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Originally Posted by Bryan[_6_]
On Jul 6, 4:50*am, sf wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 18:24:25 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
wrote:
On Jul 5, 7:57*pm, sf wrote:
On Thu, 5 Jul 2012 12:13:57 -0700 (PDT), Bryan
wrote:
They were $3.99/#, had no marbling whatsoever, and were a deep red,
with no tail. *There was very little fat anywhere on them. *I grilled
one over pure cherry wood, well seared but rare inside. *It tasted
grass fed, not even corn finished. *The strip side was fairly tender,
but the filet was melt-in-you-mouth tender. *I liked it better than
the USDA Choice ones I usually buy.
http://www.cattlenetwork.com/cattle-...ing-more-beef-....
It looks like from that article that cattle are mostly grain FINISHED,
but grass fed until later in life. *The corn feeding thing in the USA
is far worse. *They have to give the cattle antibiotics because they
get sick from eating starch instead of cellulose. *It's called,
"subacute acidosis," and it's caused by feeding cattle corn instead of
grass/hay/forage. *After I post this, I'm going to email SAVE-A-LOT,
and compliment their Mexican beef. *I prefer leaner over more tender,
and I prefer the better fatty acid content of beef that has been
merely corn *finished*, rather than corn fed for extended periods.
The article clearly said that the beef you *think* was grass fed
probably isn't.
But a quorum of characteristics suggest that it was, at least mostly.
Roy called Mexican steaks, "No taste, no fat, no flavor." That's the
exact criticism of grass fed beef. Americans generally prefer corn
fed.
--Bryan |
Most grass fed beef are feed graas. But, most are also fed corn and other things. Now that corn has gone through the roof, blends with oats have become popular. You don't always get what think in a grocery store. Nice to know the people who raise the animals you eat.
Same thing for BGH free milk. The great majority of milk Americans buy comes from cows jacked up on this. My neighbor is organic and his cows will live for 10-15 years. The average Growth Hormone Boosted cow will last 2-2.5 years. Not even enough time to replace that cow with a young hieffer (that may reach 3 years before she yields milk).
Greater production; but it does seem a little nasty that those big critters only live a short life. Price of progress.