With my inlaws stopping by for dinner this past weekend, I ordered up three from a stack of the biggest salmon fillets I've ever seen. No kidding: these suckers were at least as long as my forearm. The guy behind the seafood counter was very nice, mentioning, "...each fillet is a pound or a pound and a half..." I'm guessing he's had his share of people who order up a bunch of seafood only to realize that they've spent way more than they thought.
Well, in my case, I was shocked afterwards to realize that I'd saved way more than I initially thought. While the salmon in the Giant ad is advertised as $9.99/lb. (Save at least $3), the in-store retail price was $19/lb.!! I guess more like Save at least $9/lb.! So the three monster fillets that would have run around $85 actually cost me a bit over $40. I should also note that besides the leftovers I sent home with my mother-in-law, we also had enough salmon to make leftovers meals for my three-year-old daughter, myself, and my husband today, so it's really about what would have generously fed at least 8 adults at just over $5/head - not bad for a normally pricey wild-caught fish. After all, when is the last time you saw a salmon dish plus sides in a restaurant for well under $10? And a few ounces of canned salmon can run $2 or more - compare with 16 oz. of ready-to-cook fresh salmon for $9.99.
My husband grilled them up marinated in a foil packet. Yum.@ l., marinating before hitting the grill.
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