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    Internet retailers I recommend. Add yours!

    These are companies I've had good dealings with. That means not only that the product has been good, but the service has been as well.

    Allen Brothers. Meathead was right to give them props. The product is excellent, and so is the service.

    Snake River Farms. I've probably spent the most money here. Although its fun to browse the high end stuff, the RR Ranch Northwest Beef is great. I prefer the RR briskets and rib roasts over the SRF American wagyu.

    Creekstone Farms. As long as you don't mind cutting your own steaks, the whole strip loins and prime ribeyes are incredible taste and value. And, having cut up a couple of those now, I'd rather do them myself. It only takes about half an hour, including trimming, cutting, and vacuum sealing. The product special deals are reasonable, especially considering the quality.

    Compart Farms. GREAT ribs, both St Louis and baby backs. The gift boxes are good value. Go for the non-competition ribs, the only difference is appearance (trim).

    Pat Lafrieda. Hands down the best burgers. Everything is shipped fresh, not frozen, so plan your delivery accordingly!

    Everyone feel free to add good experiences. But please, good experiences only. If you want to start a bad experiences topic, that's cool.


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    I've had mixed experiences at all online retailers I've tried, but you have requested good here so I will focus on the good.

    Snake River Farms and Creekstone are great tasting meats. I enjoy Creekstone's BOGO sales which they offer once in a while and I try to stock up on some Prime strip steaks when they have the sale. They are simply excellent when delivered as ordered. I haven't yet splurged on a strip loin but someday soon...

    While not an online retailer, special mention goes to Walmart strip steaks. I know, I know, Walmart? Yep, their Choice strips have always been wonderful in my experiences, and easy on the wallet.

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    • Murdy
      Murdy commented
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      I used to buy sirloin at Walmart quite a bit and they were good. That was a while ago though.

    • Mosca
      Mosca commented
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      klflowers Sam's Club and Walmart are different. Sam's is what I was referring to.

    • Huskee
      Huskee commented
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      I've had consistently good results from both Sam's and Walmart steaks. Costco- 50/50. Had a terrible pack of nice looking well marbled steaks form Costco once, stringy and gristly, terrible, but looked gorgeous. Never had that at Sam's & Wally's. It's all a big YMMV.

    #3
    A bar N Ranch. Great American Wagyu beef. Great packing and delivery. Prices are reasonable. Allen Brothers as Mosca said too.

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    • Troutman
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      Yup, some of the best brisket I've had is from A Bar N.

    #4
    Porter Road

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    • Troutman
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      Solid choice

    #5
    Porter Road is great too. They have some different cuts, like ox tails and lamb neck. The lamb neck I got from them was really good (even though my wife wouldn't touch it).

    Rancho Gordo - a must for bean fans. I order from these guys a lot. I have a cabinet shelf dedicated to beans now.

    The Hatch Chili Store - I bought fresh chili's for the first time this year. The first shipment was ruined - Fed Ex messed up, but the Hatch people fixed it. I eventually got 2 shipments from them. Roasted them on the kettle; I use them in everything now, and I'll be buying more next year.

    On dtresca recommendation, I tried out these guys: https://veteransq.com/BBQ The chicken and pork rub is excellent, and the regular BBQ sauce is pretty tasty too. I wasn't blown away by the mustard sauce, it was a little too mild for me. They advertise that 100% of the profits go to vets organizations.

    Oakridge BBQ - their rubs are great.

    Creekstone Farms as mentioned above - I have around 10 racks of their St Louis cut ribs in the freezer now.

    Allen Bros and Pat Lafrieda are on the list for the new year, after the Xmas expenses. I got 2 grand daughters to spoil rotten first.

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    • Rod
      Rod commented
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      +1 The Hatch Chile store

    • ecowper
      ecowper commented
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      Just one cabinet shelf for Rancho Gordo?

    #6
    Oh, Rancho Gordo, I should have mentioned them! I was thinking meat. Rancho Gordo is right up there!

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      #7
      Porter Road is excellent and I have quite a bit of it in my freezer right now. They offer quite a few "butchers cuts" although they aren't always available. Hanger steaks, denver steaks, picanha, etc.

