I've been making my own and haven't looked back. Lots of info and recipes on the interweb - you can really own it!

I had some pork loin sitting in the fridge and I tried it for the last batch. You wouldn't even know that it's not beef! That might just be the solution to the cost dilemma since pork is way cheaper. Actually the pork came out more tender and melt-in-mouth with the same flavour.

The only problem is that I can't keep up with my own demand