Save $80 Every Time You Go To The Grocery Store Buying Ribeye Steaks

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In this video, I will Show you how to save $80 every time you go to the grocery store by cutting your own ribeyes steaks. At home butchery is becoming people’s go to in order to save money as prices of food escalates. It is a very simple process and with practice won’t even take a lot of time. You also get to customize the steaks that you love. I got several 14 - 16 oz ribeyes as well as a 3 pound prime rib.
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@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

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@EwetoobSucks 11 ай бұрын

I Like Meat !

@hereunderduress 10 ай бұрын

I'm sure you said it in the video, but what is this cut called. I am super new to this. Sorry for the dumb question

@user-nr6lp6dm5m 9 ай бұрын

Beef suet, is that the silver or just the fat ground? I have used annually in Christmas carrot pudding, but is becoming harder to locate from butchers. Thanks!

@lowellcole1709 9 ай бұрын

I cam take a camera to work and show u a few things if u want

@DedeMager-ig6he 2 ай бұрын

Fellow carnivore subscribing now!

@DJRushX1 Жыл бұрын

Pro Tip: Take your entire rib before slicing and place it in your freezer for about 30 minutes. You are not freezing it, you are firming it with temp (or lack of). You will find that your cuts are much cleaner and consistent.

@stanwolenski9541 Жыл бұрын

We always do this with meats we are thin slicing for dehydrating the meat can be cut so thin it only has one side.

@kfiscal01 Жыл бұрын

We cut our own chicken wings this way.

@odinsbeard1117 Жыл бұрын

I do this with my briskets before trimming them and also with my big beef ribs and it works great. Take that tallow and melt it down and cook with it as well

@IvanBlinov-po5mj Жыл бұрын

Didn't know about that one. Thanks!

@90hjorth Жыл бұрын

Looking forward to trying this. Sounds like a solid tip!

@LordLoMR2 Жыл бұрын

I used to think my parents were crazy as a kid when they’d buy an entire cow for $300 (early 90s), butcher it and we’d have beef for an entire year. With market prices… might not be a bad idea.

@RandomLombax37 3 ай бұрын

It's like a thousand or more but you can have all the fat n trim on to lower the price and get fat to get your ground beef and tallow.

@blizzardthewizardlizard 2 ай бұрын

@@RandomLombax37 Bull meat is cheaper if you don't mind a gamier taste. It would be around $600-$800 for a full bull.

@JoeBlow_4 2 ай бұрын

Your parents were way ahead of the curve. I was fortunate to learn how to field dress, quarter and break down an animal because we hunted when I was young. We had a freezer full of meat all winter.

@Kevfactor 2 ай бұрын

The only issue is it's frozen and not fresh

@dalittlebearjew8525 2 ай бұрын

@@Kevfactorfood is food yo 😂

@akquicksilver Жыл бұрын

It's time for you to learn how to sharpen a knife and save $45 every time you dull a knife.

@alexispinero Ай бұрын

😂😂😅😅 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

@tickytickyboom4153 Ай бұрын

Lol

@yeagerdd Ай бұрын

Couldn't agree more

@alvshill 20 күн бұрын

Yeah! I found it weird him saying you should throw it away (rather than sharpen it)

@spockw.5250 Жыл бұрын

Right idea but two criticisms/notes: 1) He never actually tells you what cut to buy. It will be most likely labeled as a rib subprimal or a prime rib roast. You can also look at the cross-section to see if it resembles a ribeye. 2) He glosses over the fact that he got this cut at Costcos. It is fairly easy to get large cuts like these at sholesale/membership stores (Costco, BJ's, Sam's Club etc...). Your mileage at regular grocery stores may vary

@meatrocket1 4 ай бұрын

Exactly! Wtf! good is the video if he leaves the most important Part Out?

@davidfstanford 4 ай бұрын

Costco, not Costco's. Mr. Costco doesn't own the company.

@4xdblack 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for this. I was also wondering what the name of the cut was.

@AlexRodriguez-do9jx 3 ай бұрын

Came here exclusively looking for this comment

@nectarpeach2853 Ай бұрын

it's not the rib subprimal

@csr050 Жыл бұрын

Stumbled on middle class yt

@timlavy1968 Жыл бұрын

Loool

@camendieta11 Жыл бұрын

lmao fr I'm over here thinking "no way in hell I'm spending $16 on a steak in the first place. NO WAY IN HELL I'm buying a $40 knife to cut hella Ribeyes"

@lafondawilliams Жыл бұрын

No i see why AOC cries 70k is living wage thinking a kitchen like this is middle class 😂

@williamj4538 Жыл бұрын

Cry harder cause we know you ain’t working harder.

@camendieta11 Жыл бұрын

@@williamj4538 Cute. Enlist in the army and keep that same energy

@drgundo Жыл бұрын

you can also put the whole thing in the freezer for an hour so its a bit easier to cut. Much easier to get clean cuts when the meat is a bit firmer.

@user-od4op6ng9y Жыл бұрын

@Lying Eyes They only sell one kind but 2 grades. Either "choice" which is what he's using in the video is a cheaper grade. Or "prime" which is higher grade with more marbling and more expensive.

@Yurkevich22 Жыл бұрын

@Lying Eyes it's probably going to be called a ribeye roast, just look for that huge piece with a ribeye name on it.

@susanneschauf7417 Жыл бұрын

@Lying Eyes Ribeye Steak

@ts6603 Жыл бұрын

bruh just sharpen your knife. i cut ribeye all the time its not hard. slice dont push. use a decently sharp knife

@russellthorburn9297 Жыл бұрын

I was about to say the same thing. I've tried this and it works.

@stoopidpants Жыл бұрын

I figured this out quite a while ago when I noticed pork loin was $1.99/lb on sale but the same cut (cut into chops) is/was $3.99/lb. This is a very good tip and it's true - at least in my area of the world. Really good vid. Just subbed!

