May 27 2014
A lot of you have said you stopped buying rib eye steaks because of the high prices. I don’t know how the prices here in Wapakoneta, OH compare with what they are in other places of the country.
Rib eyes are my favorite steak and just had my butcher cut me some about a half inch thick, I told him I wanted six for sandwiches. I ordered them and just picked them up. It was $17.85 for the package and it weighed about 1.8 pounds. That figures to about $9.90 a pound. If you buy a whole rib eye he will slice for free but smaller amounts I think he charges some for slicing.
When I opened the package he had 4 in there. They were big enough I will get 8 sandwiches from them and that is $2.23 per sandwich. That seems pretty reasonable to me for a good sandwich. So if you buy and use them this way you can still enjoy a rib eye! If you buy a whole one and slice yourself it would be cheaper than that; at least here in Wapakoneta.
I will find the price per pound on some of his steaks the next time I stop in. He did have 4 nice sirloin tenderloin steaks about 2 inches thick at $15 + a pound. It looked like each one was about 8 oz. I would pay that for a treat as it would be $7+ each. At any restaurant it would cost you at least $20 + for one.
What are some of the prices for steaks you all are paying?
Smokin Don
