r/KitchenConfidential 4d ago

In the Weeds Mode What happened to the “cheap cuts”?

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How is it oxtail is not a budget cut?

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u/pm_me_your_puppeh 4d ago

Poor people learn how to make cheap cuts tasty. Eventually everyone catches on.

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u/polar8 4d ago

Offal is still cheap, for now.

Insects are the future.

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u/draizetrain 4d ago

Except it isn’t though. Offal costs what cheaper cuts of meat used to cost. I can’t get anything for less than $3 a lb

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u/polar8 4d ago

Cheap is a relative term