Wineing Butcher

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by Sailor Jerry

Is it me or have the prices of steak tips gone through the roof there. It's not fillet people. There seems to be less of a selection at both stores as well. I know prices are always on the rise but $13.99 a pound?

IMO they are not that good either. I like the WB for many things but I believe that they over-vacuum their tips and screw up the texture (they use a vacuum tumbler to marinate). Hannafords across the street has pre-marinated tips that are better, though I prefer the tried and trued gallon ziplock method with home-made marinades.

[SAMIAM]

Beef prices are through the roof right now......everything I'm getting from prime rib to chuck is up over two dollars a pound from our suppliers.
Some are trying to push Australian beef which is much cheaper but grass fed and very chewy.

[Happy Gourmand]

Yup, we picked some up last weekend too. They were very good for sure, but the $13.99/lb sure did leave a bitter aftertaste.
You can buy a quality strip steak, ribeye or even porterhouse for less than that.
We prefer to buy flap meat fresh and cut it to size ourselves. You can get it in quantity at BJ's in Tilton. My wife makes a great marinade, but when we don't have a lot of time, we use Lawry's teriyaki marinade with pineapple juice. It's as good as most mainades at the butcher shops. And of course, you realize that they get the $13.99/lb for the marinade too!!

[PaugusBayFireFighter]

Just my opinion on a great marinade. Try "Soy Vay" marinade on your meats. Outstanding and available most everywhere.

[polarisman14]

I second soy vay. My MIL broils steak tips marinated overnight in that and it always comes out AWESOME.

[MeredithMan]

Love their steak tips. Just had them about a month ago. At about a 1/2 pound per person, the 4 of us can eat for $30 ish. Compare this to going to the Canoe. We just went there a couple weeks ago, and I thought they were VERY pricey, (in excess of $30 for a steak or prime rib...cant remember which one), and service was marginal. $30 for beef in Center Harbor, NH??? Really??

Of course, going out to dinner anywhere is more costly than eating at home, but bottom line is that I think WB's quality and flavor of meat is great, even at $13 / pound.

[Misha888]

$3.99 - $8.99 Regional prices. I used to pick up a pound instead of going out to eat, as it was cheaper. Not so much, even though there are leftovers. For 10 extra dollars. I'll be served and still have left overs. And their tips are inconsistent. I can have a great one, and the hubs usually ends up with the chewy one.

But no doubt, I'll still go there when I have company.


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[SSprops]

Hello all. Spoke with a friend who works for Pineland farms. While he cannot directly speak to national beef companies he does have some insight. Most suppliers have had wholesale prices to retailers, move from mid 7's to nearly 10 a pound in the last few weeks alone. The reasons are multiple and mostly political. I'm not going there so you can do you own research. Suggest you start 10 years ago with ethanol and keep chasing from there. That being said our visits to butcher shops in Gilford, Alton, and New Durham have yielded similar results, so my thoughts are the local guys have no control, and are not raising prices to tick people off. I agree that denuded flap meat isn't worth half of what the ranches are selling it for. Soon we'll all have a few cows in our backyard at this rate!

[ITD]

Originally Posted by SSprops

Hello all. Spoke with a friend who works for Pineland farms. While he cannot directly speak to national beef companies he does have some insight. Most suppliers have had wholesale prices to retailers, move from mid 7's to nearly 10 a pound in the last few weeks alone. The reasons are multiple and mostly political. I'm not going there so you can do you own research. Suggest you start 10 years ago with ethanol and keep chasing from there. That being said our visits to butcher shops in Gilford, Alton, and New Durham have yielded similar results, so my thoughts are the local guys have no control, and are not raising prices to tick people off. I agree that denuded flap meat isn't worth half of what the ranches are selling it for. Soon we'll all have a few cows in our backyard at this rate!

I'll go there, when the government requires you to burn food for car fuel, prices go up, it's not rocket science people.

[bruinsfan]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Just my opinion on a great marinade. Try "Soy Vay" marinade on your meats. Outstanding and available most everywhere.

WOW. I just bought a bottle of "Soy Vey" and what a difference! The best marinade out there! Restaurant quality at home....

[winnidipper]

I wish they would just close instead of not making food after a certain time. I ordered wings 15 minutes before closing and they turned me down because it takes 20 minutes to make them.

[brk-lnt]

Originally Posted by winnidipper

I wish they would just close instead of not making food after a certain time. I ordered wings 15 minutes before closing and they turned me down because it takes 20 minutes to make them.

Most places with a kitchen do that. Last seating at a restaurant is usually an hour before close.

