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Turkey Breasts Not In Demand This Time Of Year?

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DH went to the grocery store early this afternoon.  I had planned to do a 7-9 lb. turkey breast like I do at Thanksgiving!  He came home with a Butterball that looks like a small fryer (chicken)!  There was no choice!  I'm surprised with less people eating beef, some won't eat pork.  I had assumed the prices wouldn't resemble Thanksgiving, but lack of choice at the largest store in the area surprises me!

 

I do plan to ask the manager.

 

I looked at Publix (almost across the street from that store) and they show one, but I don't know if it wasn't removed from the holidays.

 

We lost our large freezer a month ago.  Even if I had bought ahead, I would have lost it.  I WILL buy ahead next year to be sure.

 

Do you ladies have a good choice of turkey breasts out of holiday season?

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Re: Turkey Breasts Not In Demand This Time Of Year?

Our Dollar General Market has been having them for $.95 a lb. since Christmas.We have bought two at different times and put them on the smoker, they came out, so juicy and tender, really good. 

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Our Tops has them on sale this week.

 

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@ECBG They can be hard to find throughout a good portion of the year. I like to prepare them several times each year and not just for the fall and winter holidays, when I might or might not want one, but often find the selection lacking. Supposed 'supermarkets' can be annoying. I can always find brand after brand and package after package of ground turkey, which I don't buy, but finding a turkey breast can be a real chore. I can usually find turkey cutlets, but when I want a turkey breast, I don't want to have to make do with something else.


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Re: Turkey Breasts Not In Demand This Time Of Year?

looked up turkey breast at the store i shop in the most.

 

they have both store brand available in both fresh and frozen, 4 -7 pounds, bone in......fresh is $3.19 a pound, frozen is $2.59 a pound.

 

store brand turkey breast cutlets, thin sliced are $7.29 a pound. regular turkey breast cutlets from shady brook farms are $2.66 a pound.

 

target has a bone in turkey breast, 6 - 9 pounds, frozen for $2.29 a pound. they have a boneless butterball, roast in bag, 3 pounds for $14.99.

 

walmart has several options also in butterball and honeysuckle.

 

 

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I have a turkey breast in the freezer I bought at Christmas time and didn't cook, I'll be roasting that at Easter. Only frozen turkey available in my area at this time of the year.

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@sunshine45 wrote:

looked up turkey breast at the store i shop in the most.

 

they have both store brand available in both fresh and frozen, 4 -7 pounds, bone in......fresh is $3.19 a pound, frozen is $2.59 a pound.

 

store brand turkey breast cutlets, thin sliced are $7.29 a pound. regular turkey breast cutlets from shady brook farms are $2.66 a pound.

 

target has a bone in turkey breast, 6 - 9 pounds, frozen for $2.29 a pound. they have a boneless butterball, roast in bag, 3 pounds for $14.99.

 

walmart has several options also in butterball and honeysuckle.

 

 


@sunshine45 Girl, THAT'S exactly what I need!  I don't know "what gives" HERE, because I certainly am with a lot of artists who prefer a diet other than mine.

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Re: Turkey Breasts Not In Demand This Time Of Year?

By coincidence I roasted a turkey breast today that I bought last Friday--8.47 pounds.

 

Am I remembering correctly that you are in the Asheville area or am I confusing you with another poster?  If so Ingles just had Honeysuckle White frozen turkey breasts for .98 a pound during their Bonanza sale last Friday, at least in my area.

 

My local grocery stores always seem to have a good supply of Honeysuckle White turkey breasts and they are often on sale.

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I was at Kroger today and there was a big section of turkey breasts in one of the freezers.

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@Marp wrote:

By coincidence I roasted a turkey breast today that I bought last Friday--8.47 pounds.

 

Am I remembering correctly that you are in the Asheville area or am I confusing you with another poster?  If so Ingles just had Honeysuckle White frozen turkey breasts for .98 a pound during their Bonanza sale last Friday, at least in my area.

 

My local grocery stores always seem to have a good supply of Honeysuckle White turkey breasts and they are often on sale.


@Marp Yes, my Dear!  I am in the Asheville area.  I was born and reared here.  Amazing.  He came home with this.  What you describe is what I buy.  Go figure....Also he won't ask, and probably didn't know what to ask.  I know the brands, and we shop at Ingles!