I noticed on John's food logs for March that he's eating a lot of Alaskan Cod. Can John or somebody help me with where to buy Alaskan Cod or any other fish specials? I did find five pounds of Whiting Fillets at Wal-Mart for $4.39. That seemed like a pretty good deal, but I'm not a big fan of Whiting.

Any help would be appreciated :D :bow:

Sam's, Costco. I can find it in grocery stores.

IMO, I like tilapia a bit better, or salmon when I want a fatty fish. I don't have as strict of goals as John does, though.

"Alaskan" cod is a brand name as much as anything else... there's a big marketing push going on right now to promote Alaskan originated fish.

Since we've almost eliminated north-atlantic cod, they have a market to corner.

Whiting is fine, orange roughy, other white fish are similar.

Sam's, Costco. I can find it in grocery stores.

IMO, I like tilapia a bit better, or salmon when I want a fatty fish. I don't have as strict of goals as John does, though.

I don't have a Sam's or Costco membership. I can find it lots of places too, but I'm looking for the best deal :D Somebody should have emphasized that in their original post.:o

Bad posting skills aside, where's good place to get cheap fish. The grocery usually charges $5+ for a one or two pound thing of fish. Any other suggestions?

Also, how do you cook it so that you can take it to work? The whiting I made Sunday didn't turn out so great for lunch today.:doh: Glad I had a can of tuna for backup :D

Bad posting skills aside, where's good place to get cheap fish. The grocery usually charges $5+ for a one or two pound thing of fish. Any other suggestions?


That's CHEAP. Seriously. Buy bulk frozen for the best prices. I strongly prefer fresh but on sale you'd generally be seeing prices for decent quality north of $10 a lb for salmon, etc.

Cod USED to be a couple bucks a pound. Now with the cod stocks decimated, I've seen it as high as $15lb.

Here's a few prices from a nearby grocer (mid-range prices):


FRESH:

Fresh Wild Alaskan Cod Fillets (Avg. Weight 10 oz.)
12.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Mahi Mahi Fillets(Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Walleye Fillets (Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
12.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Red Snapper Fillets (Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb


FROZEN:
Frozen Orange Roughy Fillets(Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb

Sea Best Tilapia Fillets (16 OZ )
5.99 lb

I strongly prefer fresh
I'm with you there :D

FRESH:

Fresh Wild Alaskan Cod Fillets (Avg. Weight 10 oz.)
12.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Mahi Mahi Fillets(Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Walleye Fillets (Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
12.99 per lb

Fresh Wild Caught Red Snapper Fillets (Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb


FROZEN:
Frozen Orange Roughy Fillets(Avg. Weight 8 oz.)
14.99 per lb

Sea Best Tilapia Fillets (16 OZ )
5.99 lb

Well, that's about the prices I'm paying. HMMM...It seemed high to me, but I'm used to chicken and beef :D

Thanks Hort and MannishBoy for the replys and the help. I appreciate it :D

All I can suggest is watch the sales. But here the only thing you'll find "cheap" is Alaskan Pollock. Often on sale for about $2 a pound. Everything else is higher. But these are all cleaned boneless fillets. Finding skinless boneless chicken for that sort of price is almost unheard of locally.

Since we've almost eliminated north-atlantic cod, they have a market to corner.

Tell me about it...