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Originally Posted by CubicleGeek
You can save a lot of money if you buy chickens whole and break them down yourself. You can get an average sized fryer chicken for under $10 regular price and get 4 portions of meat + the carcass, which you can use to make a couple of litres of chicken stock. The chicken keeps a few months frozen and the stock keeps for up to a year.
It's only a non-starter if you can't stand dark meat (or vice-versa).
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Just to further supplement your post about poultry, but I have found that it is sometimes cheaper to buy turkey than chicken. A pack of chicken breasts could be anywhere from $6-10, but an equal portion of a turkey breast could be $3-6. You'll just need to take the the time to break up the turkey into personal portion sizes.
As someone else mentioned, you can often substitute beef for pork, and save a lot on price.
Lastly, some of the most flavourful cuts of beef comes from less premium cuts. If you invest in a slow cooker, or cook by marinating and braising, you can have excellent beefy meals without paying the price for premium cuts