ronnie_suburban wrote:A 30-ounce jar of Hellman's mayonnaise is up to $6.00 pretty much across the board at all of the local grocery stores we shop.
The GP wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:A 30-ounce jar of Hellman's mayonnaise is up to $6.00 pretty much across the board at all of the local grocery stores we shop.
I've been buying Hellman's from Costco. Can't remember the price - $5 or so for 64 ounces? Plus it seems to go on sale once or twice a year. There is one in our fridge now and an unopened one in the basement.
Just save the smaller jars, and divided the big jar into them. Then they will fit in the door. Or just don't refrigerate the mayo, like I'm told many Southern do (don't?). Keep it the food pantry, yes, opened. Not that I do that.ronnie_suburban wrote:I wish I had the room for the larger jars. Mayo resides in the door in our fridge and the 30-ounce jar is the largest vessel that will fit in that space....
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Xexo wrote:Just save the smaller jars, and divided the big jar into them. Then they will fit in the door. Or just don't refrigerate the mayo, like I'm told many Southern do (don't?). Keep it the food pantry, yes, opened. Not that I do that.ronnie_suburban wrote:I wish I had the room for the larger jars. Mayo resides in the door in our fridge and the 30-ounce jar is the largest vessel that will fit in that space....
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lougord99 wrote:I'm not saying you are wrong, but I don't understand why oil would go rancid when it is in mayo, but not when it is simply oil.
Oil in the pantry should give you a solid 6 months before starting to go rancid.
ronnie_suburban wrote: Maybe we just left it too long?
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ronnie_suburban wrote:FYI, the price seems to have subsided as quickly as it rose. Even pricey Sunset has 30-ounce jars on sale this week for $3.99.
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seebee wrote:I wanted to write that maybe the mayo price has gone down since the stores knew Ronnie_S was complaining. I was going to ask you to please start complaining more about chicken wang$.
seebee wrote:
I wanted to write that maybe the mayo price has gone down since the stores knew Ronnie_S was complaining. I was going to ask you to please start complaining more about chicken wang$.
NFriday wrote:When no lowfat ice cream is on sale at Jewel, I break down and get Kemp's frozen yogurt which was $4.99. When I went to Jewel recently, I noticed that it had gone up for $5.49. I decided that I did not need it, and nothing else was on sale that was low fat. Usually about this time of year, I can get holiday ice cream on clearance, but I have not seen much eggnog or peppermint ice cream at Jewel this year.
Cathy2 wrote:Just yesterday my Dad inquired if prices were really increasing at the grocery store. He does not go to the store.
NFriday wrote:I do not see many deals on fruit though.
ronnie_suburban wrote:seebee wrote:I wanted to write that maybe the mayo price has gone down since the stores knew Ronnie_S was complaining. I was going to ask you to please start complaining more about chicken wang$.
LOL - I'm not much of a wang buyer but if thigh pricing goes nuts, I may lose my sh*t!
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Binko wrote:ronnie_suburban wrote:seebee wrote:I wanted to write that maybe the mayo price has gone down since the stores knew Ronnie_S was complaining. I was going to ask you to please start complaining more about chicken wang$.
LOL - I'm not much of a wang buyer but if thigh pricing goes nuts, I may lose my sh*t!
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I’ve noticed months ago thigh prices seriously shoot up. I usually buy boneless skinless chicken thighs for stews and grilling and stuff, and my young kids and wife don’t want to deal with skin and bones. I can buy bone-in, but I don’t get nearly the yield I’d like. They used to be $1.99-2.49 a pound where I shop. And always a buck a pound cheaper than the equivalent breasts.
For the past few months, they’ve been a buck higher a pound than the breasts, averaging $3.99 per pound. Yesterday they finally had them on sale at Shop and Save at $1.99/lb for a family pack, so I picked up a couple packages. When you’re feeding a family, they’re convenient and cheap. I just can’t believe chicken breast (boneless, skinless) are now cheaper than thighs.
Binko wrote:For the past few months, they’ve been a buck higher a pound than the breasts, averaging $3.99 per pound. Yesterday they finally had them on sale at Shop and Save at $1.99/lb for a family pack, so I picked up a couple packages. When you’re feeding a family, they’re convenient and cheap. I just can’t believe chicken breast (boneless, skinless) are now cheaper than thighs.
Would be news to me that this is the case. The complicating factor is that I usually see bone-in sold in quarters with the leg. I'll keep an eye out thanks to your mention.lougord99 wrote:Not really on-topic, but I have always wondered why boneless thighs are less money per thigh than bone-in thighs.
Cathy2 wrote:Binko wrote:I used the legs to make your Chicken Paprikash. I broiled the thighs basted toward the end with BBQ sauce, which may not be grilled but sometimes it really hits the spot.
spinynorman99 wrote:I just bought a jar of Duke's at the Amazon Fresh store in Morton Grove and it was under $4.
jlawrence01 wrote:There is NO one place that has the lowest prices. Aldi in Chandler, AZ had higher prices on milk and eggs than Safeway and Frys (Krogers) which is NOT something that I would have expected.
The thing with beef (and avocado, both of which are primary ingredients in my home cooking) is that when they drop via sale, it precipitous. Living just a half mile from a Jewel makes near daily trips easy. What happens is that skirt steak gets the 50% off sticker slapped on 1-2 days ahead of the use by date (though not always available). The discount from $12.99/lb to $6.50 destroys any inflation impact. Another apparent beef value to me is the $7.50/lb boneless short rib at Fresh Farms (Golf Rd). The same occurs with avocados, where they're $2/per 80% of the time, but the other 20% it gets cut to $0.88 at Jewel (usually $1 at FF). With refrigeration helping to delay ripening, the 20% availability can be turned into 50-60% of avocado purchases.ronnie_suburban wrote:Otoh, beef prices are pretty high right now, even for bones. I like to make my own stock, which I think is infinitely superior to canned. But from scratch isn't always cheaper these days than canned.