King Arthur flour 25lb bags @ Smart & Final in Southern California
Was very happy to wander into my local Smart & Final (Camarillo CA) to finally find that they had King Arthur All Purpose flour in 25lb bags at a pretty reasonable price: $16.49 for 25 lbs, or $0.66 per lb.
That works out to $3.30 per 5 lb bag, which is a lot less than what I can find at the supermarket...most of the time it sells for about $4.79 and up for 5lb bags.
I know they've carried the smaller format bags, but this is the first time I've seen them carry anything that large. It makes me happy because none of the big stores (Costco, Smart & Final, etc) carry ANY unbleached flours in 25lb or 50lb bags.
My chef friend got me some Giusto's unbleached flour (50lbs) which I liked, but it was a bit pricey. And my local health food store (Lassen's) can order big bags from Bob's Red Mill, but again, kinda pricey IIRC.
Anyone else in SoCal able to find quality unbleached flours in 25lb+ bags for cheap?
That's a good price for a 25-pound bag. My local Smart and Final carries the King Arthur 10-pound all-purpose flour that sells for about $9. The price has probably risen since the last time I purchased it which was a few years back.
I just looked at the King Arthur site for the price of the all-purpose flour 25-pound bag. It's $21.50, and that's not including the shipping yet (yikes!).