      Snake River is probably the one I have ordered from the most. Expensive but very high quality.

      I have ordered from Crowd Cow a couple times and it is good. Haven't been super impressed but they do have a good variety.

      Beyond a lot of the others that have been mentioned here are a few I have tried in the last few months I have been impressed with.

      The Honest Bison - I had a bison tri tip, some bison ribeyes, flank, and short ribs. All grass fed and it is delicious and an nice change up from beef from time to time.

      Pursuit Farms - Probably the best source for real high end A5 Wagyu I have seen. They ship fresh, not frozen. I had a couple of their steaks last Friday and was definitely impressed.

      Meat N' Bone - I had a 60 day dry aged ribeye from them and it was great. Definitely could taste the dry aged funky flavor. I have a couple other steaks from them in the freezer I need to cook up. They have a very good selection of a lot of different cuts and grades. Shipping can be a bit expensive depending on where you are located and how much you order.

      Pasturebird - Excellent pasture raised chicken. Great flavor on these pasture raised birds and much better than grocery store chicken.

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      • JoeSousa
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        Mosca I didn't have high hopes for Meat N Bone but I was very pleased with what I have tried and the look of the stuff I haven't tried. I also chatted with one of the owners and you can tell they have a passion for what they do. I haven't really seen many other retailers with as wide a selection as they have.

      • Murdy
        Murdy commented
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        JoeSousa. Ever try the elk at Honest Bison? I love elk but never had farm raised.

      • JoeSousa
        JoeSousa commented
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        Murdy I have never tried their elk, only bison.

      #8
      Creekstone Farms
      Oakridge BBQ
      John Henry Products

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      • Old Glory
        Old Glory commented
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        +1 Oakridge BBQ

      #9
      If you are into fish, Pike Place Fish Market is great. We order from them a couple times a year and everything is fresh and amazing. One shipment ended up being a day late and their customer service was spectacular. Will recommend them every time.

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        #10
        I buy local. So ignore this post!

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        • smokin fool
          smokin fool commented
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          Me too, internet meat sales hasn't really caught on up here yet.
          A quick Google search showed four internet meat purveyors.
          Another quick scan of they're prices....Dude, I'm buying local!!!!

        • Skip
          Skip commented
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          I agree with you. Buy local if possible. I'm lucky to have a grocery store with a very good selection of almost all food items...meat included. In our town of 3200 we also have a good butcher shop and a few more butcher shops not far away.

        • Murdy
          Murdy commented
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          I buy local if it's available, but a lot of stuff isn't.

        #11
        You didn't specify only meat retailers so I would like to compliment SnS Grills. Great service, great product. They seem to operate on the theory of "under promise but over deliver." When I ordered my grill they said it would be 2-3 weeks and it was here in 1 week!!

        I also have had great success with ThermoWorks. Fast delivery and reasonably priced.

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        • Mosca
          Mosca commented
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          Yep, those are two that are great!

          I put the topic under "Internet Meat Retailers", so it is kinda just meat. But any good story is worth hearing!

        • Clark
          Clark commented
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          Mosca Sorry, but I didn't see the line with "meat" in it.

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        • Mosca
          Mosca commented
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          Nice recommendations, thanks. The links are both to double8cattle, but it isn’t hard to find Cheshire Pork. I gotta draw down some of the ribs I have in the freezer before I order more, though!

        • johnec00
          johnec00 commented
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          Mosca Oops, my screw-up, thanks for the heads up. Fixed the cheshire pork link (I hope).

        #13
        https://www.flannerybeef.com/ Flannery Beef is excellent. Out of Marin, CA

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        • ofelles
          ofelles commented
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          I will have to check this out. Not far away. Thanks.

        • Smoldering Flea
          Smoldering Flea commented
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          +1 for flannery. If there’s a better tasting steak out there I haven’t found it

        • Spacecase
          Spacecase commented
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          Flannery is great. I try to stock up when they put the hanger steaks on sale.

        #14
        A few not already mentioned. All Things BBQ, King Arthur Baking, and Ceramic Grill Store.

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          #15
          https://geechieboymill.com for grits and other similar products.

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