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I just bought frozen meat off a truck in my driveway.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:03 pm
by 5LD
Am I crazy?!?
The New Yorker in me says I just lost my mind.......
The gal who didn't have to go to the grocery store thinks I got a pretty good deal if we don't die from some ick in the meat.....
What say you?
Re: I just bought frozen meat off a truck in my driveway.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:07 pm
by Rexer25
5LD wrote:Am I crazy?!?
The New Yorker in me says I just lost my mind.......
The gal who didn't have to go to the grocery store thinks I got a pretty good deal if we don't die from some ick in the meat.....
What say you?
Depends.
Was it the "I just got refused on a delivery, I can't take it back" line, or the "I found some extra in my truck after my deliveries, I'll sell it to you cheap" line?
Does it sound like a bargain because the driver said it was a bargain, or have you been to the grocery store in Columbus enough to remember what different cuts of meat go for?
It could be a legitimate good deal. Those companies will sell "extras" at a loss in hopes of getting your future business. I hope it turns out well for you.
I bet the meat is very safe. I would not have concerns about it.
Re: I just bought frozen meat off a truck in my driveway.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:10 pm
by kusch
5LD wrote:Am I crazy?!?
The New Yorker in me says I just lost my mind.......
The gal who didn't have to go to the grocery store thinks I got a pretty good deal if we don't die from some ick in the meat.....
What say you?
If it was Schwans no problem, if it was this:
http://cbs11tv.com/health/American.Fres ... 19409.html
big problem.
Put me in the I would not buy frozen meat from a door-to-door salesman category.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:13 pm
by tlynn78
I buy from Schwans, occasionally. It's not bad, but is considerably more expensive than Costco, where I buy most of my meat.
t.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:19 pm
by 5LD
Local company.
Restaurant supplier.
Beginning a door to door type delivery.
Steaks, Chicken and Seafood. Has a website. Had a large freezer in the back of a minivan with the company logo painted on the side.
10 8 oz. NYStrip Steaks
10 6 oz. Salmon Filets
10 Garden Herb marinated boneless chicken breasts
$100. (Normally valued at $155 according to his literature)
I think I am ok. Still it makes me nervous. Can't believe I did it.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:29 pm
by ulysses5019
Cook it twice as long at twice the recommended temperature.....you should be ok......and if nothing else you'll end a vegan.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:35 pm
by PlacentiaSoccerMom
5LD wrote:Local company.
Restaurant supplier.
Beginning a door to door type delivery.
Steaks, Chicken and Seafood. Has a website. Had a large freezer in the back of a minivan with the company logo painted on the side.
10 8 oz. NYStrip Steaks
10 6 oz. Salmon Filets
10 Garden Herb marinated boneless chicken breasts
$100. (Normally valued at $155 according to his literature)
I think I am ok. Still it makes me nervous. Can't believe I did it.
I have bought from a similar supplier in similar circumstances. They had Chicken Cordon Bleu and other stuffed chicien.
It was fun to try. But I only got the meat once. They still come to my door every few months and ask me if I want more.
Lately I have been buying more fresh food, which means that I go grocery shopping more often. My goal for the year was to minimize the plastic/paper bags I get from the store. Yesterday I went to Trader Joes, remembered my insulated bags, so I got no new bags.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 4:35 pm
by tlynn78
as long as said meat was not being peddled by a suspicious character with Stalin-esque hair, average-sized hands, you should be fine. He dint throw in a bottle of white Chianti, did he?
t.
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 9:06 pm
by 5LD
tgirl:
Why yes! He did have a large supply of white chianti.....
Said he "Knew some guys in Little Italy" and he gets great tables there.....but you have to go in the back way.....
White chianti is only for real foodies he said. WTF?!?
Posted: Tue Jan 08, 2008 10:34 pm
by Bob Juch
5LD wrote:Local company.
Restaurant supplier.
Beginning a door to door type delivery.
Steaks, Chicken and Seafood. Has a website. Had a large freezer in the back of a minivan with the company logo painted on the side.
10 8 oz. NYStrip Steaks
10 6 oz. Salmon Filets
10 Garden Herb marinated boneless chicken breasts
$100. (Normally valued at $155 according to his literature)
I think I am ok. Still it makes me nervous. Can't believe I did it.
You didn't say how much the chicken breasts weighs, but that's about $5.50 to $6.00 a pound for meat. It'd better be awfully good!
Re: I just bought frozen meat off a truck in my driveway.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:11 am
by Bixby17
5LD wrote:Am I crazy?!?
The New Yorker in me says I just lost my mind.......
The gal who didn't have to go to the grocery store thinks I got a pretty good deal if we don't die from some ick in the meat.....
What say you?
Sounds like a company we have here called Horizon. I sometimes get them--they sell the same stuff as Omaha Steaks but for less money.
I like having some of them in the freezer in case I can't run to the store one day.
They sell to a lot of the athletes who live in the area--guys looking for lean boneless chicken breasts that are ready to cook. Also buffalo meat that is also lean.
Posted: Wed Jan 09, 2008 10:18 am
by tlynn78
Why yes! He did have a large supply of white chianti.....
Said he "Knew some guys in Little Italy" and he gets great tables there.....but you have to go in the back way.....
White chianti is only for real foodies he said. WTF?!?
Ah, that explains why he offered no bacon for sale...
t.