a bargain on pork
By Kelli M
@spiderdust (14756)
San Jose, California
January 25, 2023 6:14pm CST
I didn't expect to find any discounted meat today when I went to Smart & Final for cheap milk, but I found yellow clearance stickers on some huge packs of pork cushion (which is similar to pork butt, but leaner as it comes from a different part of the leg). With the discount, it came to around $1.49/lb for boneless pork!
This won't be for tonight's dinner (which is chicken soup and leftovers), but we'll eat some of this tomorrow for sure and the rest will be frozen. Part of it is currently in the oven, rubbed with the last of my Hawaiian red salt and liquid smoke seasoning, where it will roast on low for several hours to be something similar to kalua pork.
Tomorrow I'll serve it with the last of the cabbage and maybe I'll make some macaroni salad, and I can use the cooked meat in other meals this week... things like bbq pulled pork with macaroni and cheese, Mexican-style haystacks, fried rice, pork stew/soup, or pan fried as a breakfast hash with greens and potatoes.
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
26 Jan 23
You paid an excellent price for that meat! That is flavorful and very lean! 
Congrats on that find!
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@DaddyEvil (174590)
• United States
26 Jan 23
@spiderdust I would have spend everything I had on me to buy as much of those as I could afford. We might have nothing else to eat for a week, but one of those packages would last much longer in meals than a week.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
@DaddyEvil I only had $30 in my pocket, so technically I spent everything I had on me that would buy a package. Plus I got milk too!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
They had three other packages with the clearance stickers, but I only grabbed one. I audibly gasped when I found it!
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
26 Jan 23
I saw a recipe for pulled pork nachos. So I want to get some pork next time I see it on sale and do that.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
I think I may have made some before... bbq sauce, grated cheddar cheese or cheese sauce, chopped green onion or slivers of red onion, maybe some slices of jalapeno...
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
28 Jan 23
@thislittlepennyearns Oh, true... I was just thinking about work. 
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@thislittlepennyearns (68246)
• Defuniak Springs, Florida
26 Jan 23
@spiderdust You know these kids and Chris aren't going to eat nay of those veggies lol
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Jan 23
Now that is an amazing buy Kelli. Good job.
I had never heard of pork cushion, thanks for explaining it.
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@RebeccasFarm (91297)
• United States
26 Jan 23
@spiderdust Yes, I have never seen it.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
Yeah, I wasn't very familiar with it either. I looked it up on my phone while standing next to the meat case.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54718)
• United States
26 Jan 23
@spiderdust i hope that you keep on being blessed.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
I'm sure my luck is going to run out eventually! The time of day when I go over there seems to make a difference too.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
I've been smelling it cooking all day and it's sweet torture.
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@MarieCoyle (59273)
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26 Jan 23
That's a great bargain! I would have probably bought more than one if I could manage it, cut it up and freeze it. Meat bargains are often hard to find!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
I only had $30 in my pocket, so that was all I could manage today. I did get the biggest one at least!
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@MarieCoyle (59273)
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26 Jan 23
@spiderdust
I love bargains on food, when you can get the good stuff for much less money. Helps so much.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
Between this and the turkeys, we'll be good on proteins for a while. I also still have some hot dogs and smoked sausages in the freezer, plus things like Spam and canned tuna on the shelf. Everyone will eat beans except 2 people (and their dad is working with them on that), so I can make a pot of beans sometime soon too.
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!@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
28 Jan 23
I'm surprised they still have so many good deals!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
28 Jan 23
I suspect that I wouldn't find such good prices at the other Smart & Final stores in town, this one seems to discount items quite frequently.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
28 Jan 23
Last night I wasn't home, so they made haystacks (I've posted about haystacks before, they're a similar concept to burrito bowls) with the pork. Tonight we're having fried cabbage and kalua pork and rice (having the rice instead of macaroni salad since the one who really likes macaroni salad won't be home).
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@just4him (323168)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
28 Jan 23
@spiderdust I'm glad you are.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
28 Jan 23
I feel very thankful that I'm finding so many good food bargains right now, especially when we really need them.
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@kobesbuddy (78833)
• East Tawas, Michigan
26 Jan 23
We jump on deals with pork/chicken quite often. Those larger packages are always a great buy!
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
26 Jan 23
They really are, and we have a big enough household to use it up.
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@spiderdust (14756)
• San Jose, California
29 Jan 23
There's so much meat still left! I'm putting it in the freezer.
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