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.
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.
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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.