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Well we finally got to try the Beef Tenderloin that SchnookoLoly spoke so highly of.

Last month my stepdaughter bought a slab for about $70. Superstore had it down to $10.99lb and we cut it into three for roasting.

I did it yesterday and it was glorious. Magnificently pink throughout - too pink for my mother in law, even with the outside slices, so I had to do those bits a bit more.

It was definitely tender - which I know sounds a bit daft given it's tenderloin, but Pork tenderloin isn't especially tender.

I think the Prime Rib Premium Roast ($12.99 down to $6.99lb) had an edge taste-wise but I have a feeling I may have seasoned that in addition to the wholegrain mustard rub whereas the tenderloin was just the mustard.

So the next one I'll season as well as mustard. I love Montreal Steak Spice but I have to be careful as my mother in law's "too much" is different to my too much.

With steak it's easy to cater for both. Maybe I should cut a piece off and do hers separately next time.

Worth noting again that I've also had very good Boneless Cross Rib @ $3.99lb.

Ah glad you like it! I'm a sucker for tenderloin.

Rib probably does have a bit more taste as it's generally a fattier cut, but a tenderloin cut will be, well, more tender, but it's also a much leaner cut. Depends what you're looking for.

Either way, glad you enjoyed it!

I seldom buy beef now...hubby hasn't eaten red meat for 3 years. The only beef I eat is tenderloin/fillet mignon. I know people say sirloin/rib etc has a better taste but I hate chewy/fatty meat.

I'm with you, I prefer the leaner, more tender cuts - I don't really bother with the other cuts of meat as a result, if I'm going to do beef, I'll do the tenderloin cuts.

I love pork tenderloin/fillet...chicken and turkey breast...I don't bother with any other cuts of meat. I also love the small round part of lamb chops. Hubby will only eat white meat...so I rarely buy beef or pork now.

Went to Atlantic Superstore (Main St Bristol ) on Saturday and found whole shoulders of pork for $1.74 kg!! picked up 3 of them all around the 4.6kg mark!!

Imho you cant beat a well marbled piece of steak cooked rare....each to their own of course

We emptied the Pinot Noir too, which is indeed rare for me for a red these days.

Ah yes, the 99c lb things. They are mostly like a ham but sometimes it's more regular pork with crackling. Football size for $9.

We usually get them two at a time.

I usually leave the hams as I find that they are over salty. These were in a vac pac but were the whole shoulder bone in.

Is the wine any cheaper vs NB liquor?

I don't think so. Might even be a different selection and hard to compare.

On the subject of beef had some lovely biltong over the weekend, reminded me I must get some outside round (my usual cut for biltong) and get some on the go. You need a slightly fattier cut for good biltong, sirloin is just too lean.

Interestingly, I have seen pork referred to as white meat.

I had to do a stool test years ago when you had to change your diet for about a week beforehand. Red meat was not allowed, but pork was listed as allowed

I've been buying small amounts of pork lately, it's become the least expensive meat now it seems.

Finally able to get a roast, they have cut them in very small now to keep the sticker price reasonable and not have them all 20-30 dollars, now it's tiny and only feeds 2 people 1 meal, but at least we could get one, was around 8 dollars.

Got some pork cubes for a stew as well, around 4 dollars, probably about 1 cup worth of cubed meat in the package.

Eliminated fresh veggies and most really, mostly rice, and a protein now for dinner, oatmeal and a banana for breakfast, and a hard boiled egg or 2 for lunch.

We have to keep our weekly food budget under 75 dollars a week, hard to do when adding in the fruits and veggies, also have some greek yougurt as snacks.

Vegetarian chilli as well, get 3-4 meals out it. Toss it in the crock pot when I get home at 7am, and it's ready for my wife when she gets home. I sometimes take some to work, but eh not good to eat in the middle of the night.