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[msmemory_archive]

Turkey breasts, none available
Turkey parts, $1.39 / lb (drumsticks and thighs)
Whole turkeys, $0.49 /lb. And the nice butcher will cut it all up into breast, leg, and wing segments, pull out the spine for easier baking, and put the whole works into fresh wrapping for me. Still at $.49/lb.

Roast turkey breast with trimmings for supper, turkey sandwiches, turkey chili, and a ginormous pot of soup. Easily four dinners, likely more, for my $10.

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[aneirin-awenyd.livejournal.com]

Your butcher will...actually...butcher the turkey up for you? No extra charge? Sweet! Good deal!

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

Shaw's, in Burlington MA.
Now, it was a Sunday afternoon so he wasn't actually busy with other butchering - I'm not sure I would've asked on a Friday at suppertime.

[yakshaver.livejournal.com]

Echoing aneirin_awenyd, and adding a question: Where is this store that has such a butcher?

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

See above. Shaw's in Burlington, near my house.

[eclecticmagpie.livejournal.com]

I think that, even today, any supermarket with a butcher will provide such services, as well, of course, as any independent butcher, though the latter are rare. I suspect that specialty shops like Whole Foods and Trader Joe's might not provide this sort of service, but that's just a guess. It's ALL a guess; it's years since I've asked a butcher for anything special--but the last time I did, it was my local Star, and they said "sure".

[msmemory.livejournal.com]

I would think WF would be even more likely than Shaw's to give me extra service. On the other hand, I'm quite sure they wouldn't have sold me turkey for 49 cents a pound.

[eclecticmagpie.livejournal.com]

It wasn't the extra service I was doubtful of -- it was whether they had a fully equipped butcher department. They probably do; I just haven't seen it.

[jducoeur]

They usually have a much more responsive butcher dept than the average supermarket: most WFs deal in very fresh cuts of almost every sort. It's where I go if I need something that isn't bog-standard. And they will *always* cut to order, in my experience. It's one reason I go there despite the obscene prices: I can actually get just half a pound of something.

There are probably exceptions, but they're mostly the holdovers from the old B&C days, that aren't big enough to fit a butcher. Every recent WF that I'm aware of has a decently extensive butchery...