All Things Costco

[blkgsr]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Anyone know of a native guy that i can buy Fraser to table Chinook / king salmon from?

Im sick of eating atlantic costco salmon, i want me a chinook / king salmon! ideally from chief running or mohawk guy.

go to park royal mall, there was always people from the reserve catching fish. they have pools and use shopping carts

[unit]

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9

Maybe I'm just old and closed-minded but I still don't like the idea of buying food off of people on FB marketplace lol. Who the hell knows how they've handled this food before you buy it.

i don't see it as being too different from just buying a off someone rando that your buddy said 'i know this native guy who sells salmon'.

i've bought pine mushrooms off facebook from foragers and never had any weird experiences, it's always been some older asian guy who goes out to the interior for a weekend and picks like a few hundred pounds.

now something i wouldnt do is buy cooked food off fb.. people are selling things like home cooked meals on there.. that seems a bit too risky to me.

[supafamous]

Originally Posted by unit

now something i wouldnt do is buy cooked food off fb.. people are selling things like home cooked meals on there.. that seems a bit too risky to me.

Interestingly enough there's a BBQ guy who did this and eventually got enough business that the city made him stop making smoked meats at home b/c it qualified as a business due to his volume. He's now turned it into a business:

https://steves-smoked-meats.square.site

[unit]

i mean good for him, its hard to start a business when it comes to food because nobody wants to rent a kitchen when they are just starting out and barely have any orders.

[mikemhg]

I love how there's a guy named Sir_Loin in here while we're talking about steaks. What are the odds

[mikemhg]

Originally Posted by supafamous

Interestingly enough there's a BBQ guy who did this and eventually got enough business that the city made him stop making smoked meats at home b/c it qualified as a business due to his volume. He's now turned it into a business:

https://steves-smoked-meats.square.site

Buying BBQ off FB isn't all that weird at all, I did it a few times when I was living in San Antonio, there's a pretty big side-hustle scene down there for BBQ, and the trucks and restaurants ain't cheap. You end up saving quite a bit if you're buying a few pounds of beef ribs or brisket this way.

Funny enough I tried to buy from this Steve guy locally at Car Free Day on Commercial last year, motherfucker always sells out early. Will try again this year.

[blkgsr]

now i want a smoked meat sandwich

[MG1]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

Buying BBQ off FB isn't all that weird at all, I did it a few times when I was living in San Antonio, there's a pretty big side-hustle scene down there for BBQ, and the trucks and restaurants ain't cheap. You end up saving quite a bit if you're buying a few pounds of beef ribs or brisket this way.

Funny enough I tried to buy from this Steve guy locally at Car Free Day on Commercial last year, motherfucker always sells out early. Will try again this year.

Another Car Free Day coming up in September. Main Street Car Free is Sunday September 14th. Commercial Drive one is Saturday the 6th.

https://www.carfreevancouver.org

I look forward to the Main Street one.

[mikemhg]

Originally Posted by MG1

Another Car Free Day coming up in September. Main Street Car Free is Sunday September 14th. Commercial Drive one is Saturday the 6th.

https://www.carfreevancouver.org

I look forward to the Main Street one.

I'm gonna go and look for an elderly Asian man in a Blue Jays hat.

[spoon.ek9]

Speaking of the smoked meat, I tried the sandwich while on vacay. It was... not great. I had to drown it in ketchup, mustard and some relish to make it palatable. Also, the pickle was sour AF! Had to throw that into the sandwich for it to be acceptable (I sliced it up). Now I know what Hobz has been complaining about.

[OriginalJC]

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9

Speaking of the smoked meat, I tried the sandwich while on vacay. It was... not great. I had to drown it in ketchup, mustard and some relish to make it palatable. Also, the pickle was sour AF! Had to throw that into the sandwich for it to be acceptable (I sliced it up). Now I know what Hobz has been complaining about.

Haven't tried it, but since they introduced, it just didn't look very good. I'll stick with the hot dog and poutine

[spoon.ek9]

yeah you're better off buying two hot dogs and some fries

[yray]

Originally Posted by blkgsr

go to park royal mall, there was always people from the reserve catching fish. they have pools and use shopping carts

park royal security chased them out

[68style]

Originally Posted by spoon.ek9

Speaking of the smoked meat, I tried the sandwich while on vacay. It was... not great. I had to drown it in ketchup, mustard and some relish to make it palatable. Also, the pickle was sour AF! Had to throw that into the sandwich for it to be acceptable (I sliced it up). Now I know what Hobz has been complaining about.