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thanks

@MariaGarcia-nc2mz 4 ай бұрын

Me too

@grannygoes7882 3 ай бұрын

Yes It's really easy to do with a pork loin which are always on sale at my local grocers.

@DepletedWisdom Ай бұрын

For me at Walmart pork loin is $2.24 lbs but pork chops is $5.99 lbs. Is that a $3.75 per pound cutting fee?

@josuetorres7166 Ай бұрын

I’m only 21 trying to be smart with my money choices. Live in CA, super expensive out here. Anything helps to save money. Thank you. Subbed for sure🤝

@brandonm6052 Жыл бұрын

My wife has started making tallow and we've started cooking much more on cast iron so our canning shelf is starting to get some some jars of tallow accumulated. She's also started using soup bones.

@MartinUnderwood Жыл бұрын

Back when my wife and I first got married, for Christmas, my parents bought us a whole NY strip. Especially as two early 20-somethings who could rarely afford to buy steaks, that was the absolute best Christmas gift. Sliced it up into 8-10 steaks, bagged and froze them until desired time to eat. If you can swing the upfront cost and the freezer space, it's a game changer to buy whole slabs of meat like this. 👍

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

That is a cool story. I want everyone to keep at least a few steaks handy at all times in case the mood strikes.

@f.d.6667 Жыл бұрын

Took me a while to find this out myself but I can only agree. I love steak but being an artist/designer my bank account is fluctuating wildly. Investing in an efficient freezer definitely is a way to good food.

@Threedog1963 Жыл бұрын

We had a deep freezer in the garage from years ago. When we bought half a cow last spring, it fit perfectly. A deep freezer wasn't very expensive when I originally bought it 15 years ago. Haven't priced one in a long time. Pays for itself when you can save money buying in bulk and cutting your own cuts.

@jackhaugh Жыл бұрын

Dude, great tip! I’ve been doing this for over a decade, and it’s all true! I actually get the Sirloin cap, and cut it into pyramid shaped chunks, once marinated perfect on the grill. It’s the same cut of meat they use in all these Brazilian restaurants, and is the favorite in South America. The butcher in my local Costco turned me onto it when I asked him what the best deal on beef was.

@foodgeek. Жыл бұрын

STOP! DON'T DO IT (keep reading) Freezing your proteins at home is detrimental to it's quality. Slow freezing creates big ice crystals that damage cell membranes. This means that a lot of water is released from cells when thaw AND as a consequence dry and stiff steaks. You need to flash freeze your steak to create small water crystals. Most of us do not have the equpment necessary to flash freeze our steaks.

@bethtetreault5889 Жыл бұрын

My dad was a butcher. I remember the hand placement for measuring thickness. It’s amazing the things I retained from watching him work.

@terrnado Жыл бұрын

Osmosis.

@user-gn6uc5dn6u Жыл бұрын

If the video host was using the proper slicer you could just use the slicer blade for the proper cut thickness, but he's using a fish knife....

@cornman5836 Жыл бұрын

@@user-gn6uc5dn6u huh???? what makes you think that's the wrong knife. ask 90% of butchers what knife they use for cutting steaks and it'll be a 10 inch victorinox breaking knife. filet knives look a lot different than that

@LifelsGreat 11 ай бұрын

Is he still in your life? I really hope so.

@crustychickenmcnuggets Жыл бұрын

I work in a price chopper meat department and we sell USDA Choice and Select but our shipment for the ribeye select steaks actually turned out to be prime! I just bought a Prime Ribeye for $11/LB

@DOGFOODACTUAL8541 Жыл бұрын

Just finished cutting up a 16 lbs ribeye from Costco. Cut thinner yielded 15 nice steaks plus a 1/2" morsel I just devoured off of the cast iron pan. All vacuum packed and in the freezer now. I was spending $14-$18 per pound for ribeye from the local butcher. I'm happy with the results at this chunk from Costco @ $10.60 per lbs. Now to cut up and grind the brisket I also got from Costco. Thanks for your content. I am enjoying your videos.

@dinahkruppa913 Жыл бұрын

I learned this in Home Economics in 1959-1961. It has saved me a ton of money. Thank you for sharing.

@melindawolfUS Жыл бұрын

I did this all the time at my restaurant. The big Costco rib roast was usually even cheaper and better quality than my restaurant supplier and either I or my kitchen manager would slice up our own steaks. Ribeye is my favorite: I don't trim any fat because that's where the flavor is :)

@SwayPromo Жыл бұрын

What do I ask for when I go to Costco?

@crains2448 Жыл бұрын

@@SwayPromo it’s right in the meat case bunch of different primals to choose from.

@SwayPromo Жыл бұрын

@@crains2448 what would be the name. Prime rib?

@jeremydunlap1197 Жыл бұрын

@@SwayPromo Rib Roast

@SwayPromo Жыл бұрын

@@jeremydunlap1197 okay thank you!

@BoogeyBryan13 Ай бұрын

Dude, you are awesome. I enjoy your friendly, easy-going demeanor. You definitely made the task look and feel really simple. Thanks for the help.

@jeremylee9445 10 ай бұрын

I knew the butcher wizard in high school. Great guy! Love this channel!

@rickf.9253 Жыл бұрын

When squaring up the ends, firm it up a bit in the freezer to make it easier to slice, then slice the ends super thin for Philly cheesesteak sandwiches. 10 steaks, a roast and two cheesesteak sandwiches. That’s a lot of meals at a great price! Nice job!

@susanneschauf7417 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing 👍🏻

@richhoops2413 Жыл бұрын

I like the way you think

@newport5504 Жыл бұрын

That’s how ya get sick

@svenfrosterud6362 Жыл бұрын

@@newport5504 huh why

@rickf.9253 Жыл бұрын

@@newport5504 By firming up meat in the freezer before slicing it? It's a common recommended practice. If you think you got sick from it, you were mistaken, and it was something else you ate.

