 (YES!!! staple food)

Ckx Qtrs (40# bulk - fresh) - .49 (YES!!! staple food)

Chx Qtrs (4/10# - frozen) - .59 (same as above just more convenient)

Ckx Drums (40# bulk) - .65 (fresh) (Sure!)

Chx Drums - Smaller (40# ) .79 (fresh) (sure...kinda pricey)

Chx Breast bone-in (12/40#) - .99 (pricey)

Ckx breast skinless/boneless (4/10# fresh) - 1.61 (nope, too $$$)

Ckx breast skinless/boneless (frozen) - 1.49 (same as above)

Ckx Liver (8/5#) - .69 (nope, unless your dogs eat organs happily...they are messy)

Ckx Gizzards (4/10#) - .79 (sure, I don't get these because the girls don't like them and they are $$$)

turkey Gizzards (4/10#) - 1.09 (same as above)

turkey (1# tubes) - 1.15 (nope- what is a tube?)

turkey (10# tubes) - 1.12 (nope)

hamburger (3# tubes) - 1.39 (possibly since beef is hard to come by at a decent price but I would get heart over ground beef)

Beef Ribs - .69 (YES!!!)

beef heart - .69 (YES!!! staple food)

beef liver (30#) - .89 (nope, too big and messy)

beef kidney (20#) - .49 (YES!!! easy to cut up and reasonable size- ours come shrink wrapped)

pork kidney (30#) - .49 (YES!!! these are my preferred kind cuz of their size)

Pork butt - 1.09 (nope, go with the one below)

Pork Butt (#70) FROZEN - .79 (YES!!! staple food)

Pork boneless rib - 1.03 (sure! staple food)

whole Tilapia (with head) (40#) - 1.25 (only if your dogs will eat them...I would get one from a store and see what they do before getting a case)

I would set a price "limit" that you don't exceed. For bulk ordering I don't like to spend over $1 per pound, but you can set your limit to whatever :wink:

Pork kidneys are the perfect size IMO. Small enough to handle well and don't have to be cut up like the beef ones.

Pork liver is also the other thing that I would recommend getting over the other kinds. Beef liver comes in about 5-10 pound WHOLE pieces that you have to butcher up. VERY messy and a pain in the butt. Chicken kidneys are just really messy as well because they are just like slop, and since we have to shove organs down throats...well you get the picture! Pork livers are still rather big, maybe 3-5 pounds or so each, but are much easier to handle and cut up. The dogs seem to like pork liver and kidney more than the other kinds too...even though they still wont eat them voluntarily LOL.

If that is the price for whole turkeys that is still a good deal IMO. Its rare that whole turkeys are cheaper than that, but that is when you stock up. My guess is that these prices will fluctuate every time you call in. I would ask for the updated price list every time you call and order that way you are not ordering something that is usually pretty cheap but ends up being really expensive...I have had that happen. Sometimes beef heart is cheaper than others, etc. If so, I just order something different but similar. I usually spend ~15-20 minutes on the phone discussing meats with the people there. They also give us good deals on things that are more human appropriate. The last time we ordered they sold a 10 pound case of wild caught sockeye salmon for $5 per pound!