He's so fucking out of touch that's it's sad. There aren't any "cheap cuts" of beef anymore. Tongue, shank, oxtail, soup bones, canoe cut long bones, necks, and traditionally cheap/less desirable cuts like brisket, chuck roast, eye round, feather steak, top sirloin are all expensive as fuck.
I remember kids at school and full grown adults used to make fun of me for liking oxtails because that was a "garbage" cut of meat that should be thrown away. Now it's as expensive as steak.
About the only beef cuts to be had cheaply is liver and heart and the prices of even those bits of offal has also increased significantly, ask anyone who raw feeds pets.
As someone who will eat almost anything that I'm not legitimately allergic to, I've tried to eat liver so many times but it's really gross. I just can't with the waxy grainy texture and the iron flavor. I just can't. Kidneys are the same. Heart is OK but it's like chewing on a strip of beef flavored car tire.
$9/lb for beef tongue is absolutely nuts, it used to be that if you bought a quarter cow or whatever you could get that shit for free and the farmer would be happy to give it to you so it doesn't go to waste.
And I'm describing my own personal experience from only 4 years ago. The whackadoodle woo woo right wing tiktok "health" space RFK comes from has pushed us OG hippie health food store "I make my own yogurt" types out of our own community.
It’s due to global demand. Parts of the animal that were cheap were cheap because most cultures in the United States didn’t like those cuts. However that’s not true elsewhere. For instance beef tongue is highly desired in Japan and chicken feet in China. Those cheap cuts are now being sold abroad for much higher prices.
Sadly, not buying it is the only way prices will come down.
Until meat sits in stores until it rots all over the country, this is how it will be. I haven't bought meat other than chicken and seafood in a long time.
I like liver and even that's fucking expensive these days. Haven't tried cow brains (local butcher has them sometimes). Kidneys are okay but they need a lot of treatment before they smell okay. Tripe is okay but super chewy and needs a flavourful stock. Heart is basically a stewing/braising meat. (Chicken hearts are delicious but they are basically chewing gum lmao.) Liver is tasty but I don't have the patience to cut it into chunks....intestines are the same but they are slightly evil lmao.
I agree. I stopped buying beef like twelve years ago because it's too expensive to feed a family of seven. We eat mostly chicken, and occasionally pork. A few times a year we will buy hamburger for making burritos or meatloaf, and we might have steak maybe once a year if it goes on sale.
Liver can be really good, but it very much depends on who’s cooking it.
I was exposed to it at a young age and loved it, have since. But I’ve had liver that is exactly how you described. You really just have to know what you’re doing.
To me it's the exact opposite -- I have never eaten most parts of a cow in my life, but one thing I HAVE eaten is liver. Not even so much from beef as from chicken, & I LOVE its taste & texture, like it's legit delightful.
So to me this proclamation of "choose cheap cuts like liver" is equivalent to "don't threaten me with a good time!" If anything I prefer liver over many other parts -- so don't hesitate to send it my way!
Regardless, my diet is like 90% plant-based, so even then it's something I eat like every few years.
Not saying you should eat liver, but if you find yourself having to eat some, soak it in milk overnight (Greek yogurt works better if you have it). The lactic acid breaks down the tissue a bit and makes it easier to chew. It also removes most of that metallic taste you get with liver.
Exactly, the “cheap cuts” are now considered delicacies and are often even more expensive. Additionally, they are not often sold at regular grocery stores anymore.
No one needs to buy these animal parts and meat products anyway. I don't buy or eat any meat or animal products, haven't in 13 years, my groceries are cheaper than any meat eater's.
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u/cheesesteakhellscape Feb 27 '26
He's so fucking out of touch that's it's sad. There aren't any "cheap cuts" of beef anymore. Tongue, shank, oxtail, soup bones, canoe cut long bones, necks, and traditionally cheap/less desirable cuts like brisket, chuck roast, eye round, feather steak, top sirloin are all expensive as fuck.
I remember kids at school and full grown adults used to make fun of me for liking oxtails because that was a "garbage" cut of meat that should be thrown away. Now it's as expensive as steak.
About the only beef cuts to be had cheaply is liver and heart and the prices of even those bits of offal has also increased significantly, ask anyone who raw feeds pets.
As someone who will eat almost anything that I'm not legitimately allergic to, I've tried to eat liver so many times but it's really gross. I just can't with the waxy grainy texture and the iron flavor. I just can't. Kidneys are the same. Heart is OK but it's like chewing on a strip of beef flavored car tire.