tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post4613869785081116497..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: "grass fed, grain finished"Bruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-70952780236272147582010-12-31T13:26:49.167-08:002010-12-31T13:26:49.167-08:00It takes 2-3 years to come up with a finished beef...It takes 2-3 years to come up with a finished beef. If I experiement and it doesn't go well, I've got 3 years of work to repeat. Adding a bit of grain to the feed at the end of the cycle is simple and proven. <br /><br />With respect to marbled grass fed beef, I've looked at a lot of grass fed beef recently to see if I could find some that looked good - wanted to ask the producer what they were doing to produce it -- but grass finished and marbleing don't appear to be compatible.Bruce Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-41827653463271687112010-12-31T12:49:20.859-08:002010-12-31T12:49:20.859-08:00I'm not anti-grain but say, don't give up,...I'm not anti-grain but say, don't give up, yet. Why not experiment with your finishing grasses/forage and/or genetics? I've seen (and tasted) beautifully marbled grass-fed beef.Carrie Oliverhttp://artisanbeefinstitute.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-43468353882797179222010-12-28T01:53:01.141-08:002010-12-28T01:53:01.141-08:00I had no idea that grass fed beef tasted different...I had no idea that grass fed beef tasted different until we bought a quarter of a cow last year. At first I didn't like because it didn't taste at all like what I was used too. Now I really like it and would want the same if we get some more. It has a more complex taste... Almost makes the store bought stuff seem bland. <br /><br />We had a neighbor tell us that that her friend bought a new freezer and half a grass raised cow. Once she got the meat she hated how it tasted, gave it all away for free, and sold the freezer.Robinhttp://farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-47526400585463158602010-12-27T12:01:39.667-08:002010-12-27T12:01:39.667-08:00Sorry that you had to eat some young lean beef. W...Sorry that you had to eat some young lean beef. We fatten our steers on lush forage when they are four years old. The meat is way fatty - the fat is delicious - and the meat fibers themselves are flavorful. It takes class one soil, a good mix of pasture plants (weeds especially) and time.<br /><br />I will point out that the beeves depicted in the cave paintings in France, certainly not fed corn, were pleasingly plump.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-39512965304511685912010-12-27T10:34:00.784-08:002010-12-27T10:34:00.784-08:00This cracks me up! You'd think the Washington ...This cracks me up! You'd think the Washington Post journo would know this stuff. <br /><br />This line gives us a clue: "some of the meat is dry-aged, and all of it is seasoned a day ahead of cooking and brought to room temperature before it hits the grill."<br /><br />In other words these guys know what they are doing with their meat.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-65826506069238753662010-12-27T08:43:40.756-08:002010-12-27T08:43:40.756-08:00So I butchered my cow at two years, pastured the e...So I butchered my cow at two years, pastured the entire time. The last couple of months I fed oat hay and two weeks before butcher, I fed apple mash (leftovers from making apple cider).<br />Am very happy with the result. <br />MOH, would like to know more details about grass finished. . . including age, time of year, and type or quality of grass. . . .damaehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02013544183482066326noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-66374349513738783222010-12-26T21:09:23.544-08:002010-12-26T21:09:23.544-08:00Grass finished is much more than grass fed and har...Grass finished is much more than grass fed and hard for most to attain. The animals have to finish growing before they will marble. Most are butchered too young, wrong time of year and most grass is less than desirable all adding up to a less than stellar eating experience. <br /><br />And you're right, it is a matter of taste preference.Throwback at Trapper Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12418370592659531735noreply@blogger.com