Where's the (grass-fed) Beef? - PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum

R Leo · #1 10-17-2009, 03:14 PM

Coming soon to a freezer near you...

We're working to get this label approved by the state and printed in time to get it on beef from the next steers who are going in Tuesday.

Skippy · #2 10-17-2009, 03:17 PM

Does it taste different? I'm guessing it's lower in fat.

R Leo · #3 10-17-2009, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Skippy

Does it taste different? I'm guessing it's lower in fat.

Yes, lower in intramuscular fat so it's not marbled like USDA Select, Choice or Prime. Still very tasty. Grass-fed beef responds well to slower cooking. Our 1" t-bone or rib-in chop on lowest gas grill flame is a perfect medium rare when cooked 4 minutes to a side.

Our grass-fed meat has a different texture as well. Dense meat but not tough. I've renewed my love of sirloin with this meat. I like to take a big sirloin, coat it in olive oil, sprinkle some fresh ground pepper on and lay it in a shallow Pyrex baking dish. a few fresh garlic cloves, chopped onions or red peppers in oil in the bottom of the pan is nice too. Bake in the oven at 300F for about 30-40 minutes. Warm pink center, tasty!

It is also dry aged for 21 days before processing.

Kuan · #4 10-17-2009, 03:45 PM

Where can we get some? I'll give it a go.

JordaanDMC-12 · #5 10-17-2009, 04:24 PM

I'm told grass-fed beef is the best! I'd love to try some also..

t walgamuth · #6 10-17-2009, 05:15 PM

I get my beef from a nearby farm where they are antibiotic and steroid free but not 100% grass fed. They do graze though at least part of the time. It is Limosene and its lean and really tasty.

The Clk Man · #7 10-17-2009, 07:35 PM

I agree, I have been buying my beef and pork from local farmers lately and the meat is the best I have ever eaten.

Jorn · #8 10-17-2009, 07:44 PM

Cows are not build to eat corn, there digestive system is "designed" to eat grass. Corn makes cattle more receptive for different deceases and to prevent this they are stuffed with anti bio tics and other crap that should not be in our food supply.

Kuan · #9 10-17-2009, 08:12 PM

Actually I like fat beef and my beef fat. Mo fatta mo betta.

But I want to give Leo's beef a try. It really boils down to technique. You just don't cook brisket medium rare or filet mignon well done.

Brandon_SLC · #10 10-17-2009, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Kuan

Actually I like fat beef and my beef fat. Mo fatta mo betta.

But I want to give Leo's beef a try. It really boils down to technique. You just don't cook brisket medium rare or filet mignon well done.

Let them have all the beer they want

Brandon_SLC · #11 10-17-2009, 08:23 PM

I concur that beef that gets to eat nice green grass has great flavor. When I was a kid we had friends with a bull in their back yard, it ate green grass, and alfalfa all day. Even though the bull and I were on good terms, I had to admit he tasted great. I really don't think I've had a better tasting steak since then. I think I was 6 or 7. Sad day though.

Milk from grass fed cows has better flavor too.

t walgamuth · #12 10-17-2009, 10:48 PM

Many of the foods most of us eat is probably not all that great for us....not nearly as good as it was 50 years ago before all the "scientific" discoveries which make it cheaper to grow whatever it is you want to grow.

aklim · #13 10-17-2009, 11:44 PM

I know the New Zealand or Australian ones were crap. A little more tender than shoe leather. I do know that the Venison from up north where they eat more wild stuff taste too gamey for my tastes as opposed to the deer that eat the corn in the southern part of the state.

As to whether a person can taste the difference, I usually involve the wife in the blind taste test. If I can't tell the difference it isn't worth the hassle. I have tried some of the organic stuff and I can't consistently tell which is which when it is served in a blind test which is why I don't buy it.

catmandoo62 · #14 10-17-2009, 11:57 PM

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Originally Posted by t walgamuth

Many of the foods most of us eat is probably not all that great for us....not nearly as good as it was 50 years ago before all the "scientific" discoveries which make it cheaper to grow whatever it is you want to grow.

as far as pork goes that discovery would be hog confinments.here in iowa there are thousands of em.and they stick to high heaven.if you ask me that is cruelty to animals.give me free range cattle or pigs anyday.

aklim · #15 10-18-2009, 12:15 AM

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as far as pork goes that discovery would be hog confinments.here in iowa there are thousands of em.and they stick to high heaven.if you ask me that is cruelty to animals.give me free range cattle or pigs anyday.

Ah, but that is what you may not see. It won't be given to you. It will cost you way, way, way more to do it if they want to free range all animals raised for meat.

At this time, I am not convinced that the taste is that radically different in the good sense that justifies the difference in effort between the supermarket and hunting down a butcher