@Trident023 Жыл бұрын

This brought back memories…I grew up a little more rural. Every winter, once the temperature dropped below freezing, the butcher would come to our house. We had a nice acorn and chestnut fed pig and half of a grass fed Galloway, that would feed two families for a year. The butcher would set up his workstation in the old “wash house” (where they used to cook the laundry back in the real “olden times”) he would take care of the actual butchering and complicated things like sausages and preparing the ham for smoking. (And by sausage I don’t just mean hotdog style, but also canned black sausage and liver sausage…) the rest of us would vacuum seal the meats, and depending on the temperature outside, either freeze it in the snow or put it in a super charged freezer. Watching this I realise how much I miss it…but the last proper butcher in my area closed down last year for good. So now the supermarket is my only option. At least their deli-section can order big pieces for next day delivery.

@davidvalentin4128 Жыл бұрын

That's such a sad ending to the story. Thanks for sharing

@fastrivers812 Жыл бұрын

That's an awesome memory. My son and I are going to start raising pigs soon. Probably next year. We have contact info for an Amish butcher that does the same type of thing. Looking forward to having our own meat.

@ToddMeadows Жыл бұрын

Great story. Now we have people asking, "What animal does pork come from?", and "Why do people hunt, when they can go to the store a get the meat where it's made?" SMH

@elseascotty9346 Жыл бұрын

Is butcher cheaper then the supermarket tho prehistorically and now

@thegrim418 Жыл бұрын

You'd have to learn to butcher for yourself. Of course, I'd have to be starving to bring myself to kill something I'd been raising myself. Easier to let someone else do the dirty work and pick up the product when it's all said and done.

@fergusrb 4 ай бұрын

I tried your ribeye roll at Costco, it was over $400.00. I was ok after getting CPR from my daughter ha ha. What I did find that worked for me is rib roasts at my grocery store at $6.99 a pound. I learner how to cut off the bones and maybe it was your channel. I could get 3 or 4 ribeye steaks about 1 1/4 inch thick out of each one. Probably a Christmas deal. Over a period of time I got several of them at about $38.00 a piece. Little easier to swallow than $400.00. Now my freezer is full and that is great as I am doing the Carnivore diet. Hope to hit the market at lest one more time till the end of the year. Hope you had a great Christmas .

@elwiken00 2 ай бұрын

That 1 year inflation hitting hard

@gems8167 2 ай бұрын

$400? They sell them for $100 where I am and I'm in one of the priciest places in America.

@donackerson5194 Ай бұрын

@@gems8167Costco also sells prime. That's probably why it was more expensive.

@aaronholguin5245 8 ай бұрын

Been really enjoying watching your tips and tricks with meat!! So I went to Costco and bought a choice ribeye roast @ 6.78lbs w/ $12.99/lb totaling $88.07 (live in Hawaii for reference)

@josephtravers777 Жыл бұрын

McDonald's french fries were cooked in beef tallow before the '90s. Anyone under 30 doesn't know what they are missing!

@janedough6575 Жыл бұрын

Ah, they were so good, my boss used to have me bring some back from lunch. In the 1970’s lol.

@jensschubert5551 11 ай бұрын

And nowadays they have 19 ingredients…

@pete3011 11 күн бұрын

Even Julia Childs talked about how good they were.

@hardtruth2039 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Our local grocery store had bone-in angus choice ribeyes on sale for $6.99/lb last week. I picked up 8 24-25lb whole bone-in ribeyes. I ended up with several 4 packs of rib bones for bone broth and 96 big fat 1.25”-1.5” ribeyes vacuum sealed in the freezer. I saved $7.99/lb on 144lbs of beautiful ribeyes.

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Great job.

@sleepn_on_me2473 Жыл бұрын

You mustve spent like a little over a grand Holy crap you must have a big freezer But im sure cutting them up allowed for efficient fridge packing

@hardtruth2039 Жыл бұрын

@@sleepn_on_me2473 I have three full 7cuft and one empty very old 18cuft freezers and 2 refrigerators w/ freezers and a vacuum chamber machine. Buying large primal cuts and butchering them yourself not only saves you money but you get to determine the size of your steaks and how much fat you leave on them. I leave all of the fat on my steaks. I have wifi temp sensors in all of them so if one fails I get a message on my phone and iPad when the temp goes above 0 degrees F. I use the 18cuft as an emergency backup and to put the frozen food from the other freezers in when it’s time to defrost one of the 7cuft freezers.

@SanitiveRevolution Жыл бұрын

@@sleepn_on_me2473 Probably has a walk-in.

@jshapiro34 Жыл бұрын

Same I have a freezer in garage and it’s port is hooked to generator just for safety and 2 times a year if we have a bad hunting or fishing season we buy 1-2k of meat at Sam’s club sausages pork butts and ribs and steaks and vacuum seal so they last even longer then we buy local produce and fruits at fancy markets where it’s absolutely fresh vs Walmart mushy stuff or brown.

@CloudSportracer 11 ай бұрын

I used to work in a Costco meat department. While I was mainly a wrapper, the cuts and trimmings sound very in line with what we did in the shop. It's almost like you worked at Costco. ;) I believe the cutters relied on the bandsaw to cut the steaks though.

@agabrielhegartygaby9203 10 ай бұрын

One of the biggest savings for me and one of the nicest people to know is the knife sharpener guy! Like this video, meeting him and having sharp knives has changed my life. I made a point to spread the word and while most of his work is for the restaurants and their chefs etc now 1/2 his business is household cooks. I get meat from 2 sources: Costco and a local farmer. VIDEO REQUEST: HOW TO MAKE SHREDDED SUET FOR COOKING PIES.....thanks for this G

@taronjaruchaiyakul2447 Жыл бұрын

YES! I’ve been doing this for months now and it has been saving my family tons of money for quality food! Thank you for showing this so people can save even more!

@dannytran1587 Жыл бұрын

where do you buy these big chunks of meat

@msamyweber Жыл бұрын

As soon as you said, "if you don't like a ribeye, we can't be friends" I was sold and subscribed. Love it! Thanks for the tips.

