NFriday wrote:I was just at Aldi's on Thursday, and bananas were $.48 a pound, and bananas were $.59 and $.79 for organic at the Kosher Jewel on Howard. 1% milk at Aldi's was $2.88 a gallon. It was $2.69 at Target, and $2.79 at the Kosher Jewel. Milk was $2.99 a gallon at the Wilmette Green Bay store on Tuesday, and bananas were $.69 and $.79 at that store. They have higher prices on staples than any of the Evanston Jewel stores do.
NFriday wrote:Jewel has a sign that bananas are more expensive and greener due to the weather.
NFriday wrote:The Jewel on Green Bay had milk for $2.99 or 2/$4, but I can't go through two gallons before it goes bad.
I buy gallons of milk less often these days for the same reason, not finishing it before it goes bad. I have found, however, that the higher the fat content, the longer it lasts, so I buy whole milk when I do buy a gallon. Milk freezes well, so sometimes I wash out and save a half-gallon jug so I can freeze half of the next gallon I buy. That's only feasible if you have the freezer space available, of course. And whether it's a half or full gallon, you can't completely fill a container that you freeze; you need to leave some space for expansion. When milk has just started to go bad, I use it in place of buttermilk to marinade chicken and make Irish soda bread.NFriday wrote:The Jewel on Green Bay had milk for $2.99 or 2/$4, but I can't go through two gallons before it goes bad.
Katie wrote:Aldi works on its budget-friendly image, but in the last several months, which is to say, during the current era of supply chain shortages, the prices don't seem to me to be much, if any, better there overall than, say, those at Jewel. Not to say that there aren't good prices on many things at Aldi. But ... when the store ads come in the mail on Tuesdays, I make a list of what I consider sales worth catching at each store. For months now, that list has been pretty short overall every week and just as short for Aldi as any of the others.
Cathy2 wrote:NFriday wrote:I was just at Aldi's on Thursday, and bananas were $.48 a pound, and bananas were $.59 and $.79 for organic at the Kosher Jewel on Howard. 1% milk at Aldi's was $2.88 a gallon. It was $2.69 at Target, and $2.79 at the Kosher Jewel. Milk was $2.99 a gallon at the Wilmette Green Bay store on Tuesday, and bananas were $.69 and $.79 at that store. They have higher prices on staples than any of the Evanston Jewel stores do.
Jewel milk at the Highland Park Jewel is two for $4. Mariano's has dropped the two-for-$4 for whatever the price per gallon. Several weeks ago, Mariano's had half-gallon cartons of milk for 78 or 87 cents each up to five half-gallons.
I have a just-for-u bananas at 41 cents per pound. It is rare a grocery store visit does not include bananas.
Regards,
CAthy2
NFriday wrote:The only things that I buy that are definitely more expensive are milk, bananas, oranges and coffee. I am worried about bread getting more expensive, since Russia and the Ukraine normally grow a lot of grains. Meat is going to be more expensive too, because grains are going to be more expensive. I read somewhere though that this does not mean that grain farmers are going to be making lots more money. I also heard that gas is not going to get cheaper just because more of it is going to be drilled in the US.
tjr wrote:Yeah, short ribs are one of those bony or fatty things that used to be really cheap and have gone completely the opposite way. Like pork ribs or bellies, chicken wings, or brisket.
bweiny wrote:I've developed a nice touch on cooking the boneless ones.
It's not too special or anything, a lot of it had to do with the last package containing two well-marbled identically sized and shaped pieces (just under 7oz per). It's for use in a quesadilla with poblano, mushroom and onion mixed with La Ordena's pasilla salsa.Cathy2 wrote:Perhaps you could share?bweiny wrote:I've developed a nice touch on cooking the boneless ones.
Thanks!