Considering all the other stuff the WB sells, why would they close early just because they can't make kitchen items?

[winnidipper]

Fair. I was just really craving their wings the other day.

[znh]

We were going there every weekend last year but the costs are just so high. So now we just marinade our own and it's just as good and a lot cheaper. If you have to get them already marinated the Hannafords marinated choices are pretty good and definitely cheaper...

[Airedale1]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Just my opinion on a great marinade. Try "Soy Vay" marinade on your meats. Outstanding and available most everywhere.

Thank you so much! You really helped to make our B-B-Q a meal to remember. I bought sirloin steak on sale at Hannaford's, cut it into tips, marinated them in 1 gallon zip-lock bags, with the Soy Vay, Very Very Teriyaki marinade and they came out fantastic. That is a great product.

[Major]

We went to Hannaford's this year. Saved $5.00 per pound on the steak tips. Nobody noticed the difference!

[moose tracks]

Originally Posted by PaugusBayFireFighter

Just my opinion on a great marinade. Try "Soy Vay" marinade on your meats. Outstanding and available most everywhere.

After reading this post, I had to try the Soy Vay Teriyaki Marinade. I purchased an Angus beef sirloin steak and cut it into equal size pieces. I then rubbed the pieces with Mrs. Dash steak blend spices. I placed the tips into a Ziploc bag and added the Soy Vay marinade. I let the tips marinate overnight turning them several times. I grilled the tips on high heat for about 9 minutes turning them often. The tips came out great. My wife said they were better than the tips we purchased at the WB.

[BroadHopper]

I bought some steak tips there last week for $6.99 and I can't believe how tender they were. Lawry's marinades have no MSG etc. were on sale last week at Shaw's. I mix a bottle of 'mesquite' and 'herbs and garlic' to make the marinade. Soak the tips in the mixture for 4 hours. BBQ on low heat for an 1/2 hour and it was the best tasting, tender tips I have experienced!

So much for the Wineing Butcher, let them whine.

[Shreddy]

I used to love WB, but prices are just not worth the value. The ONLY butcher shop worthy of charging those prices is Dom's. There is zero comparison to their signature steak tips. However, I branched out recently and had their Hawaiian Cowboy tips and they were UNREAL. I won't go into detail, but if you know Dom's then there really isn't a debate.

Needless to say, WB will likely feel the kickback.

[Misha888]

is this Dom you speak of?

Originally Posted by Shreddy

I used to love WB, but prices are just not worth the value. The ONLY butcher shop worthy of charging those prices is Dom's. There is zero comparison to their signature steak tips. However, I branched out recently and had their Hawaiian Cowboy tips and they were UNREAL. I won't go into detail, but if you know Dom's then there really isn't a debate.

Needless to say, WB will likely feel the kickback.

[VitaBene]

Originally Posted by Misha888

is this Dom you speak of?

Doms is a meat provider in Malden Mass but you can get their product in many places now... http://www.domsausage.com/Locations.aspx

[Greene's Basin Girl]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

Doms is a meat provider in Malden Mass but you can get their product in many places now... http://www.domsausage.com/Locations.aspx

It doesn't look like they have any locations in NH. I get all my meat from Heath's in Center Harbor. Yum Yum!!

[Shreddy]

Originally Posted by Greene's Basin Girl

It doesn't look like they have any locations in NH. I get all my meat from Heath's in Center Harbor. Yum Yum!!

If you want Dom's steak tips in NH then go to Buckey's. Either order the steak tips there, or, my favorite is the steak tip sub in a hoagie with extra tips. I grew up a steak n cheese guy...die hard. Nothing better then good shaved steak n cheese (Boston, not Philly), however, Buckey's steak tip sub will hands down put any other steak n cheese sub to shame. Don't believe me? Prove me otherwise...and while you're at it, order it with chips because the chips they make there are just as good.

[SIKSUKR]

I love this marinade. The best part is all you need is the meat. Open the pouch and insert meat and zip close it up. They have them at FLL's favorite Walmart for $2.68. http://www.walmart.com/ip/16004697?w...204553&veh=sem
They have 4 different flavors.http://www.jackdanielssauces.com/ezm..._products.aspx

[Pineedles]

From the instructions on the bag you supposedly bag it, zip it, & grill it. Wonder how the bag tastes?

[SIKSUKR]

Zip it PN.

[Phantom]

maybe THAT's where my wife went wrong .......

............. she said she followed all of the instructions


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[Pineedles]

I bet it adds a Zippy flavor Sik.

