What does that bargain really cost?
Compare a whole sirloin with precut steaks, chicken packs, turkey, pork, fish, tofu—or any protein you buy. Enter prices from your warehouse label, receipt or retailer listing.
No live retailer prices are connected. Record the store, date and whether a price is in-store or delivered. Results cover the protein only; add sides, sauces, packaging and delivery separately.
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Compare your portions
The weight matters.
Trimming: Enter the percentage removed as bone, skin, excess fat or unusable trim. If you use trimmings in another meal, track that separately; this calculator conservatively assigns the full package cost to the main portions.
Cooking yield: The percentage of trimmed raw weight remaining after cooking. A 75% setting is an editable example, not a measured yield for your food. Weigh your batch for a better estimate.
Protein value: Optional grams of protein per 100 g of trimmed raw edible food from its matching label or nutrition source. Do not enter cooked-food values here. Cost per 25 g uses that raw basis; protein retention during cooking is not modeled.
Buying more only saves money if you can use or freeze it. Compare cash needed today, preparation time and freezer capacity. Choosing a different protein also changes calories, fat and sometimes sodium; use a personal recipe variation to recalculate nutrition.
Useful starting points
- Costco Business Center whole top sirloin listing—availability and delivered price depend on location.
- Costco meat and seafood—compare exact cuts and grades.
Links are browsing references, not connected checkout or guaranteed inventory. Same-Day and warehouse prices may differ.