Best Butchers/Meat shops in Calgary

[Komskies]

There is a Silver Sage Beef setup at the Calgary Farmers Market. I've bought some incredibly well marbled Rib Eyes from there. Their ground chuck is nice for burgers too.

http://www.silversagebeef.com/calgar...ers-market.php

When I'm doing BBQ, I usually get my pork shoulder / brisket / beef ribs from The Better Butcher on Fairmount drive. These come in the cryovac bags.

Pork ribs from Costco. It's hard to beat the quality and quantity you get for ribs.

Dry aged, that's a tough question. I don't see a lot of dry aged beef in Calgary. I did read this article in Macleans magazine that mentions Balzac Meat Processing dry aging the steers for 28-40 days. I haven't pursued that option though (yet).

http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/07/09/w...re-in-calgary/

[drPepper1]

Thanks for all the responses guys. I ended up trying BonTon and their tenderloins i picked up were amazing. Loved the selection there, and will def also give some of the other meat shops a try.

[zuluking]

Originally Posted by drPepper1

Thanks for all the responses guys. I ended up trying BonTon and their tenderloins i picked up were amazing. Loved the selection there, and will def also give some of the other meat shops a try.

You'll be back.

[SeeBass]

Originally Posted by OldDutch

Not to mention insanely dangerous. Medium rare on those steaks is like eating a medium rare hamburger. Anyone with kids I hope has enough common sense to just say no to that garbage.

I am still totally shocked that this is even allowed under law to tell you the truth.

Well perhaps some of us are adults and make choices for ourselves that we can live with.

I'm totally shocked that somebody thinks how my steaks are prepared is any of their business.

[Rudee]

Originally Posted by Komskies

There is a Silver Sage Beef setup at the Calgary Farmers Market. I've bought some incredibly well marbled Rib Eyes from there. Their ground chuck is nice for burgers too.

http://www.silversagebeef.com/calgar...ers-market.php

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The prices those ppl charge are insane.

[calgarywinning]

Originally Posted by Rudee

The prices those ppl charge are insane.

Silver Sage is far more reasonable than Second to None Meats. Also, we these higher end vendors the lesser cuts have a lot more flavour and go a lot further.

Silver Sage has great flank, strip, ground beef, sausage, etc. and it's reasonable in my opinion. Just don't order tenderloin.

Also, for great priced Rib Eye's check out North Sea Fish Market in willowpark. Not only do they run a great fish store, but they've got some meat that is excellent and extremely well priced.

[GGG]

Originally Posted by SeeBass

Well perhaps some of us are adults and make choices for ourselves that we can live with.

I'm totally shocked that somebody thinks how my steaks are prepared is any of their business.

I think it is a labling issue more than anything. Before the ecoli outbreak I was not aware that costco cross contaminates all of their meet and tranfers surface bacteria into the meat. I no longer buy meat there.

If they had good labling than I agree it should be a personal choice.

[jofillips]

wow great plug for Balzac meats in that Macleans article, as a butcher I'd recommend any business that dry ages its meat and secondly any business that can source its beef direct from a farm and NOT a feedlot.

How can flavour and tenderness develop in an 8 month old steer cramped in a pen all its life and drilled full of drugs to make them grow abnormally fast and not develop illness???
My dream is in the future i want to personally leave that prison beef for the export market and introduce to Albetans how amazing and life affirming a well brought up, well hung steak can taste!!

[calgarygeologist]

I'm thinking about smoking a brisket next weekend and I'm looking for suggestions on a butcher. My family has always gone to Jan's Meat and Deli but I'm wondering if I should try Non Ton, Second to None or Master for the brisket.

[troutman]

Bon Ton has moved to Crowfoot since this thread was started.

[InglewoodFan]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I'm thinking about smoking a brisket next weekend and I'm looking for suggestions on a butcher. My family has always gone to Jan's Meat and Deli but I'm wondering if I should try Non Ton, Second to None or Master for the brisket.

I drive across the city for briskets from Bon Ton. Great quality and you can get *full* briskets, not just flats. Nice big ones, and they'll leave all the fat on. I'd rather trim mine down myself.

I used to get my briskets from Hoven Farms, but I'd have to order whole ones a week plus ahead of time. And they were $$$$.

[DoubleK]

Originally Posted by calgarygeologist

I'm thinking about smoking a brisket next weekend and I'm looking for suggestions on a butcher. My family has always gone to Jan's Meat and Deli but I'm wondering if I should try Non Ton, Second to None or Master for the brisket.

I much prefer Silver Sage at the Farmer's Market to Second to None.

Meat prices in Calgary are insane compared to Thunder Bay. I can buy locally butchered full tenderloins for $10/kg. I trim, tie and freeze them and bring them back to Calgary.

[JonDuke]

I love Jan's, but Crowfoot is so much closer, so I'm definitely going to check Bon Ton out.

[Gundo]

I spent $60 on two Wagyu strip loin steaks from Costco yesterday and cooked them last night. Pretty damn good, was not one bit disappointed. Highly recommend it.

[rotten42]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

I have always gone to Bon Ton Meat Market by the Foothills hospital. Good stuff.

You mean the most expensive Meat shop...

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Gundo

I spent $60 on two Wagyu strip loin steaks from Costco yesterday and cooked them last night. Pretty damn good, was not one bit disappointed. Highly recommend it.

You can buy them in-store now? I thought they were some kind of Costco online special order deal.

[DoubleK]

Yes. They are in black packages so you can tell them apart.

They look fantastic, I just can't justify the cost.

[Gundo]

Originally Posted by Wormius

You can buy them in-store now? I thought they were some kind of Costco online special order deal.

Yeah I thought the same thing but the Heratige Costco has the NY Strips and Ribeye Wagyu steaks sold in 2 packs.

[Kjesse]

Bump!

Anyone currently know where to buy aged steaks? Would like to pick some up. Would Sunterra carry them?

[Hockeyguy15]

Picked up some Black Apron ribeyes from Master Meats, not sure what they're like but I'm looking forward to finding out. I would give them a call and see if they have what you're looking for.