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My favorite part is hearing about people saying marketing ruined good beef and blah blah blah and they tout Angus in the same sentence.
Read a book for once.
Curious, do you have a preference for what we have available locally? I've been getting most of my stuff at Mat Valley Meats, and so far, so good. I've been looking at buying a half beef from Hungate, but they have Angus... not sure if there's better up here. I’m not saying Angus is necessarily bad, but the entire Angus is incredible thing is solely based on marketing. A lot of it had to do with Hardee’s/Carl’s Jr. and their Angus burgers. There are better beef to be had. I once read that Galloways can finish damn near USDA Prime on scrub grass that other breeds pass up and struggle to finish Choice on the “better” forage. As for up here, I don’t really favor one place over the other, I just look at the cuts whenever I’m in different places and if I see something that looks good, I buy it. I’ve seen pretty good stuff at Mat Valley, but I’ve also seen some real winners at Fred’s over in the case. The trick is to keep your eyes peeled for the USDA Prime ribeyes. Most folks won’t pay what they’re asking, so once you see a batch show up in the case that look pretty good, if you’re not willing to pull the trigger, come back in a few days and they’ll likely be on sale. I’m also “that guy” who asks the butcher to move the top layer of steaks so I can see what’s on the level below, covered in butcher paper waiting on the stuff on top to sell before being exposed. More often than not, we’re eating moose/caribou, so I tend to get kinda picky if I’m shopping for beef. Only place I’ve seen that never really seems to have the occasional winner is Three Bears, but I also don’t go there looking for beef; I’m usually just swinging through to see if they’ve gotten any reloading components or ammo in. Roger that... I'm about 60/40 between Mat Valley and Freddies. I quit buying at Three Bears when I bought a Prime rib roast that was spoiled, and the a-whole butcher claimed that I didn't cook it long enough. Plus a few of their primal NY and Rib cuts looked like they were ripped off the side of the cow with an excavator ripping bucket (found out once the vacuum packaging was removed for cutting). I've had above average luck at Cubby's IGA in Trapper Creek. I'm still in the hunt for a good reliable supply locally. I'll give Hungate a try, and see what happens, Thanks Give Bear Mountain Meats a try. They've cut a lot of moose and caribou for me and their hotdogs and hunter sticks are fantastic. We bought a 1/2 beef and a whole hog from them last year and both were wonderful. They are located out of Palmer on the Old Glenn Highway heading toward Butte. Good guys and their hams and bacon are outstanding. 907-745-4756 I’ll check them out. Drive past there all the time but always assumed it was more of a game processing place than somewhere to go find a good ribeye. Do my own processing so I typically drive by those places without slowing down. Any idea where they got the hog? I bought one from a small place off the farm loop a few years back. It was good, but not overwhelmingly so. Would love to have a line on decent hogs. You know - so I can cook baby backs on my stove?
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You know - so I can cook baby backs on my stove?
Hey! Ain't nuthin wrong with boiled baby backs and ketchup you sunsabitches! - Idaho Shooter
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You know - so I can cook baby backs on my stove?
Hey! Ain't nuthin wrong with boiled baby backs and ketchup you sunsabitches! - Idaho Shooter Toss in a little rice and you’ve got yourself a mighty fine paella.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Right out of the garden?
The deer hunter does not notice the mountains
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Not precooked rice but they do make actual rice cookers. Fuggin people could sell ice to eskimos.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Right out of the garden? Well, we wont use it because it has too much fat and fluoride in it. I only eat heirloom rice that my Vietnamese love child harvests from one of 4 rotating rice paddies in the back yard.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Fuggin people could sell ice to eskimos. They do. I’ve seen it.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Right out of the garden? Well, we wont use it because it has too much fat and fluoride in it. I only eat heirloom rice that my Vietnamese love child harvests from one of 4 rotating rice paddies in the back yard. 4 rotating rice paddies in the back yard = Vietnamese love child paddocks? Solid.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Fuggin people could sell ice to eskimos. They do. I’ve seen it. Conrad is an Eskimo.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Right out of the garden? Well, we wont use it because it has too much fat and fluoride in it. I only eat heirloom rice that my Vietnamese love child harvests from one of 4 rotating rice paddies in the back yard. I've seen those rotating rice paddies advertised on top of the Cenex gas pumps in ND too. Buy two get one free if you sign up for a 1% cash back gas card.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Fuggin people could sell ice to eskimos. They do. I’ve seen it. Conrad is an Eskimo. I have a rice cooker! It was a wedding gift.
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Haha!
They have that pre cooked rice now too.
Fuggin people could sell ice to eskimos. They do. I’ve seen it. Conrad is an Eskimo. I have a rice cooker! It was a wedding gift. I do too it's a 4 qt sauce pan with a lid. Works like a champ.
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Give Bear Mountain Meats a try. They've cut a lot of moose and caribou for me and their hotdogs and hunter sticks are fantastic. We bought a 1/2 beef and a whole hog from them last year and both were wonderful. They are located out of Palmer on the Old Glenn Highway heading toward Butte. Good guys and their hams and bacon are outstanding. 907-745-4756
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I’ll check them out. Drive past there all the time but always assumed it was more of a game processing place than somewhere to go find a good ribeye. Do my own processing so I typically drive by those places without slowing down.
Any idea where they got the hog? I bought one from a small place off the farm loop a few years back. It was good, but not overwhelmingly so. Would love to have a line on decent hogs. You know - so I can cook baby backs on my stove?[/quote]
Usually local but sometimes they get them from Delta
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Rice cookers are great. You can put them off to the side and leave more real estate on the cooktop for other things. We eat more than a little rice in Louisiana and a whole lot of us use cookers.
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Ground meat is supposed to 93% to 95% lean, and I prefer my steaks the same. = hockey puck..
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Ground meat is supposed to 93% to 95% lean, and I prefer my steaks the same. = hockey puck..
If you have less than 10% fat, you are going to have a hard time keeping the meat together as you cook.
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Ground meat is supposed to 93% to 95% lean, and I prefer my steaks the same. = hockey puck..
If you have less than 10% fat, you are going to have a hard time keeping the meat together as you cook. He was making fun of Imaho Shooter
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We cook year 'round outside thanks to our covered deck........ Love it!!
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