Comments on: Monthy Meat-Up http://blog.belm.com/2010/03/01/monthy-meat-up/ Random spurious persiflage Fri, 03 Feb 2012 04:51:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: David http://blog.belm.com/2010/03/01/monthy-meat-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1340 David Tue, 02 Mar 2010 01:05:13 +0000 http://blog.belm.com/?p=3570#comment-1340 According to the <a href="http://stillmansfarm.com/meatcsa.html" rel="nofollow">Meat CSA page</a> at the Stillman's site, I'm paying $8 per pound for the chicken, or $32 for a four-pounder. That makes the $20 chicken a relative bargain. Cost-benefit aside, there is a clear difference in the taste and texture of the Stillman's chicken. The only was I ever prepare it is a simple roast in the oven, so it's not like I'm choosing recipes that enhance the flavor with supplemental ingredients. According to the Meat CSA page at the Stillman’s site, I’m paying $8 per pound for the chicken, or $32 for a four-pounder. That makes the $20 chicken a relative bargain.

Cost-benefit aside, there is a clear difference in the taste and texture of the Stillman’s chicken. The only was I ever prepare it is a simple roast in the oven, so it’s not like I’m choosing recipes that enhance the flavor with supplemental ingredients.

]]> By: Tina http://blog.belm.com/2010/03/01/monthy-meat-up/comment-page-1/#comment-1339 Tina Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:03:11 +0000 http://blog.belm.com/?p=3570#comment-1339 At the Union Square farmer's market, a Stillman chicken is a $20 enterprise, while Bell and Evans or Springer Mountain on sale is at least 50% less - obviously this is totally discretionary and there is value in supporting the family farm, but if you will, give me your relative sense of flavor "pay-back". At the Union Square farmer’s market, a Stillman chicken is a $20 enterprise, while Bell and Evans or Springer Mountain on sale is at least 50% less – obviously this is totally discretionary and there is value in supporting the family farm, but if you will, give me your relative sense of flavor “pay-back”.

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