Keep the grill fired up! Commissaries offer big savings on meats through September

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FORT GREGG-ADAMS, Va. - As the last days of summer approach, commissary customers can still fire up their grills and enjoy significant savings on meats, sauces, condiments, side dishes, aluminum foil and pans, charcoal briquettes and more.

"Commissaries offer 30 to 40 percent off or more on the meats at their stores," said Navy Command Master Chief Mario Rivers, senior enlisted advisor to the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) director. "You cannot beat that deal. Our stock assortment as well as our flavor profiles have expanded over the past several years to keep pace with consumer trends, offering items of convenience as well as meal solutions. Fresh seafood is also available in most commissary meat departments."

Along with great savings, patrons are reminded they can also enjoy customizing their meat selections by purchasing whole subprimals at cost and then having them cut and packaged to their specifications at no additional charge.

Commissary meat departments carry a variety of USDA Prime, USDA Choice, and USDA Select retail cuts as well as Angus, organic, natural, value-added, plant-based and halal certified grass-fed beef. Pork, lamb, veal and bison are also offered to patrons at commissaries. Venison was also recently introduced in commissaries in Hawaii.

Current everyday savings on 80 percent lean ground beef and 93 percent lean ground beef provide shoppers with a guaranteed 35 percent savings over retail markets. Some commissaries may achieve as high as 45 percent savings, depending on the geographic area. As always, promotional items are selected for each area to provide comparable items to outside retail markets with significant savings and quality.

Continental U.S. commissaries currently offer the following savings:

• Family Pack USDA choice chuck steaks, USDA choice flat iron steaks, USDA select strip loin steaks, 93 percent ground beef, and assorted bone-in pork chops at 15 cents per pound off of regular price

• Tailgate Power Box with 19 pounds of grilling items at up to a 20 percent savings over regular price

• Economy Power Box with 15 pounds of grilling items at up to a 20 percent savings over regular price

• Healthy Choice Power Box with 16 pounds of grilling items at up to a 20 percent savings over regular price

• Fix It and Forget It Power Box with 15 pounds of slow cooker items at up to a 20 percent savings over regular price.

Patrons can also save big on meat packages that include USDA Choice tenderloin steak and pork belly whole (now to Aug. 25) and USDA Select strip loins steak family pack and pork spare ribs (Aug. 26 to Sept. 8).

From Sept. 12-25, commissaries in Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and all stateside commissaries will offer patrons tremendous savings during the Fresh Buy-One-Get-One-Free Hormel Always Tender Pork Loins and Tenderloins sales event. This deal is available while supplies last, so hurry in to your nearest commissary to take advantage.

Overseas commissaries offer the following savings:

• Pork belly whole fresh and USDA Choice tenderloin steak (now to Aug. 25)

• USDA Choice bone-in beef ribeye steak (pepper flavor) and pork loin center cut chops (now to Aug. 25)

• Fresh pork spareribs and USDA Select strip loin steak family pack (Aug. 26-Sept. 8)

• USDA Choice top round kabobs (Alabama flavored) and pork spareribs (Aug. 26-Sept. 8).

Commissary patrons can go to commissaries.com for more information and the Thrill of the Grill webpage for grilling recipes, tips and more.

* Sale items are available while supplies last. Prices are subject to change.

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About DeCA:The Defense Commissary Agency operates a worldwide chain of commissaries providing groceries to military personnel, retirees, disabled veterans and other authorized patrons and their families in a safe and secure shopping environment. Commissaries provide a military benefit, saving authorized patrons thousands of dollars annually on their purchases compared to similar products at commercial retailers. The discounted prices include a 5-percent surcharge, which supports the costs of building, modernizing and sustaining commissary facilities. A core military family support element and valued part of military pay and benefits, commissaries contribute to family readiness, enhance the quality of life for America's military services and their families, and help recruit and retain the best and brightest men and women to serve their country.