Avedano's Brings You Good Meat | San Francisco

Sure, you could learn to butcher your own meat. You could teach yourself French and master the banjo, too, but let's be honest: It's probably not happening anytime soon.

Should you still want a well-stocked freezer and a T-bone at every meal, Avedano's has come to the rescue. The shop now sells meat boxes, available each Friday with a week's notice.

You might play it safe and preorder the accessible "Housewife" ($195 for 27 pounds), packed with pork loin, ground beef, beef lard and more.

Adventurous cooks can try their hand at cooking the rabbit, wild-boar shoulder and quail that come in the "Exotic" ($135 for 20 pounds), and experiment with trotters and lard butter. Purists might stick to the tried-and-true "Dixon," 20 pounds of grass-fed beef ($115), comprising cuts to grill, braise and pan-fry.

Of course, all the protein is sustainably raised and masterfully butchered, at a cost far lower than rack rate. And since we know these skills are all about culinary one-upmanship, it bears saying: your larder will be the envy of your neighbors.

Avedano's Holly Park Market, 235 Cortland Ave.; 415-285-6328 or avedanos.com