@mitchcarpenter4506 Жыл бұрын

Amen 🙏 me too

@gavcom4060 Жыл бұрын

@@BR549-8to be fair I don’t think vegans are gonna be clicking on a video about rib-eye steak in the first place

@Kgthrow Жыл бұрын

I laughed and I hate life

@mattp5991 Жыл бұрын

I immediately liked and subscribed as well!!! 🤣🤣🤣😎👍

@dawnfire82 Жыл бұрын

@@gavcom4060 Don't bet on it. Sometimes, people do things like that just to complain or yell about what terrible people you are.

@brookswilson1072 Жыл бұрын

Great idea and I am looking forward to trying this method. Question: Instead of cutting the ends off to square up the meat, why not cut your prime rib roasts off the ends which negates the need to square off the meat?

@Jensen5446 7 ай бұрын

100% I'd definitely cut a good roast off the chuck/del monico side.

@paradigmshift7541 4 ай бұрын

some folks don't want rib roasts tho, weren't his tips useful for that?

@zachgoodman6093 Жыл бұрын

I went to Sam’s and the whole ribeye was about $12/lb. Pre cut ribeye was a little over $13/lb. I still went ahead and bought the whole ribeye and broke it down like you showed and it came out nice. But I ended up trimming off about 2lbs of fat from the whole thing. So all-in I don’t think I saved any money doing this. My ribeye was 13lbs so I saved about $13 by buying whole, but 2 pounds of it was fat, which made up $24ish of the total cost. So the $13 I saved by buying whole ended up being $-11 because I paid for fat that wouldn’t have been there in the pre cut.

@VoltzyBoi 10 ай бұрын

At least you have more control over the thickness of the steaks, though.

@ronniehorton5150 9 ай бұрын

Fat is good on ribeyes

@clololown 9 ай бұрын

fry that fat up in small chunks with some rice or buckwheat with eggs

@Just1MoreCast 8 ай бұрын

Don’t devalue the fat. You paid for it to use as well.

@santanasenemounnarath9218 8 ай бұрын

Use the fat to cook other things. Way better then using vegetable oil or other oils

@Cynsome1 Жыл бұрын

When I was raising my three boys, as teens they ate a lot. I would buy the slab of top sirloin at a grocer/restaurant supply chain. It cost me around $75. I cut up steaks, stew meat and any fat left over I would give some to my beagle if there was meat on it and use the rest for stocks or soups etc. very economical tip, and thank you for the video!

@o_0xface Жыл бұрын

As simple as this is, I really appreciate the walk through. Sincerely- someone who was raised on freezer isle hamburgers.

@aschneider8912 4 ай бұрын

Great video! Same goes for all cuts. My gf and I love chicken and I usually buy whole chickens with innards and all. Do the butchery, save the bones and innards for stock. The bigger the cut, the cheaper the pound usually

@censorshipagainstthemiddle6198 9 ай бұрын

What’s the name of this original meat for my Costco run?

@KarlRock Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the tips mate 🙏

@voorstenkamp Жыл бұрын

Mate aren’t you living in India with your whole adopted family? You know he basically sliced up their god right??

@BossaliniFiveO Жыл бұрын

How's it going Karl I liked your swat Valley videos.

@kr6262 Жыл бұрын

Namaste!!!!!!

@amarug Жыл бұрын

omg random karl rock comment spotted!

@lindap.p.1337 11 ай бұрын

When I buy a rib roast the ends are not squared off. That way they can pry more money out of me.

@cristianespinal9917 Жыл бұрын

Found rib roasts on sale for 5.99/lb down from 17.99. Thanks to this vid, I bought it without a second thought. I would've bought two if it wasn't for all the venison filling most of my freezer. Thanks for the info! Cutting it into a rack of ribs and steaks was so easy.

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

I am glad you are getting some things out of this video. Thanks for watching

@TheFriendlyPsychopath. 11 ай бұрын

@@ButcherWizard Is that what the name that’s on the Costco label “Rib Roast”?.

@darylhudson659 7 ай бұрын

I had to look down the comments until I found yours telling me what the big piece of meat was because I don't remember him specifically telling me it was a rib roast. My food stamps just went up $10 and this is really going to help me eat for the whole month. I am doing the keto diet but going more towards carnivore this next month. God bless you and bon appetit.

@cristianespinal9917 7 ай бұрын

@@darylhudson659so what he had there wasn't really a rib roast or a prime rib. He bought an entire thing of ribeye and cut it up. But a prime rib or rib roast is what he has there, but with the ribs still attached. So you need to take the extra steps of removing the rib bones. It's not hard and you can leave a little extra meat on the ribs to cook up some nice beef ribs.

@CynthiaArmstrong7 7 ай бұрын

I am a carnivore. Our Costco stopped selling Prime ribeye steaks. I am so excited by your channel. Saving $$$$. Thank you.

@sweetmissypetuniawilson9206 3 ай бұрын

Where and why? Do you know? Asking cuz the last 2 times I went to get filet mignon, they were out!

@Lambchop59 2 ай бұрын

i am SO SO grateful SIr for you super teaching..i know nothing about the different meats and want to know....super duper teacher!

@thedirtprincess3293 Жыл бұрын

So excited that I found you. Dad was a hunter, and husband was in past years too, so no stranger to cutting up large pieces, but doing it correctly is a different thing! I know I will have questions! Thank you @Butcherwizard

@snwbrdbum14 2 ай бұрын

Hey, around the 5:00 mark, your laundry is done We must have the same washer/dryer, because I faintly heard that jingle and got up to go check the load I had going thinking it was done 😂😂😂

@CJSails 2 күн бұрын

You have saved me money. I never thought to buy my meat like this until I saw your other video, where you did the pork loin. Since I eat pork chops a lot, it just made sense for me to do it that way. I got one of those vacuum sealers, so the meat does not go bad. I cut to the size I like which is kind of thin cutlet style. I get way more than I would otherwise. Being able to save more money is very important to me right now. Thanks for these videos!

