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Wow. Before the post-pandemic inflation, I refused to buy pork shoulder butt at anything higher than $0.99/lb and always encountered it often enough to keep at
by bityard 3y ago
Wow. Before the post-pandemic inflation, I refused to buy pork shoulder butt at anything higher than $0.99/lb and always encountered it often enough to keep at least a few pounds in reserve in my freezer. Of course, nowadays my realistic target has to be more like $1.25-$1.50.
Inflation sucks but groceries have gotten disproportionately expensive, especially meat. The good deals are out there but it requires a lot more legwork and shopping around than before. People who go to the store and just load up the grocery basket without looking at prices, I don't know how they are even affording to live these days.
- throwway120385 3y agoInflation really became noticeable for me when the per-pound price of oats went from $1.00-$1.50 a pound in 2020 to $4.50-$5.50 a pound in 2023. Those prices make oats often more expensive than buying garbage toasted corn cereals with sugar additives. I used to buy the bone-in pork shoulder to cut up and use in pressure cooker soups but even those have doubled in price since 2021. I've had to cut back and use more beans and legumes and more bouillon and less meat since then.
- seanmcdirmid 3y agoMinced pork one pound went from $3.99 in 2017 to $4.99 in 2020 to $5.99 today. This should be the cheapest pork in theory (random pig parts into a blender), but for some reason seems to be fairly expensive and hard to find (given that it is essential to Chinese cooking, we go through a lot).