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zxcvbob > wrote:

> Terry wrote:
> > I love beef.
> >
> > I had to give up smoking so I can actually smell again. I have found
> > that I don't like the smell of beef.
> >
> > Are there spices that can help mask the smell?
> >
>
>
> Ironically enough, smoke. (hickory or oak or maple or pecan smoke, not
> tobacco :-)
>
> Are you sure your beef is really fresh? That makes a big difference in
> the smell of raw meat, and especially when it first starts to cook.

With the exception of ground, I'm not sure that "fresh" is necessarily a
good attribute of beef. The absolute BEST beef I've ever cooked was very
well aged, by a local Armenian butcher, and smelled it. Fabulous to eat,
though. Grilled hot and fast; didn't need any sauce or other topping.

Isaac