@jonakers704 Жыл бұрын

I have been doing the same thing with tri-tips. Very often you can find whole tri tip sirloins for reduced prices as well, and cutting them up gives you the same flexibility you get here.

@jwtodd82 Жыл бұрын

You should let people know about the large pork loins at Aldi's. $10 for easily $40-$60 in 1" thick pork chops! Been doing this ever since I found them, cut, salt, freeze...best pork chops ever!

@jcat5150 6 ай бұрын

Loving your channel so far! (and, yes, I'm interested in how you render your tallow - I have a technique that works for me but always curious if there are better ways to do things!)

@Young_Star 10 ай бұрын

Last I saw, the price difference at Costco for their cut ribeyes vs uncut roast was around $0.80/lb. The savings still adds up, but not quite as significant as mentioned in the video. Pretty sure both options were for USDA Choice.

@amollenauer 7 ай бұрын

of course... but you aren't going to click on video if it were labelled "save $4.75 if you buy 4x amount of steaks uncut/untrimmed"

@BoredCarlson 6 ай бұрын

I thought the same thing - the work vs benefit wasn't that dramatic when I was comparing prices. Also took me forever to trim it properly.

@ideaoverload910 5 ай бұрын

It was compared to Publix prices

@journeytohealthafter60 2 ай бұрын

You spend that savings in cleaning up and vacsealing lol. I wld totally do it to save 80 bucks but not 5.

@jfp1809 Жыл бұрын

Hi as a butcher I'll add that the situation you get at 5:30 is something you gotta ajust in advance when cutting your steaks. You will basically take an angle on your steaks cut that will be slightly tilted on the side steak after steak to allow you to get the same angle as for the end of the piece so you dont lose a beautiful steak with that action instead of just cutting it off and having a really uneven steak

@jaedonhurles3623 Жыл бұрын

As a real butcher I say stir fry or grind. You be cuttin door stops.

@jfp1809 Жыл бұрын

@@jaedonhurles3623 funny

@adanmagana2017 Жыл бұрын

It is kind of hard to see where it’s uneven. Would you say the top came out thicker than the bottom?

@j8788f 10 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@jaedonhurles3623as a real real butcher, you have butchered your grammar

@justinlewis4366 9 ай бұрын

Gotta second this. 16 years experience here. As someone without training, this guy does a good job. But yes, with skill you can learn more how to take a thin piece off and adjust your angle that by the time you get to the other end, you end with less trim/waste. Also, factory edges are bullshit. Get yourself a whetstone and put your own on there.

@A_Wee_spook Жыл бұрын

A home ec teacher I had told me; in most situations a bigger knife is safer. If a knife is big enough to go past each side of the item you are cutting, you can keep the point down. Instead of having it wobble in the air. Also, that makes it where you can keep the knife in place and move the item you are cutting.

@_Lazare 2 ай бұрын

Yup you got it

@miguelperaza6615 Жыл бұрын

All my life have preferred rib eye and prime rib ! No sirloin, no fillette miñon no bull at all ! So tender so juicy 😋 real good !

@phyllisdeans8720 29 күн бұрын

My Dad had to feed four kids. He always purchased half a cow each year. He would always purchase semi cuts and break it down himself! Keep up the good work.

@apollo5751 Жыл бұрын

I agree with Rush x1. They need to be very cold (freezer), cut and immediately stuff in your vac bags for solid freezing. Keeps the fresh cut face from oxidizing as fast.

@duncanskiles8852 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the heads up on the equipment. Something I see a lot of new home cooks do wrong is choosing the wrong knife for the job and that's when you get accidents. Def picking up something like this for Thanksgiving Christmas season

@Soupy_loopy Жыл бұрын

I use a big chef's knife for almost everything. Works good for cutting roasts into steaks, but also works great for cutting up vegetables. Very versatile. But sometimes I do want a thinner knife for trimming around bones.

@Soupy_loopy Жыл бұрын

I have been buying pork loin roasts and cutting it into pork chops for years. But more recently i have invested in a decent meat grinder and sausage stuffer. Now buying roasts is an even better deal, all of the trimmings can be easily used for ground meat and sausages.

@shortperson20 10 ай бұрын

i worked in a meat room at a local grocery store. To get more of these out faster, we trimmed before we cut.

@pamnorwood3654 Жыл бұрын

Just found you today and I love your posts! Just started buying whole chickens and learning to butcher them for the parts and then using the carcass for bone broth. Now I can add to my knowledge through you! Appreciate it! I will definitely be doing this once I compare some prices. And, by the way, I use my tallow to make moisturizer as well. I know, probably not your first concern, but for any fellow female watchers. 😂

@emilynolan187 Жыл бұрын

I love beef tallow for moisturizer! Works fantastic and you smell beefy, which my dog agrees is a good thing

@stanwolenski9541 Жыл бұрын

I once worked as a cook for a college in RI the chef, Russ, was an interesting guy he kept food costs down better than anyone I’ve ever met. Example, Monday’s menu was roast chicken, on Tuesday the main course was Beef stew but also there was BBQ chicken, on Wednesday the main course was roast pork also fried chicken, on Thursday the main course was Spaghetti with meat balls also chicken croquets, on Friday hamburgers also fried rice with chicken, pork, beef. The change chicken bones, if any were turned into soup stock. Made what he called kitchen pudding, which was bread pudding containing left over donuts, pies and cakes.

@Boberson481 8 ай бұрын

Nothing better than smelling like a dead cow, please stay away from everyone

@benwagoner9741 Жыл бұрын

Great video! I started doing this a few years ago. The rib roasts go on sale for thanksgiving and Christmas and I buy an extra just for my ribeye steaks. I then cook the ribs for a nice little snack.

@TheGeenat Жыл бұрын

I’ll keep my eye out for the prices now that it’s that time of year.