[AC2717]

Originally Posted by SIKSUKR

I love this marinade.The best part is all you need is the meat.Open the pouch and insert meat and zip close it up.They have them at FLL's favorite Walmart for $2.68.http://www.walmart.com/ip/16004697?w...204553&veh=sem
They have 4 different flavors.http://www.jackdanielssauces.com/ezm..._products.aspx

use these a lot
also some great marinades are made by "Stubbs"

[SIKSUKR]

Originally Posted by AC2717

use these a lot
also some great marinades are made by "Stubbs"

Not that I'm a real tree hugger guy but I do like that your using the same container it came in and not more bags to discard.

[Airedale1]

Originally Posted by VitaBene

IMO they are not that good either. I like the WB for many things but I believe that they over-vacuum their tips and screw up the texture (they use a vacuum tumbler to marinate). Hannafords across the street has pre-marinated tips that are better, though I prefer the tried and trued gallon ziplock method with home-made marinades.

I agree, especially with the texture of their turkey tips; way too mushy. I also use the 1 gallon ziplock method. I love the Sweet Baby Rays Honey BB-Q sauce.

If you think that their steak tips are too expensive, check out their crab cakes which are very good but currently $34.99 a lb.

I love their chicken quesadillas.

[luvmypups]

Originally Posted by Airedale1

I agree, especially with the texture of their turkey tips; way too mushy. I also use the 1 gallon ziplock method. I love the Sweet Baby Rays Honey BB-Q sauce.

If you think that their steak tips are too expensive, check out their crab cakes which are very good but currently $34.99 a lb.

I love their chicken quesadillas.

Their crab cakes are the best I've had but wayyy too expensive! Will only buy one for myself, every once in a while. WB has excellent prepared food and their desserts are just phenomonal! Wish prices were slightly cheaper so I only go once in a while as a treat

[BlackCatIslander]

We just picked up three packages of maple bourbon steak tips from McKinnon's at $10.49 per pound. While we have always liked the Wineing Butcher, we have found their steak tips vary in thickness whereas McKinnon's are much more uniform in size. When grilling WB steak tips often the center is done to my liking (medium rare), but an end may be much thinner and is well done.

[ITD]

Originally Posted by BlackCatIslander

We just picked up three packages of maple bourbon steak tips from McKinnon's at $10.49 per pound. While we have always liked the Wineing Butcher, we have found their steak tips vary in thickness whereas McKinnon's are much more uniform in size. When grilling WB steak tips often the center is done to my liking (medium rare), but an end may be much thinner and is well done.

Where is McKinnon's?

[Bumble2249]

Originally Posted by ITD

Where is McKinnon's?

The original one is in Danvers, MA. I'm not sure if they have another location.. I think they may.


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[Slickcraft]

We often get the Key West chicken which we really like. We also like the steak house tips, expensive yes but very good.
One thing that I like about the WB is consistency. If we have unexpected company we can get the items that we like and be assured of the same product.

[Resident 2B]

I realize they are not in the Lakes region, but I am only answering a question from this forum. Here is a link to McKinnon's web site. They are the real deal. I have no relationship with them, other than being a happy customer.

http://www.mckinnonsmarkets.com/?gcl...CfoaAv6o8P8HAQ

[45Auto]

Originally Posted by Bumble2249

The original one is in Danvers, MA. I'm not sure if they have another location.. I think they may.

They have another location in Salem NH.

[ericnh]

Ashburn Store

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20915 Ashburn Rd
Ashburn, Virginia 20147
Phone: 703-858-4400
Email: info@thewineingbutcher.com


Meredith Store

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(Behind Circle K / Irving Gas Station)
81 Nh Route 25,
Meredith, NH 03253
Phone: 603-279-0300
Email: info@thewineingbutcher.com


Gilford Store

(Next to Gilford Liqor Store)
28 Weirs Rd
Gilford, NH 03249
Phone: 603-293-4670
Email: info@thewineingbutcher.com


Bedford Store

254 Wallace Road
Bedford, NH 03110
Phone: 603-488-5519
Email: info@thewineingbutcher.com


Pembroke Store

16 Sheep Davis Road
Pembroke, NH 03275
Phone: 603-856-8855
Email: info@thewineingbutcher.com

[Janet]

Had steak tips from Hannaford in Meredith last week and we thought they were as good as WB and a better price at $8.99 a pound.

[Slickcraft]

Originally Posted by Janet

Had steak tips from Hannaford in Meredith last week and we thought they were as good as WB and a better price at $8.99 a pound.

Agreed, have tried Hannaford marinated tips several times since this thread started. As good as or better than WB.