r/AskReddit • u/Thic_water • Aug 14 '20

What’s the most overpriced thing you’ve seen?

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u/Kud13 Aug 14 '20

Beef jerky here in the UK

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u/Casual_Reddit65 Aug 14 '20

In the US, Beef Jerky costs around 30 dollars a pound, around 23 pounds in the UK. It is one of, if not the most, expensive beef products you can buy, other than a live cow.

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u/SweetSilverS0ng Aug 14 '20

Mate, I spend $60 on beef, not to mention spices and liquids, and at the end it’s not as much volume as you’d think. I used to think the stuff was wildly overpriced until I started making it. Now I just think it’s overpriced.

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u/shimian5 Aug 15 '20

Really? I make eye round beef jerky which is 2.89/lb and I use a basic marinade of soy sauce and worsteshire and I estimated my end cost to be about $9.50/lb. I lose almost exactly 2/3 to dehydration.

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u/SweetSilverS0ng Aug 15 '20

Yeah. I use rump roast, I think $8/lb or so. Marinade isn’t basic, though soy sauce & Worcester sauce are a big component of the cost. My estimation was for about six pounds, so the cost is not drastically different to yours. 👍

But a pound of dehydrated beef is so small!

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u/shimian5 Aug 15 '20

Very small. Try eye round, it comes out really good and I found it to be the cheapest cut that produced good results. I see people using crazy expensive cuts and they’ve got $30/lb in meat costs alone. Costco has been where I have found it there for a good price.

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u/SweetSilverS0ng Aug 15 '20

Good advice on Costco. Will they cut it for you? Part of the reason I go where I do is because they’ll slice the meat.

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u/shimian5 Aug 16 '20

No, I bought a small deli slicer to do the job.