5 ms·

You're leaving out the cost of owning and powering a chest freezer which is not insignificant.

• rootusrootus 7y ago
  A freezer costs about 50 bucks a year in electricity (depending on rates, obv). That's a lot less than a half a beef to fill it will cost.
• MichaelApproved 7y ago
  They're leaving out a lot more than the freezer cost. Not everyone wants frozen meat. Fresh meat tastes better. There are a lot of other issues with their "buy a cow" idea.
  • mfatica 7y ago
    Frozen meat tastes orders of magnitudes better than any of the alternatives
    • 6gvONxR4sf7o 7y ago
      How's that work when you want to use some? Do you have a giant chunk of frozen meat you have to get smaller, more usable pieces from? Do you thaw it enough to cut then put the rest back? I can't picture how this works.
      • beisner 7y ago
        Typically when you buy a large fraction of a cow, the butcher will process it into a bunch of different cuts, I.e. ribeye, flank, chuck, tenderloin, etc. the cuts are usually single-serving, except if you want to keep the tenderloin whole or something. You also get a bunch of hamburger patties or ground beef. Point is, you get all the meat pre-cut before your freeze, so you can use only what you need at any given time.