Frugal Friday: Buy Meat in Bulk

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Meat is probably the best item you can buy in bulk to save money. I buy meat and poultry in large quantities at Sam’s Club or when on sale at the grocery store (10 lb. hamburger, chicken legs, etc). Then I repackage it into smaller quantities that are easily removed from the freezer and used on demand.

If you need to weigh the meat you can use a postal scale. I usually store meat portions in Vacuum Sealed Bags, but my machine broke recently so in this photo I am using freezer bags. I divide the hamburger, then shape into a log so I can roll the air out and conserve space in the freezer. Don’t forget to date your packages.

What do you buy in bulk?


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  1. Comment by Penny Raine :

    We do this too Robin, and we buy all of our staples in bulk, flour, sugar, oatmeal.
    Buying 10 pounds of chicken leg quarters works especially good for us, $6 here.

    ps… you see the price of gas today? $1.95 here

    blessings, Penny Raine
    http://pennyraine.com/blog

  2. Comment by Holly :

    I have not branched out into bulk purchasing yet…maybe I need to give it a try. Thanks for your comment on my blog!

  3. Comment by Beth :

    We just started doing this at BJ’s and it has really helped me to lower the grocery trips and prices.

  4. Comment by Sonshine :

    I love buying meat, baking supplies, and other items that my family seems to go through alot of in a month’s time in bulk!

    Thanks for stopping by! :)

  5. Comment by Mrs. Jo :

    I wrote about this today on my blog! However, I cook the meat first if I can and then I have a bunch of quick-to-grab cooked meats.

    Great post!

  6. Comment by Kathleen :

    Hi Robin – I do this too and it does save money. I don’t roll mine in a log, though. I flatten it out so there is a lot of surface area and that way it takes less time to defrost when I pull it out of the freezer later.

  7. Comment by Arielle :

    I recently went in with some friends and bought a whole cow. The meat is really tasty, local, lean, and missing lots of chemicals. Well, we don’t miss them really! It was all $3.72/LB including the expensive cuts like tenderloin! I cooked some of the ground and froze in baggies and the rest is nicely packaged in the freezer. No worries about beef prices or recalls for us!

  8. Comment by P* :

    We also buy ground beef and chicken in bulk at Sam’s. I usually brown all the ground beef when we get it home, and then separate it into smaller bags for the freezer. Occasionally, I’ll make a meat loaf with a portion of the fresh beef, and brown the rest. This is a huge time saver for me! It makes it SO easy to pull out and throw into the crock pot for spaghetti sauce, chili, etc….especially when we’re camping. :grin:

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