@texasgirlmomx2342 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for this tip. I'll be looking out it now that I know how to trim into ribeyes. Can't believe I've lived 4 decades and never knew this. 🤦

@benwagoner9741 Жыл бұрын

@@texasgirlmomx2342 they’re on sale now!!! Let’s goooooo!!!!!!!

@brennanbourne 6 ай бұрын

New subscriber here. Love your personality! Thanks for the info!

@zzdoodzz 10 ай бұрын

Been doing this for years now, usually hit up the store after Christmas when there are rib roasts on sale, cut em up into ribeye steaks, vacpack them and into the chest freezer.

@monkabuda Жыл бұрын

Awesome video! I just subscribed. I recently started DRY AGING my rib eyes at home in the refrigerator. I have been buying 6-7 lb. ribeye roasts and using those. After watching this video I think I will buy a whole ribeye as you did and cutting off a 7 lb portion for aging and using the rest for individual steaks for immediate use. Thank you for the video!

@user-fz3en2xj2j Жыл бұрын

thank you for this explanation! With regard to the knife dulling, i've experienced that the victorinox is easy to hone! A quick hone with the honing rod makes it sharp fast!❤❤

@liemtran5424 Жыл бұрын

Echo days on KZfaq

@JoeBlow_4 2 ай бұрын

Dude, you were lit making this video. :)

@bluwolf098 Жыл бұрын

Honestly I have had so many times where I could have done this. I have done the same thing with salmon for several years, buy a whole fillet from Costco and portion it myself. I just thought the price point on the whole rib was super expensive. Defintely doing the maths this summer at my Costco to see if its worth it, it most likely will be worth it.

@thisdude1348 Жыл бұрын

This is amazing! I worked in a butcher-shop in high school and your %100 right YOU CAN DO THIS! its just intimidating at first

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching this video. Keep coming back to the channel. I have lots of recipe and butchery videos coming.

@blakewilson3062 Жыл бұрын

@@ButcherWizard what is the name of the big piece of meat being cut ?

@jowbloe4700 Жыл бұрын

@@blakewilson3062 Tube Steak

@blakewilson3062 Жыл бұрын

@@jowbloe4700 thank you

@GoodkatNW Жыл бұрын

@@blakewilson3062 He's trolling you.

@vaughanellis7866 Жыл бұрын

Irrespective if your knife is cheap or expensive, LEARN HOW TO SHARPEN THEM PROPERLY, throwing them away because you've let them get blunt is a false economy!!!

@johnanon658 Ай бұрын

I think he was being hyperbolic

@sfoster8932 2 ай бұрын

You had me at "If you don't like ribeye, we can't be friends"! ❤

@paulaoyedele2081 10 ай бұрын

I buy and cut my husband's steaks (and mine too). However, you have given me some better ideas/tips for how to cut better steaks. Thank you.

@andrewg.2165 Жыл бұрын

Why does no one ever say what cut of meat you should be looking to purchase. I just see beef shrink wrapped in plastic…can somebody please explain to me what section of beef this is called prior to cutting

@Moshbearpig Жыл бұрын

rib subprimal

@andrewg.2165 Жыл бұрын

@@Moshbearpig thank you…I will look for it at the store this weekend

@stuffylamb3420 Жыл бұрын

Agreed almost no one does this and it’s so annoying. You should also know grocery stores and butchers also call the same cuts by a few different names.

@journeytohealthafter60 2 ай бұрын

Completely agree I looked in his "more" section n notta. LOL came to comments to see if anyone mentioned it lol. Thank you for asking. Detail details details are important things. Espin videos. We are here to LEARN. Bearded Brothers give great details, ck them out.

@nectarpeach2853 Ай бұрын

@@Moshbearpigit's not the rib subprimal

@ablasttv Жыл бұрын

You should mention exactly what product this is from Costco in the video. Is this the Prime Rib Roast? The USDA choice Black Angus Prime RIb Roast from Costco for me in Texas is $149.99 for 7lbs which is $21/lb. The other one that looks similar is $19.16/lb. Am I looking at the wrong thing?

@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql 6 ай бұрын

Why are you following so closely USDA?!! they are captured by interests…

@skul_gaming9342 6 ай бұрын

@@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql2 minutes of research shows why usda grade is important

@ablasttv Ай бұрын

@@reginamemoriesforever-vc8ql Huh? Don't be a conspiracy nutter, the USDA grade system is fine.

@gnosisdespirit Ай бұрын

. Don't be naive. The USDA has been captured and allows imported beef to be marketed as beef from the USA simply because it was packaged in the US. RESEARCH IT. This in turn makes it almost impossible for US ranchers to compete price-wise because imported beef is so ridiculously cheap, not to mention lower quality.

@ablasttv Ай бұрын

So what? i don't care about that. As long as my prime steak is marbled its fine.

@lbowsk 11 ай бұрын

Been doing this for years. I take the tip ends off the individual steaks and then trim the fat away from the meat. Or, just pull that whole tip slab off the beef before you slice it into steaks. Then use the bits for stir fry or steak bites. I double-wrap each steak in foil, then toss them into a big zip lock freezer bag. In they go. They last for months in my deep freeze. I loves me some Costco Rib Eyes.

@2148738 8 ай бұрын

Thank you -I did this today and I saved $95.00 and I cut 16 steaks!

@poormans2522 Жыл бұрын

I work at a Sam’s club in the meat section. This is what I do for a living. You will save no more than $10 buying the whole roast.

@seraph8672 Жыл бұрын

Maybe thats just Sams Pricing. I got a 22 pound new york strip roast at BJ's for 5.99/pound the pre cut steaks were nearly $12/pound. I ended up with 14 steaks, and a pound of trimmings to use for stew and the bones that we roasted and saved around $80 as compared to just buying and freezing 14 pre-cut steaks.

