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What factor(s) could cause my beef from a local farm to taste & smell ‘off’ this time around?
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<blockquote data-quote="Jeanne - Simme Valley" data-source="post: 1814631" data-attributes="member: 968"><p>Well - this is a 3 year old thread - but -</p><p>We needed more hamburg in the freezer, so we took a cull cow that was FAT (supposed to be a fall bred, but was open). We told the butcher to pull the loin and anything he thought would work for a good steal. He called and said she was super tender and he could almost cut her up like a steer. Wow - OK.</p><p>Wellll - not so OK. Yes, steaks are super tender. But the taste is horrible. This cow has marbling more than any Choice steer we have eaten - obviously Prime.</p><p>It's the FAT. If we cut every bit of fat off before we cook it, it's do-able - definitely tender. She was strictly hay/grass fed. Butchered in April, so just getting a bit of real grass. I know all the "old timers" claim "older" steers had more flavor. Well, I sure can do without THIS flavor. I love venison - so it's not the "gamey" flavor. Of course, our venison is all grain fed with all the corn and bean fields around. LOL Ours is definitely better tasting than from Rhode Island.</p><p>AND GRASS FED BEEF IS NOT HEALTHIER. Anyone that says it is, I want to see the actual PROOF - not what joe blow claims. RESEARCH PROOF. The only real research that I know of was done by Texas A&M. Proves grain fed is slightly healthier than grass fed.</p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://animalscience.tamu.edu/2019/03/ground-beef-from-grass-fed-and-grain-fed-cattle-does-it-matter/[/URL]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Jeanne - Simme Valley, post: 1814631, member: 968"] Well - this is a 3 year old thread - but - We needed more hamburg in the freezer, so we took a cull cow that was FAT (supposed to be a fall bred, but was open). We told the butcher to pull the loin and anything he thought would work for a good steal. He called and said she was super tender and he could almost cut her up like a steer. Wow - OK. Wellll - not so OK. Yes, steaks are super tender. But the taste is horrible. This cow has marbling more than any Choice steer we have eaten - obviously Prime. It's the FAT. If we cut every bit of fat off before we cook it, it's do-able - definitely tender. She was strictly hay/grass fed. Butchered in April, so just getting a bit of real grass. I know all the "old timers" claim "older" steers had more flavor. Well, I sure can do without THIS flavor. I love venison - so it's not the "gamey" flavor. Of course, our venison is all grain fed with all the corn and bean fields around. LOL Ours is definitely better tasting than from Rhode Island. AND GRASS FED BEEF IS NOT HEALTHIER. Anyone that says it is, I want to see the actual PROOF - not what joe blow claims. RESEARCH PROOF. The only real research that I know of was done by Texas A&M. Proves grain fed is slightly healthier than grass fed. [URL unfurl="true"]https://animalscience.tamu.edu/2019/03/ground-beef-from-grass-fed-and-grain-fed-cattle-does-it-matter/[/URL] [/QUOTE]
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