We've all been there: standing in the refrigerated air of the meat section, trying to figure out which brand of ground beef to buy, which cut ... I chose was just over half a pound and sold ...
Consumers who buy a live animal from a local ... feet of an upright freezer. A side or half, requires about eight cubic feet of space, while a whole beef will need 16 cubic feet.
But if you know where to look, there are plenty of deals to be had on great beef that makes a mighty fine ... "You can cut a strip steak in half for smaller portioned strip filets," he said.
Mulrony said, shop local and bite the up front cost of buying a cow from a local ranch. "Going to a producer and buying a half or a full beef and have it processed yourself," said Mulrony.