@martinenterprize Жыл бұрын

Is this a ribeye roast or bone in ribeye? I tried asking for a bone in ribeye and was told those are only around during Christmas

@ursmax Жыл бұрын

Indeed, the poster ignores the fact that the cutoffs have been bought for $11 per pound, too, but are worth far less. That increases the price of the usable parts accordingly and reduces the potential savings. In reality, the savings will roughly be what the time is worth an experienced butcher takes to trim and slice.

@HeliPadUSA Жыл бұрын

he got it at Costco not Sam's

@zerrrep Жыл бұрын

@@HeliPadUSA I just came from Costco ...roast 10.99....steaks 10.99....yeah no savings...

@goingrogueoutdoors Жыл бұрын

I was crying when I saw you trimming the fat off the steak!!!!😢 that’s the best part of the 🥩 steak!!!!

@joe8133 2 ай бұрын

Y don’t you just buy fat and eat that then

@hwica2753 9 ай бұрын

What do you do with the trimmed fat? If it's binned then the cost is more than $10/lb. Costco is cheaper than the full price at the grocery store, but I pay as low as $5.99/lb for rib eye when it goes on sale, usually just before a holiday. The biggest benefit of cutting your own steaks is you control the thickness.

@kestencoats6942 2 ай бұрын

I’m genuinely happy that someone just taught something actually useful about red meat and not just the same old “THIS is an INTIRE A5 MYAZAKI COW and WERE going to be DEEP FRYING EVERY PART IN CHEETO DUST” and YES I want to learn how to make beef tallow

@geniuspharmacist Жыл бұрын

With the trimmings and the end pieces, and even leftover grilled steak, I usually chop them up and use them in cooking especially for making eggs (fried eggs and omelettes). I got the idea from "steak and egg" breakfast.

@ABlindHilbily Жыл бұрын

I usually save for hamburger or use the fat in deer sausage. You're paying for it you may as well use as much as possible. Plus my husky will eat any raw beef she can get her grubby paws on.

@westoncroye643 Жыл бұрын

I think this is what i will start doing once i ver my own place for sure. It will really help me hit my macros while being able to make absolutely delicious food. Always make everything from scratch. Don’t buy pre packaged stuff as it costs too much and you can’t control how big you want it. Except for things like poptarts and stuff.

@michaelolson571 Жыл бұрын

I was thinking the exact same thing. However, mine was followed by "But I live in San Diego..." and the reality set in. :)

@katherine6326 Жыл бұрын

Don't buy poptarts or other crap like that either TBH. Nothing but empty calories.

@zenowl3093 11 ай бұрын

I have not lived yet and want to watch more of your videos, thank you!

@fretless05 10 ай бұрын

I love these videos and I've already used your links to buy knives. I can't wait to get started cutting my own steaks. To keep from getting frustrated, let me ask this: how long does it take to learn to make consistent straight cuts of equal thickness?

@seandevine9193 Жыл бұрын

I work in a meat department and take this man’s advice! Can guarantee you’ll keep your butcher happy if you ask for a whole loin. Saves us time and you money! 😂

@Sight-Beyond-Sight Жыл бұрын

I cannot believe I am only now discovering this channel... Time to dive into your recipe videos!!

@trevorwesterdahl6245 Жыл бұрын

I bought the whole Vitronox Swiss Army Set (a perfect set for any BBQ fan) for under $200, but, yes, inflation has it currently @$250 right now. Still way better to buy the whole set. Had this set for ~4-5 years and they are still perfect. Love to buy meat this way... think Beef Wellington... my absolute favorite, but hardest to make.

@bradnewsbear Жыл бұрын

I worked at a Rodizio in my 20s and we ordered whole meat sections that we cut our own steaks off of- invaluable skill and easy to learn, if I can do it then anyone can! Thanks for uploading this!

@temujinkhan6326 Жыл бұрын

Some people dont realize the steak they are buying in the store was once a cow.

@SocklessTV Жыл бұрын

@@temujinkhan6326 yum yum get ya sum 😋

@bradnewsbear Жыл бұрын

I'm gonna try to go in on a half cow with my parents if we can find a good farm, totally worth it. Just need to get myself a big freezer chest

@Ellienollie 11 ай бұрын

Nice kitchen and really awesome video. Going to show up to the cookout looking like an absolute boss

@dlivengood59 Жыл бұрын

Wow, as the prices of everything have increased dramatically, who isn't thinking about their food budget and meal planning? Great video and eye opening.

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching

@andrewadams8601 Жыл бұрын

You mean very ribeye opening. I'm sorry...I'll see myself out...

@cfonde Жыл бұрын

Let's go, Brandon. I agree.

@KleinmeisterPang Жыл бұрын

man this is a new channel right? if you started out with youtube your videos already have a really good quality! Keep going. looking forward to see more content from you, greetings from Switzerland (actually live in the area where your knife was made 🙂

@shadowspirit93 Жыл бұрын

My eyes lit up the moment you pulled that knife out. I definitely needed a reason to buy another 😂😂 also people are scared to do this?? I can’t wait to do this myself 😩

@perfectlypolished2150 10 ай бұрын

Not sure how this popped up in my KZfaq algorithm BUT I’m glad it did! Subscribed and interested in all of this!!😂😂❤❤🎉🎉🥩🥩

@darkpassenger65 Жыл бұрын

I just spent $24 on a boneless ribeye. I do this 3-4 times a month. More when my son is home from college. This makes so much sense, I don't know why I didn't think of it on my own.

@juanshaftpatel7488 Жыл бұрын

yeah but your son is in student loan debt

@garrywhitley8428 Жыл бұрын

@@juanshaftpatel7488 .

@andrewadams8601 Жыл бұрын

@@juanshaftpatel7488 You don't know that and it's completely irrelevant.

