Even for the full, only partially-trimmed filets? (Or is that not generally available at even large supermarkets in the UK??)
In small (regular) package sizes, “supermarket” filet usually goes for closer to $20/lb here (and upward for aged/prime meat at specialized/gourmet grocery stores and butchers), but every once in a while they’ll get in “full” 4.5-6 lb tenderloins, often especially for sales, at what are indeed bargain prices. (Non-sale prices for the cryovaced whole filets seem to run around $10-12/lb. But again, they’re uncut and untrimmed, packed quite wet, and at these prices, never more than “choice” grade… They’re definitely a good deal, but not quite as shockingly-low as it might seem comparing them to nicely trimmed “filets mignons”.)
Around here (NYC area), it’s usually closer to the Fall holiday season, but I wouldn’t be surprised if some meat cuts have moved a little more slowly this year, what with so much less/no entertaining, much less restaurant-patronizing (and how often do people get “steak” to go?), and few if any cookouts/backyard parties and what-not…
My wife is not fond of beef which I enjoy from time to time. She loves scallops which don’t really do anything for me. Sometimes dinner is based on beef and scallops and she eats a couple of bites of mine and I eat a couple bites of hers. That helps us with enthusiasm.
Infection numbers are rising in many places including my corner of the world. I’m working to keep our stock levels high. That means when we eat or use something I replace it. I’m seeing more out-of-stock responses to our curbside shopping carts. Some are random (a particular sort of cat food, the absence of which may lead to a hunger strike sigh). Some becoming disturbingly consistent: unsalted butter and Perdue boneless skinless chicken breasts.
I’m planning to venture into the store later this week for a strike mission to see if the issue is lazy pickers or a real absence of product. I’m also exercising some Google Fu.
Markets where I once could run in for milk and eggs every couple of weeks now have lines outside. Fortunately, we’re pretty well stocked at the moment with a full pantry and freezer. Organic milk lasts a long time. And, I’ve been known to use eggs a bit past their use by date with no ill effect.
I hope this isn’t deemed political but I would love to see daylight saving continue this year.
That may well be the most gentle dipping of one’s toe into politics I have seen on the Internet. grin
I am happy to be arbiter on this matter. I don’t care about arbitrary numbers. I’d be happy if the whole world stuck to UTC and we slept, worked, and played whenever we wanted. There might be three people in the world who agree with me. grin
Geez, I hope not. Don’t need any more of that insanity. Most places where I shop (and certainly the discount warehouses) still have their signs up to limit the amount of toilet tissue or paper towels you can buy per customer or transaction. For towels, people need to embrace cleaning cloths. I get that’s not practical for all things (giving side eye to my cat who has the tendency to vomit), but it is just as good and sometimes better for some types of cleaning.
My markets again have stayed pretty well stocked overall on most things. Even our paper goods are back in stock but with the limitations. Clorox bleach is the only thing that is hit or miss, but I’ve seen a few other brands pop up in other stores.
Forgive me for being one note on this issue. I keep going back to the three weeks after December 7, 1941, when the U.S. went from a peace time economy to war time footing. Our parents started building B24s and army tanks in buildings that were sometime roofless. Thousands upon thousands of conscripts were inducted into military service–given clothing, fed and moved point to point to ready this country’s reaction to fascist aggression.
80 some years later and our supply chain today, can’t get toilet paper into markets in all 50 states. How did we lose that knowledge? That simple resolve?
A big YES on the cleaning cloths @kobuta! I keep an entire bag of clean ones, yet H always reaches for the paper towels - it’s a work in progress. I do use paper towels too, especially for animal accidents, also a few for kitchen use, but try to do so sparingly.
To RedJim’s point, we just got missed by a major hurricane and have a tropical storm just offshore and have no supply problems.
I just got back from Kroger and they have everything, water, soap, clorox, plus I counted an 80 foot section of toilet paper and paper towels with no restrictions.
Guess I will just park this here. I’m hearing from multiple sources about various shortages. Two I heard about today are tapioca and canned pumpkin. Will update this if we notice or hear any others.
Yes @Phoenikia, we have it going on here, to include just about everything canning related. I stocked up last year before Covid & H was able to score some additional lids and lots of pectin, just 3-4 weeks ago.
I think it’s because tapioca is produced in a large foreign country. Lots of uses for it in pies or tapioca puddings. It’s also often used in GF baking @shrinkrap.
I heard that pumpkin could be in short supply back in July so I bought a couple of cans back then. Mr Bean wanted pumpkin ravioli this past weekend but I refused to make them until I knew I can replace the pumpkin. I’ll be heading out to the grocery store later today to check.
There is societal benefit to that attitude. I believe there are still people sitting in living rooms surrounded by a two year supply of toilet paper. grin I did read that the “shortage” was due to the number of people staying home vice going to work in institutional settings with the big rolls of toilet paper.
I’m seeing regular shortages of chicken, especially boneless, skinless breast.
