Considering today's cost of goods and inflation, this is pretty cheap. Got quite a few myself to stock up in the freezer.
Cheaper than coles, aldi and costco's current prices.
Woolworths Beef Scotch Fillet Steak $30/kg @ Woolworths
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Rip off considering how much the price of livestock has dropped in the last year or two.
And how much have the price of livestock dropped? Where's your facts pagan?
Did you mean vegan? 🤣
Pretty sure Aldi's is still under $30
for beef scotch fillet? price and source?
not where i live
I swear its 30 or less too.
Not like the good old days when it was 16
when did this start? and does it end?
dont know, just came back from the shops.
$39 at metro
Saw instore Wednesday in Qld. Didn't buy.
Looked good. Not much to trim.
Probably ended tonight with new specials active tomorrow.
Prob budget cuts and be lucky to get some good pieces. By the time you trim and the pieces kids won't eat because too chewy it's cheaper from butcher and get good piece. Well, not far off. And yes, I know how to cook them.
Just get the rump bulk for aldi for <18/kg if you know how to cook. Its fking mint.
Too tough, unless you get lucky and find one with good marbling.
The post did say "if you know how to cook."
Definitely were decent cuts of meat. Not as thick as I would prefer, but very serviceable. Good value by today's standards.
What everyone needs to understand is, when it comes to steak, it is all about the quality, just because "scotch fillet" is a desired cut, it does not mean it is quality, a good quality rump steak will destroy a bad quality scotch fillet any day of the week, in the hospitality industry you can get scotch fillet for $20 a kilo almost anytime but it is usually not good quality, this particular Woolworths one doesn't look that great either, i can vouch that the ones that are $17.50 each are decent and worth the money, but with steak, it is never about the price per kilo, it is more about the quality of the particular cut, there are cheap good quality steak out there though, at work i get premium black angus scotch fillet which is pretty marbled for $22.50/kg(absolute bargain, we can't even believe it), through other suppliers, something way worse quality is about $38/kg, the moral of the story is, you just need to find a trusted supplier/butcher who will supply you with good quality meat at a good price
Where do you work??
in Newcastle
Thanks. What makes a cut good quality versus bad quality? What should I look for? Cheers
nice white fat, nice marbling, avoid "yellowish" looking fat, avoid darker coloured meat, for example, open the woolworths link and compare the colour of the $17.50 one to the one that is on special, it is sometimes hard to tell though because once meat is out of the vacuum seal it turns a more bright red colour, sometimes you just have to try and see what you like, when buying from a wholesaler, usually the brand is a sign of expectable quality, i avoid the brand AMH, Teys and Cargill(lower grades) are ok i guess but nothing special, the brands i have tested through and through are Riverine(premium), Nolan(Private Selection & Vale)(all Nolan is pretty good though), Teys Black Angus Premium(what i get at work) is pretty good, Jacks Creek is good, Black Onyx is not bad, my personal favourite is Nolan Private Selection, never that much marbling, but always melt in your mouth and tasty too, if you are buying from a butcher, it will always cost you more, if you are buying steak for a birthday dinner, buy the expensive stuff from the butcher, but for an everyday steak, usually money per kilo per quality, you will get more bang for your buck at woolies, coles or aldi, but whenever you see "on special" steak at a butcher that is way cheaper than what they usually sell that particular cut for, it will always be a crappier grade than usually, not the same grade at a cheaper price
thats not a 'good cut', thats just the species of cow. scotch fillet is a 'good cut' of the cow because its fatty and tender compared to other parts of the same cow.
@mrvaluepack: yes, that is what is said in my original reply, Scotch fillet is a desired "cut" but is more about the quality of the cow, thats why i said a good quality rump will beat a bad quality scotch, im not having a go at you for the post, im just trying to let people know that a cheap price per "cut" doesnt exactly equal quality
Good Lord, I am completely puffed out after reading your last 3 posts.
the ones i selected in store had way more marbling than the stock photo on their website. actually all the ones i saw in store look heaps better than the photo.
the photo on the website actually looked like the scotch fillet the independent butchers in my area are trying to flog for ~$40/kg.
yeah they would be, i have said exactly everything you are saying, do me a a favour though, next time you go to woolies, try one of the $17.50 each ones, get one with the fat diamond and the chain going around it, you'll get what i'm saying
Every visit to Woolies I trawl the beef chiller for the super-marbly single pieces of rib fillet, sometimes bone-on. As good a piece of meat as I've eaten anywhere.
We eat rump almost exclusively - buy a full rump (they're only 5-6kg) from the local butcher here in Ballarat and they'll cut it up for you to however thick you want and it's been $14/kg for months. Sous vide it, and it's awesome.
Remember heard the news that Australian beef price went down but it wasn't reflected in the retail price.
Is this the beginning?fingers crossed
How's the quality/taste compared to coles? Same?
I find Woolies Scotch Fillet better (tenderness and taste) as compared to a similar range from Coles.
Per advice from @Qazxswec, quality & taste has little to do with the retailer. It comes down to the provenance of the beef itself.
"Bulk" 2-3kgs uncut from (WA) IGA is frequently $15-20/kg (past 6months). About 3/4 is premium Scotch, and the rest is still better quality than Coles/WW. I find prices differ depending on suburbs too, even for the same supplier/type of IGA
This is the way.
The larger Supa IGA also have better specials.
I sold six head of two year old drought masters last Monday, I received average of $1.10 per kilo live weight.
Good condition, son worked in abattoir nothing is wasted, nothing.
Huge difference between $1.10 and $30.00……
I understand costs and profits.
We are either paying at the supermarket for greed or incompetence, I suspect the former.
Local,butchers cheaper and better cuts and service, give them a go.
Thanks for your insight 🙂
Still a bit unaffordable for most families I think, but a step in the right direction.