Tips on Buying Meat In Bulk

If you closely observe the price of meat, you will find how fast the price has increased over the past few years. For example, people used to eat lamb cutlets as a staple and now it has become a treat for special occasions. There is no denying that meat has become expensive for several reasons including high markups by Australian supermarkets.

Thankfully, you can still buy meat at an affordable price. If you purchase wholesale meat online every five or six weeks and freeze it, you can get it cheaper and better quality as well. Moreover, doing your meat shopping once in a month or every six weeks can save you time and labour, as well as, you will always have something on hand to plan a menu.

How to buy meat in bulk

• If you want to buy wholesale meat, you can visit the local butcher in person or choose online meat order.

• Try to choose the meat cuts that you use most. Although you are buying wholesale meat, it is better to buy the size of cuts that you normally eat. For example, most wholesalers offer huge lamb roasts that are too big for daily use. Hence, you should ask the butcher to cut a roast as per the size you prefer.

• Before your bulk meat shopping, you should get acquainted with the price per kilo that you would usually pay for different meat cuts. Thus, you can be sure the meat you are buying in bulk is cheaper.

• To preserve the meat while shopping, always carries a cooler bag with some ice in it. It will help to store the meat without spoiling.

•  After getting home, you should portion the meat as per meal sizes and refrigerate them immediately.

• If you flatten the meat, especially the mince and dice meat into disks or rectangular containers, you can easily stack it and conserve space in the freezer.

While preparing and cooking meat meals, some of the popular and versatile cuts are:

  ü  chicken breasts

  ü  lamb chops

  ü  pork leg steaks

  ü  chicken drumsticks

  ü  topside/rump for stir-fry and curries