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I wish I could compare the difference, but I just get whatever the grocery store has on sale at the time. If Jim Comrad or somone with his expertise wanted to sell me a beef that they thought was very good I would drive hours to get it.
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Nope!... small producers here in Wi are bunch of dime store desperados lookin ta fuqk yer pants off Among the many reasons I avoid Wisconsin.
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Grass raised is fine grain-fed to finish is better. Lack of exercise is the difference.. small pen don't walk get fat... Soft muscle and lazy..
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose.
Other than at restaurants, I haven't bought red meat for close to 2 decades. About 15 years ago we did buy some Bison from a local rancher. At home, my wife and I eat game meat exclusively for red meat. We do buy chicken/turkey, pork and salmon. We eat a good bit of deer meat, grind the rest with grain fed beef fat. Improves the taste. I would never destroy elk or pronghorn by mixing in beef fat. Elk is elk, Pronghorn is pronghorn and beef is best left in the supermarket.
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I wish I could compare the difference, but I just get whatever the grocery store has on sale at the time. If Jim Comrad or somone with his expertise wanted to sell me a beef that they thought was very good I would drive hours to get it. I do and it is.
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose.
Other than at restaurants, I haven't bought red meat for close to 2 decades. About 15 years ago we did buy some Bison from a local rancher. At home, my wife and I eat game meat exclusively for red meat. We do buy market chicken/turkey, pork and salmon. We eat a good bit of deer meat, grind the rest with grain fed beef fat. Improves the taste. I would never destroy elk or pronghorn by mixing in beef fat. Elk is elk, Pronghorn is pronghorn and beef is best left in the supermarket. proper corn/grain fed beef fat makes wild game & grass fed beef more palatable IMO... but agree, Supermarket beef is best left in the supermaket...
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose.
Other than at restaurants, I haven't bought red meat for close to 2 decades. About 15 years ago we did buy some Bison from a local rancher. At home, my wife and I eat game meat exclusively for red meat. We do buy chicken/turkey, pork and salmon. We eat a good bit of deer meat, grind the rest with grain fed beef fat. Improves the taste. I would never destroy elk or pronghorn by mixing in beef fat. Elk is elk, Pronghorn is pronghorn and beef is best left in the supermarket. To each his own. I like grain fed beef. I have eaten bison, to me it tastes almost exactly like Longhorn beef from open range. I'm betting most people couldn't tell bison beef from European breed beef if they were raised on the same pasture.
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Since I sold out the purebred Angus, I've been raising half and 3/4 blood wagyu. They're pretty flighty but taste delicious. Bigger grains in the meat. Fork tender. Take around 6 to 8 months longer to finish. You went from Angus to Wagyu and think Wagyu are flighty? Maybe cross them with deer to calm them down? Pretty sure they wouldn't be for me.
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Barn stall finished with a grain fed mixture.
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Growing up we raised steers for ourselves and sold a few. It didn’t matter if they were on pasture or in the barn in the winter time they always got about a gallon of ground barley and oats everyday. No need to finish them because they were delicious and super tender. Much better than corn fed. Edk
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose.
Other than at restaurants, I haven't bought red meat for close to 2 decades. About 15 years ago we did buy some Bison from a local rancher. At home, my wife and I eat game meat exclusively for red meat. We do buy chicken/turkey, pork and salmon. ![[Linked Image from i.postimg.cc]](https://i.postimg.cc/q7JvfH2b/images-2-3.jpg) bbcode image
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1100-1200 pounds,,grass raised, grain finished with ground corn and wheat for 120 days or so, butchered, locally, dry aged 3 weeks.
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose. Unlike cattle, those animals have not been subject to as much animal husbandry aimed at getting them to put weight on quickly when on grain. The weight gain benefits producers and over time people have been trained to prefer food that requires as little effort to masticate as possible and that includes beef. You can see the effects in shrinking jawlines. Or...grain fed beef just tastes better..
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For all the folks who say grass fed sux - I'm guessing you don't enjoy game meat like deer, pronghorn, elk, caribou and moose.
Other than at restaurants, I haven't bought red meat for close to 2 decades. About 15 years ago we did buy some Bison from a local rancher. At home, my wife and I eat game meat exclusively for red meat. We do buy chicken/turkey, pork and salmon. We eat a good bit of deer meat, grind the rest with grain fed beef fat. Improves the taste. I would never destroy elk or pronghorn by mixing in beef fat. Elk is elk, Pronghorn is pronghorn and beef is best left in the supermarket. Ground elk with 20% ribeye trimmings is pretty damn good. I like elk and buffalo steaks too, but they in no way compete with the flavor of USDA prime ribeye thats been finished on a feedlot. It's not even close.
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Correct, to each their own...but BWalker is onto something. We sell mostly to the big boys but have a list of buddies that rave about our beef. Quality feedstuffs, properly handled and finished produces an amazing product. Ribeyes and salmon today for Mother's day for the win. Reminds me that I'm out of salmon...
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All my red meat at home is something I've shot. When I go out once or twice a year for a beef steak, I'm certainly not looking for a grass fed T-bone.
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I have finished both ways. Grass fed definitely has a different flavor.
I think the bigger question is at what age do you kill. I settled on two year old grain finished for the best flavor................ BOOM!
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