If by prime cuts you mean laced with cleaning products, then i dare say you have misjudged KeyFoods. Not much of a carnivore so my completely unhelpful response is about all i can offer.
Oh dayum! Thanks. Looks like the pickins are slim around here. Funny, the one thing I had in no short supply in my old hood (Bushwick) was a couple good butchers.
I'll take the selection in just about every other catergory here in PH though. You win some, you lose some points on the cholesterol test, I guess.
BKChickie wrote: [quote=stacey]GAP has some really good cuts of meat, a little pricey for me, but a great splurge every now and then.
I get most of my meats from Key Food on 5th or Fairway
IMHO, the butcher at GAP can be overpriced for the quality that you get. The ground beef, however, is pretty good. There are at least 3 meat vendors at GAP, not counting the turkey guys.
Carnivore wrote: [quote=doctorj]What about that livestock place over on Classon, Pacific/Dean? I bet they're good (but I haven't been game to try them).
I keep meaning to try that place, but haven't made my way over there yet.
Fall is nearly upon us, which means it's meat season. I think they do goat. Mmmm, yummy goat. But my household couldn't handle a whole one, even with the help of the freezer. Anyone for goat shares?
1/3 of my household is vegetarian (the other 2/3rds are the dog and me) ...I usually don't use the dog as a tie breaker unless the issue is really good.
There's a butcher on Nostrand Ave. between Atlantic Ave. and Herkimer. A few doors down from David's Brisket House. I haven't tried them but it looks okay.
You should check out the meat vendor at JJ Byrne Park on Sundays in Park Slope. (5th b/w 3+4) I know it's not the Heights, but it's a nice walk...
Anyway, he deals with all New York State small farms, pork, beef, lamb etc...and it is all (even the sausage, ground meat, etc) at least 14 days dry aged. Obviously it's a bit more pricey than regular meat but it kicks ass. I bought some ground beef from him and made the best f'n burger I've ever tasted with it.
One drawback is that it is all frozen, but dry aged meats freeze a lot better than wet aged meats do, and I haven't had a problem thus far. They're working on becoming more local so they can have non frozen stuff and are close to opening a place in downtown Manhattan.
Generally, we get our meat from either FreshDirect or Los Paisanos over on Smith and Wyckoff. Either way, we stock up about once a month and stick most of it in the freezer, then defrost as needed daily.
Same thing with fish, except we buy from either FD, the folks at the GAP greenmarket (when I can bear the line), or Fish Tales (Court/Wyckoff).
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As in, there's not much of it and whet there is leaves soemthing to be desired.
I need the inside dope on the local spot to feed my carnivorous urges.
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I'll take the selection in just about every other catergory here in PH though. You win some, you lose some points on the cholesterol test, I guess.
Thanks again.
I get most of my meats from Key Food on 5th or Fairway
There are at least 3 meat vendors at GAP, not counting the turkey guys.
Fall is nearly upon us, which means it's meat season. I think they do goat. Mmmm, yummy goat. But my household couldn't handle a whole one, even with the help of the freezer. Anyone for goat shares?
No sure goat meets the standard
Anyway, he deals with all New York State small farms, pork, beef, lamb etc...and it is all (even the sausage, ground meat, etc) at least 14 days dry aged. Obviously it's a bit more pricey than regular meat but it kicks ass. I bought some ground beef from him and made the best f'n burger I've ever tasted with it.
One drawback is that it is all frozen, but dry aged meats freeze a lot better than wet aged meats do, and I haven't had a problem thus far. They're working on becoming more local so they can have non frozen stuff and are close to opening a place in downtown Manhattan.
Same thing with fish, except we buy from either FD, the folks at the GAP greenmarket (when I can bear the line), or Fish Tales (Court/Wyckoff).
I'll buy some things at Key Food, but NOT meat.