Zaycon foods

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Okay, I've never dealt with Shamrock, but the website looks quite impressive! How do they compare to Sam's and Costco as far as quality of foodstuffs and cost?

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Cheaper than Sam's in many cases.

Sam's chicken breasts are usually $2/lb, I get them from shamrock at just above $1per pound (up to 1.50). You do have to buy the 40lb box though.

80/20 ground beef is right around $2/lb in a 10lb log.

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Originally Posted by 00tec

Cheaper than Sam's in many cases

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Wow! Okay, after we eat down our freezer, we'll have to take a trip there to check it out.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Wow! Okay, after we eat down our freezer, we'll have to take a trip there to check it out.

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Pulled a ninja edit on you for more details

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Okay, I've never dealt with Shamrock, but the website looks quite impressive! How do they compare to Sam's and Costco as far as quality of foodstuffs and cost?

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Shamrock / Food Warehouse is where we go for our briskets, pork shoulders and chicken.

Someone is selling 20 Ribeyes for $25 out of a truck at Northfield Stapleton right now. Who's in? ;)

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Wow! Okay, after we eat down our freezer, we'll have to take a trip there to check it out.

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Sign up for the email notifications. New specials every week (I think weekly?). Like any store, there is the deal to get you in and they make it up on the other stuff you buy. It is a restaurant supply store, so some of the stuff is pretty healthily priced. The one near me has a couple cold cases for stuff that is either on the way to spoiled or a little freezer burned, or whatever. You can score some pretty good deals.

Keep in mind... restaurant supply. A box of chicken thighs is like 50lb and frozen. It is cheap but you will spend time thawing it enough to bust apart and repack in more reasonable sizes. Not everything is frozen, but keep it in mind when you are looking at the price... how much of a headache and I buying?

I usually stop in when the week deal is something I need and check the sale cases when I am there. The deals rotate, so if you eat a lot of something, it comes back around reasonably often. I run two deep freezes because i also buy beef by half cow and pork by the pig from other sources. Why you ask? Teenage boys.

It looks like Zacon may have closed their doors. The website does not open for me and I found a listing that shows "Zacon Fresh Foods" suspended business operations on June 25th.

It this the business you are speaking about:

https://www.zayconfresh.com/

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Originally Posted by thebolt

It looks like Zacon may have closed their doors. The website does not open for me and I found a listing that shows "Zacon Fresh Foods" suspended business operations on June 25th.

It this the business you are speaking about:

https://www.zayconfresh.com/

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Yes, see post #23.

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Originally Posted by clodhopper

Sign up for the email notifications. New specials every week (I think weekly?). Like any store, there is the deal to get you in and they make it up on the other stuff you buy. It is a restaurant supply store, so some of the stuff is pretty healthily priced. The one near me has a couple cold cases for stuff that is either on the way to spoiled or a little freezer burned, or whatever. You can score some pretty good deals.

Keep in mind... restaurant supply. A box of chicken thighs is like 50lb and frozen. It is cheap but you will spend time thawing it enough to bust apart and repack in more reasonable sizes. Not everything is frozen, but keep it in mind when you are looking at the price... how much of a headache and I buying?

I usually stop in when the week deal is something I need and check the sale cases when I am there. The deals rotate, so if you eat a lot of something, it comes back around reasonably often. I run two deep freezes because i also buy beef by half cow and pork by the pig from other sources. Why you ask? Teenage boys.

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Excellent advice. And teenage boys? I understand.

Ours is the home that feeds several bachelors (and TDY married folks, pining for home-cooked meals) many times a month. IN addition, I've decided to begin raw-feeding our numerous cats, which requires a large amount of chicken thighs and breasts.

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Originally Posted by TheGrey

Excellent advice. And teenage boys? I understand.

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I live kinda remote, shopping isn't convenient. I get my store veggies on a lunch hour here and there, but bulk shopping happens about once a month. Pretty normal to fill the truck bed. I have had comments many times in Sams or other places about feeding armies or something. Been a dad for a long time and be down to one son in about a year. Gonna be weird not having to haul food so much in a few years.