Tired of Grocery Store Meats?

We usually buy our meats at the various farmers markets in the Metroplex. Lately, however, we've gotten kind of tired of getting frozen meat and paying more for it. Additionally, meat from the grocery store just isn't worth what they want for it, at least not to us.

Lately, Matt has also been trying to make more stews and other dishes that use more obscure cuts. The best way to find these is at a butcher shop. We haven't been to many butcher shops in the area, but we know a good find when we see one.

Enter Deep Cuts Dallas, a butcher shop that has been open for almost two weeks. We went in there this past Sunday evening just to check them out. We ended up leaving with $50 worth of amazing meat.

The folks over at Deep Cuts are incredibly kind; they're also experts at their craft, as one would expect a butcher to be. They had no problem letting us sample just about anything we wanted.

The first questions we asked were pretty standard: Where do you get your meat? Is it organic? Is it free of hormones, antibiotics, etc.? Here's the run-down.

Deep Cuts sources their meat from local ranchers. While the meat isn't grass fed and finished, it is grass fed most of the animal's life, and then grain finished. Purists would insist that grass fed and finished is the best way to go, but if you're not a fan of the somewhat "gamey" taste that grass fed and finished beef has, you should seriously consider grain finished beef. All of their offerings are free of hormones and antibiotics. We can attest that it is also some of the best beef and pork we've ever had.

In talking with the guys over at Deep Cuts, we began talking a bit about hunting. There's nothing set up yet, but they plan on eventually processing game as well. This was a huge plus for us because Matt likes to hunt. 

In addition to excellent quality meat, Deep Cuts also sells various local products, like Texas olive oil. 

If you're tired of buying frozen meat, grocery store meat, or want more obscure cuts of meat, you should check out Deep Cuts. They're located on Beltline between the tollway and 75. We're huge fans. 

All images from the Deep Cuts Facebook page.