tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post8283877455612685918..comments2023-12-15T02:04:08.213-08:00Comments on meat: Sheep breeds and tasteBruce Kinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10995706761794063165noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-59210904125885304642020-04-18T15:16:13.551-07:002020-04-18T15:16:13.551-07:00We wait until are katahdin sheep are much bigger, ...We wait until are katahdin sheep are much bigger, we think they taste better when mature (18-24 months). They only eat grass and grass hay, and on the hoof are 125-130 lbs. The meat is still tender and the flavor amazing! <br /><br />I think the industrial food system where the main goal is to get an animal to butcher weight as quickly and cheaply as possible has trained consumers to believe a falsity that a mature animals taste terrible. The truth is they are delicious, but are not profitable, especially on a large scale.<br /><br />Hunters want a mature buck in its prime, not Bambi. <br /><br />My husband butchered a few barn yard roosters that were about 18 months old and one 6 month old. OMG the flavor of the 18 month old ones was so good! The meat was tender and a deep burgandy color. But the 6 month old one tasted bland and mushy. Now when I eat organic pastured chicken raised in 12 weeks it tastes so plain.<br /><br /><br /><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05815682604771605916noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1842136564899097734.post-59521015114960584762010-10-06T13:09:27.869-07:002010-10-06T13:09:27.869-07:00Depending on what your customers want, why not wai...Depending on what your customers want, why not wait until the grass-fed lambs are about 70-90 lbs (the same as the grain-fed) instead of butchering based on age?<br /><br />In the grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef debate the pro-grain side will make comparisons based on age to give grain-fed an advantage (a steer can be finished on grain at 16 mo. while a 16 mo. grass-fed steer might be under 800 lbs. and still growing). But, comparing two 1100 lb steers regardless of age gives a more valid comparison.<br /><br />Of course, beef is different because of the marbling process (greatly simplifying it, the amount of marbling in beef is more based on size rather than on age) compared to lamb and mutton.<br /><br />It might be that a 70-90 lb grass-fed lamb is even better than a 50-70 lb grass-fed lamb.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11412944120622315804noreply@blogger.com