What will 33 Pounds of Ground Beef make you?

[hotcouponmama]

56 hamburger patties to freeze
2 cookies sheets of 1-inch meatballs
12 quarts of taco meat

So, we're back to being stocked again for quick and easy dinners for the family.

Ground beef was .99c per pound for 85% grind, and for about 3 hours worth of work, we wound up with nearly 25 nights of dinner for $32.67 for 9 ppl!!!!

[SammysMom]

:yourock: Hotcouponmomma!!! I only wish I had enough room in my freezer to get 33 lbs of ground beef. Oh but one day in the near future I will get a freezer to stock up full to the gills.

[hotcouponmama]

A freezer is such an important part of saving money. You can totally justify the added expense of the one-time purchase and the bit of increase in the electricity bill for having a freezer by the time you realize how much money you save. I saved $66 over what ground beef is selling here currently for retail, and then with the finished products being done myself vs. buying ready made items, I know I got a better quality (see the meatball recipe thread I put up tonight) and I spend less than buying ready-to-eat items liked bagged meatballs (upwards of $7-8 for med size bag 5X smaller than the amount I made tonight), or higher in fat content items (many ground pre-frozen patties that you get cheap are 73% fat content vs. 85% that I bought). So you are getting a healthier finished product than you would have.

Plus, the sheer convenience of having things preportioned in the size packaging you know your family will use also reduces the amount of waste. If you tend to have leftovers in your fridge that don't get used in time, then having the right size pre-portioned items is the way to go. And even on some of the frozen items, we find that when I buy them, if we use them for how much we need, there's never enough left in the bag for a full serving again, so sometimes these little nubs of things wind up sitting in my freezer. Again, wasted many times.

So, look at Craigslist or freecycle or something for a freezer. If you can get a decent one for cheap (heck, even mine brand new were a screamin' deal) it is so worth the investment in the long term.

[Sunshine57]

OH MY - 33 lbs. of ground beef and I am trying to find room in my freezer to fit a 4 lb package!!! I agree with you, an extra freezer is definitely a great investment.

[kmmmom]

I would love both deals, a freezer and $.99 hamburger. LOL

way to go!

that rocks. my freezers are full of edy's right now. we know where my priorities are LOL.
I need to hit a good hamburger sale! I did get a few pkgs of deeply discounted steak, pork chops and 1pkg of hamburger yesterday and was thrilled. I would be beyond excitement if I could hit it on a large scale like that!!

[lfrh]

Does the taco meat stay fresh tasting or does it get that freezer taste? Do you store it in ziploc bags?

[darkwing932]

Originally Posted by lfrh Does the taco meat stay fresh tasting or does it get that freezer taste? Do you store it in ziploc bags?

I was wondering the same thing. Not to threadjack but I was also wondering if you could make up manwich and freeze that?

[MrsPinecone]

FoodSaver. The best invention since sliced bread.

[sbp]

What a deal. The best I've seen lately for ground beef is $1.99 lb. I would give away all the popsicles if necessary to make room for $.99/lb ground beef. Of course both ds would fight me over that and they'd tell me to give away all the Steamfresh veggies instead. lol