@juanshaftpatel7488 Жыл бұрын

@@andrewadams8601 he obviously is

@andrewadams8601 Жыл бұрын

@@juanshaftpatel7488 no, that's just your own personal bias, unless you know something that's not in the OP's comment or know them personally. Statistically, he probably is using student loans, but there a re e people that use scholarships, work while in school, or a combination to avoid student loans. Or the parents may have saved to pay for college tuition. Personally, I don't like how rampabt student loans are in our country, but there's no reason to mention here when you know nothing beyond the fact the son is in college and this is a discussion about cutting up ribeye.

@danp7463 Жыл бұрын

I'm glad I stumbled across this video. Thank you for making this informative video. The only thing I'd do different: is on the last cut 5:27 I would have split the difference and made one cut. Even if they're not perfectly square cuts, personally I'd rather not waste the end trim off.

@gatesroyale Жыл бұрын

Hey question why not just buy from the actual farm and get it from a cow I don’t understand why people get these things from Costco?

@gatesroyale Жыл бұрын

Hope you reply you recently commented.

@susanneschauf7417 Жыл бұрын

Dan P I understood it to mean that he eats the thin end pieces as a butcher's snack before cooking for the others. It's hard to cook when you're too hungry 🤔🤤😄

@lanceevans1689 Жыл бұрын

@@gatesroyale do farms sell smallish amounts to retail consumers?

@DC-ml6cv Жыл бұрын

You can call and ask. We have a farm here that has a grocery store at the front. You can buy any amount of fresh cut cow, beef, or chicken you want. They will also butcher your deer for ya. Awesome place. Try to find something like that

@graucho12 7 ай бұрын

what is the cut you started with going to be called at the grocery store? in the video its just referred to as steak. what would the label say?

@randominternetprofile8270 4 ай бұрын

I need to start learning more about cuts of beef and doing this to save money. Subscribed

@400KrispyKremes Жыл бұрын

I do this with beef tenderloins. I got one the other day for 100 bucks, and then cut the main roast into 15 two inch steaks, and still had the whole top cap left over for French dip sandwiches. That saves at least 50 bucks on the steaks alone.

@Oliver_Brierley Жыл бұрын

Yes, please show us how to make beef tallow with the leftovers!

@abemunchkin1271 9 ай бұрын

Wow this is great stuff for saving money and enjoying good food. Thanks. I subbed you.will comb thru your videos.

@patrickstack5185 7 ай бұрын

This is one very helpful video, the best I've seen about home butcher skills. What I didn't get, (maybe I missed it,) was specifically what cut of meat you bought at the store. Was it a rib roast? No ribs so I can't see how it was called that. If you find the time could you please provide a specific name to look for at the store? Thanks for all of your work in presenting these very useful shows, much appreciated.

@perrys987 5 ай бұрын

Yeah I'm searching around for that info too...

@bloodbucket2847 Жыл бұрын

Good advice throughout brotha! Yes you can save a lot of money just as he says, especially catch sale items doing this.

@jml9550 Жыл бұрын

I just bought like a $140+ worth of ribeyes steak at Safeway last week. they were USDA Choice at $6.99 per lbs. Everytime they go on sales I get at least 20 lbs.

@jjkkqew2267 Жыл бұрын

might sound like stupid questions but, do you freeze them and if you do which im pretty sure no way you can eat 20 pounds before it goes bad. Does the quality get worse? and how long can you keep it in the freezer?

@villagepillager5720 Жыл бұрын

@@jjkkqew2267 if u plan on freezing them it'd be worth it to invest in vacuum sealing bags. Easy to dethaw them when they're frozen. They can last for months in the freezer vacuum sealed!!

@jml9550 Жыл бұрын

@@jjkkqew2267 individually packs it and vacuum seal it. Goes in the freezer and it is stay fresh for a month or so. We go through 3 steaks around 4.5-5lbs every 2 weeks family of 4 with 2 teenagers. When these goes to sale, ribeyes, NY or TBone at $5.99-7.99, I buy a whole bunch. In fact I just bought 15 lbs of Sirloin at $3.99 at Safeways and they are great at the grill. My teenagers loves them.

@batteries671 Жыл бұрын

holy moly that is crazy cheap for USDA Choice! Nice find!

@jml9550 Жыл бұрын

@@batteries671 2 weeks ago I bought another $150 worth of short ribs, $5/lb at Safeway. My wife makes a killer braised short rib, goes great with rice or potatoes.

@joshuafrank3803 9 ай бұрын

Love your channel. "If you don't like a Ribeye we can't be friends!" Thank you for what you do!

@infinitiamg1860 2 ай бұрын

Thank you for this video. I will be going to cost and start doing this

@scottmccauslin3489 Жыл бұрын

Been doing this for years. Saving, on a large scale, is nothing to ignore. Sadly, there are those who don't care about their money!

@boblehmann1644 Жыл бұрын

I've been doing just this for a long time. Rib Roasts are pretty easy. I've also taken on the whole Sirloin Primal, and a whole Chuck. The Sirloin was fun, and turned out well. The Chuck was a different story, though - A whole lot of muscle groups and grain going 100 different ways.

@ButcherWizard Жыл бұрын

The Chuck roll can be tricky but the Chuck eye and Denver steak might be one of my favorites. A video on the Chuck is coming.

@mhaidera Жыл бұрын

How long do these last in the fridge?

@paytonj2620 Жыл бұрын

@@mhaidera It depends if you vacuum seal it will last up to 3 weeks. Standard hold time is two to three days and up to 6 days dry age & salted.

@SableDrakon Жыл бұрын

Chuck roll is kinda easy. Once you're out of the short ribs, it's all steaks/roast/stew. The first 3-4 cuts are where the difficulty is, seaming out your chuck eyes and boneless shortsc (Denver steak).

@rapidrotation Жыл бұрын

@@SableDrakon Agreed, chuck roll just takes experience and practice. Unfortunately when you're dealing with a 20+lb piece that practice can be a little pricey XD

@ashleyhouse9690 9 ай бұрын

It might be cheaper for you guys in the US of A but here in the UK it works out a lot more expensive buying the whole ribeye from Costco compared to individual ribeye steaks from the supermarket.