this is the lie they always tell. Anyone who has had an animal butchered knows the vast majority of the cost is the animal itself, and butchering is like 1/10th of the cost.
@sickburnbro i just purchased a half cow a few days ago actually and I'll tell you it really throws the idea that we have an efficient or fair system out the window. This guy is complaining about meatpacking wages not being acceptable, but I still manage to pay my local butcher more for his time AND somehow wind up with better quality yet cheaper meat. I really just don't get what these big companies are wasting all that money on.
Also I highly recommend going the above route on meat. Buying a medium sized chest freezer was one of the best investments I've made in the last decade, hands down. You will EASILY recoup the few hundred you spend on it with your first half cow and the electrical costs are almost nothing.
@binkle@sickburnbro sadly the price of a 7ish cu ft freezer is now around 220 bucks, few years ago one would only be like around 100. still, like you said a good investment for a single guy.
@Heil_Honkler@sickburnbro mine was right around 200 a few years ago but I didn't shop around. You might do better at a scratch-and-dent place. I remember seeing some standing freezers when I went to buy my washer/dryer. Scratch-and-dent places are a lifesaver tbh
@binkle@Heil_Honkler scratch and dent for freezers is a no brainer too. And even if you have to refill with refrigerant ( for a really bad case ) as long as there aren't any serious puncture holes, it's worth it even if you have to buy hvac tools
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