Nothing good happens to you on your vacays!

[MG1]

Originally Posted by Badhobz

Anyone know of a native guy that i can buy Fraser to table Chinook / king salmon from?

Im sick of eating atlantic costco salmon, i want me a chinook / king salmon! ideally from chief running or mohawk guy.

Go to Musqeum Reserve, if you dare. Toward the very end of the winding road, there'd be a few houses with large industrial totes in their front yard. Only go when there are area openings. Actually, being native, that's almost every day, jbol.

I used to work at a fish processing plant for eons. Got to know a lot of indigenous folk. Best way to get really fresh fish was off a test fisherman I used to know. Test fishermen went out almost every day. Reported the number of fish they caught - where, when, and how much in a given time. DFO then decided, via the numbers and size of fish, among other things, if an opening was justified. Sadly, Captain Kirk (we called him that - his actual name was Kurt) passed away. Kinda cranky fellow, but he was really nice to me. Anyway...........

[MG1]

Speaking of Car Free Days, Burnaby is closing off Edmonds for a car free event. Not a big, but...........

This Sunday Noon to 5:00. This car free used to be big, but has since been on the smaller side. https://www.burnaby.ca/recreation-an...s/car-free-day

I remember New West had a good one at one point. It was quite successful years ago. It got to the point they had them way too often. Not special anytime you do that. I lost interest. Anyone been?

[rymack]

Originally Posted by unit

i mean good for him, its hard to start a business when it comes to food because nobody wants to rent a kitchen when they are just starting out and barely have any orders.

So I’m in the space rental industry ( specifically shared kitchen space). While I can say I’ve eaten stuff like cookies/cake etc that have come from home producers that’s probably as far as I would go. I would stick with low risk foods . Stuff that is typically sold at farmers markets etc and can be sold un refrigerated.

I’m sure most of the time most of the people producing this food won’t get anyone sick ( you will sure as shit hear about it when it happens ..homemade XO sauce a few years ago I believe). However I’ve seen enough from people that have gone through the trouble to become legal and work in a shared kitchen to make me wonder how they didn’t kill anyone from there homes. From poor hygiene to poor practices to shortcuts so many people out there are just ticking time bombs.

It’s a tough spot for a lot of these small producers because getting into even a shared space is very expensive , hard to navigate the regulations , etc . Starting your own space from scratch way harder.

I think Ontario has licensed a home model where you can buy from people off Facebook that are doing this . I think it’s something like “ cottage based foods” . Basically the risk is on the consumer . Still not something I’d be super comfortable.

That being said I’ve back packed all over SE Asia and eaten from places that didn’t have proper hygiene etc the only time I ever really got sick was eating at a “western” hotel.

[rymack]

Not sure what is up with the strange punctuation.

[spoon.ek9]

Originally Posted by 68style

Nothing good happens to you on your vacays!

you've only heard the bad so far lol. i've had plenty of great vacations :P






side note: shared two hot dogs along with chicken fingies with fries for dinner last night. legit couldn't finish all the fries and felt full AF. Dinner for two $11.67!

[mikemhg]

My friend said it should be fine to put a few orders next run for people on Rev if interested, just shoot me a PM.

Grabbed 2 orders for a buddy yesterday:



We're all gonna get gout

[spoon.ek9]

genetics plays a role in gout eh? so it's not just about a shit diet lol. certainly doesn't help though

[blkgsr]

Originally Posted by mikemhg

My friend said it should be fine to put a few orders next run for people on Rev if interested, just shoot me a PM.

Grabbed 2 orders for a buddy yesterday:


We're all gonna get gout

open to anyone? you said pick up in burnaby?

what's available and pricing?

thanks.

[EvoFire]

I'm interested, let me know what cuts you guys are getting I'll hop on the bandwagon

[spoon.ek9]

yeah I wouldn't mind keeping a few in the freezer

[mikemhg]

1X Bone-in rib eye
4X 12oz NY Strip

$50.

Pickup in Burnaby, PM me and I can let know when he's doing an order next (just had one done), so likely in a few weeks.