Discounted Meats is a butcher at 4055 Great North Road in Cornwallis, Waitakere City, on Auckland's western outskirts. It holds a 4.1 Google rating.
Discount butchers typically keep prices down by selling generous portions and turning stock over quickly, so the knack is knowing what to do with a good deal. Cheaper secondary cuts such as brisket, chuck and shoulder reward patient, slow cooking and often beat pricey steaks on flavour. Many shoppers judge price by the kilo rather than the pack, buy in bulk and portion meat at home for the freezer. It never hurts to ask what came in fresh that week, since a good butcher will happily point you to the best value on the counter.
Out on Great North Road, on west Auckland's rural fringe, it makes a practical stop for locals doing the week's meat shop.