Originally Posted by urbaneruralite
Off topic but...

Any tips on buying local pasture raised that WON'T taste like dirt? The meat we've got is OK but the fat tastes like dirt. This is from local farms in GA claiming grass fed and grain finished. If you're the Worcestershire well done steak sauce type that is OK, but not for me. That's why I trim fat off venison.



Grass fed and grain finished shouldn't taste like dirt. Critters taste like what they eat, so it wasn't fed out correctly. I've finished lambs that tasted like the most tender beef you have ever had. Don't expect that from any store bought cuts though.


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