Cost of prawns for Xmas

wendyv · Guru

Cost of prawns for Xmas

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, biggrin Christmas week they will be $30

JRH · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30

And there we all thought you were a Wombat.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.

I am a wombat on GN but I am also a pig biggrin when it comes to prawns, Mrs W has just gone out so I think I will thaw some out and just say we have mice again dear, if she see's any are missing.

JRH · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
And there we all thought you were a Wombat.
I am a wombat on GN but I am also a pig when it comes to prawns, Mrs W has just gone out so I think I will thaw some out and just say we have mice again dear, if she see's any are missing.

Need a hand shelling them? Just shout.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham biggrin

JRH · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham

Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?

wombat's don't drink beer biggrin

JRH · Guru

_wombat_ wrote:
JRH wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
are you sure you don't want me to deliver them to Rockingham
Plenty of cold beer in the fridge pal, when you arriving?
wombat's don't drink beer

Well you can watch me pig out and booze, you might learn somrthing hey!!LOL

jimbo · Guru

My Xmas starts on Boxing day Half Price

JRH · Guru

jimbo wrote:
My Xmas starts on Boxing day Half Price

We will be in New Zealand for Christmas so we will have to see what prices are like over there.

Going over to check on Australia's small holding, you know where we keep all our sheep.

jimricho · Guru

If buying now, buy the frozen ones rather than fresh and then freeze them, and definitely not the "thawed for your convenience" ones. The frozen ones are snap frozen very soon after being caught and cooked.

bill12 · Guru

Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill

JRH · Guru

bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill

Geez you can off some people at times.LOLOLOL

pauline · Guru

I refuse to buy prawns from coles or woolies don't even think they look appealing, we get ours straight off the boat, have to be early though..........

JRH · Guru

pauline wrote:
I refuse to buy prawns from coles or woolies don't even think they look appealing, we get ours straight off the boat, have to be early though..........

The only way to fly Pauline.

dazren · Guru

Bill Wrote

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Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
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_I like you Bill, [but you can go off people you know ]

LoL DAZREN_________________

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Don't come the raw prawn with us WW. Or C for that matter. OR ANYONE.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30

Love your new Avatar wombat, where do you get then all from?

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
_wombat_ wrote:
just paid $21.98 Kilo at wollies here Perth, got 2 kilo's because I'm a pig, Christmas week they will be $30
Love your new Avatar wombat, where do you get then all from?

just google free clipart

Dougwe · Chief one feather

bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill

I just picked up a dozen Tassie oysters does that count.

Ooops forgot a word

-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 9th of December 2011 07:36:10 PM

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Thanks wombat

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
bill12 wrote:
Its nice being a fisherman at times. I just bought a carton(10kgs) of endeavour prawns,15 to 20 to the kg, for $75 from a trawler owner friend of mine. I think that works out to $7.50 a kg, and , in my opinion, debs are the one to eat.Also , fresh banana prawns are great. We get them here afterthe wet, usuall March or April.They will go well with the coral trout and mackerel.Its a hard life , but someone has to do it. Bill
I just picked up a dozen Tassie oysters does that count.

Ooops forgot a word

-- Edited by Dougwe on Friday 9th of December 2011 07:36:10 PM

No it don't not count, only because you have now gone off topic biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin biggrin

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Yum Yum Yummy Prawns they are the bestest. Back on subject now.

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

Dougwe wrote:
Yum Yum Yummy Prawns they are the bestest. Back on subject now.

Could allow oysters cos they are seafood

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

here's something for you to play around with, FaceOff and its free

http://www.giveawayoftheday.com/

you MUST download and install this program before 1500 WA time tomorrow or it will not be free.

all you need is a picture of somebody's face, just like this one I did of Vic (GN member) see below

Oh bugga I just realised I have gone off topic

_wombat_ · Master (of Mischief)

here's another one of Vic

Cruising Granny · Guru

When we worked on trawlers in the 70's we were going to ask a computer, "How many bananas do they catch in a prawn season?"
SA has the best King prawns. Tigers are the next best, then debs, and bananas are on the end of the food chain. Very bland.
Price is always the problem unless you know someone and they fall off the boat.
They have to keep such strict records and have to account for every prawn, catch and $'s. The days of cashies are quite rare these days.
Last January I went to Pt. Lincoln for the Tunarama Festival, and my daughter and her fella bought me a crayfish all for myself. I requested the bread and butter and the vinegar and I was in Lincoln heaven.
I have to admit, I couldn't eat it all, even though it was just a little (legal size) one. Very sweet though.
These things are all seasonal now, and if you can get them fresh off the boat before freezing, or cooked and snap frozen you'll have a good prawn with no ill effects.
I'm quite good at shelling if you need some help. Prepared to travel.

-- Edited by Cruising Granny on Friday 9th of December 2011 11:31:53 PM

bill12 · Guru

I find tigers and king prawns tough, and usually the are the ones we exported to the japs as you get the best prices for them. I owned and worked a trawler I built myself for a number of years, and can say with some experience that the ones I like are debs and banana prawns. The reason you people are paying thru the nose for prawns is that Woolworths bought the whole 2011 catch from the gulf of Carpentaria for $7.50 a kg, and then sold them to you for $20 plus. My mate has his own retail outlet , and catching your own product cuts out the Woolies of this world, and you get a much better product.The big retailers are screwing not just fishermen, but farmers and dairy to name a few.I will enjoy my cheap prawns while I can. Bill

glassies · Guru

got tiger ones this year through the local setters fruit shop she orders them from up north, 5 kl 120 bucks a box, someone told us not to
buy the prawns localy from brisbane area etc due to the floods that happened in january ,said if you saw what was floating
down that river into the mouth of moreton etc ,you wouldnt eat prawns local for a while.

so we were telling the lady at setters in glassy fruit shop she said leave it with me ill get them for you and she buys
them from up north they are pretty yummy too.