Geo wrote:Are you sure that that's a good, even *healthy* thing for you to do? (And don't you need permission to have a poster such as that around your personal space??)

Geo,

I think pretty much everyone I come in contact with will be happy if I switch out my vintage Farrah Fawcett poster, even for one of dry age beef.

Enjoy,
Gary

Gary,

When I get a chance, I'll send you a pic of my 'eat Dutch herring' poster, which will trump ANYthing you've ever seen! I'll try to remember to shoot it tomorrow.

Geo
PS. Farah Fawcett?? Really... : )

Bridgestone wrote:I suppose I'd call it grain-supplemented grass-fed

This pretty much describes most American beef. Cattle are only finished on grain here; the animals spend most of their lives eating grass, then get a final fattening on grain in the feed lots.

In case anyone was curious, about 15% of the US beef supply comes from cull dairy cows. it's higher in chicago given our proximity to all the dairy cattle in wisconsin.

Every Spring millions of cattle are set out to graze on the Kansas Flint Hills, a huge area of natural tallgrassland. In the end of the season, they're moved to feedlots, fattened on midwest corn, slaughtered in place, butchered, and shipped to a meat market near you. So yeah, fatten 'em a bit on rich grass, then stuff 'em with corn.

Geo

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LAZ wrote:

Bridgestone wrote:I suppose I'd call it grain-supplemented grass-fed

This pretty much describes most American beef. Cattle are only finished on grain here; the animals spend most of their lives eating grass, then get a final fattening on grain in the feed lots.

For what it's worth, that's not the impression conveyed in The Omnivore's Dilemma - "industrial" meat cows spent the first six months eating grass before being moved to an industrial feedlot where corn was exclusively fed for the remaining year or so of their lives.

aschie30 wrote:For what it's worth, that's not the impression conveyed in The Omnivore's Dilemma - "industrial" meat cows spent the first six months eating grass before being moved to an industrial feedlot where corn was exclusively fed for the remaining year or so of their lives.

Yep, 6 months on grass and then the other 8 months in a feedlot, migrating from a grass diet to a grain diet.
Here's a link to Pollan's NY Times Magazine article about the cow he bought:

Power Steer

I was just bouncing around on Whittingham's website and noticed the image they use for their Kobe Beef Strip is of a sandwich. I hope nobody would actually pay $100/lb for a beautifully marbled piece of heaven and then waste it on a steak sandwich.

On Saturday, I am picking up a choice, dry aged strip loin from Wittingham's. I'm excited to see how it turns out as it was very inexpensive especially considering the dry aging process. If it turns out as I hope I may have to take the flap steak approach and steer people away!

gleam wrote:

aschie30 wrote:For what it's worth, that's not the impression conveyed in The Omnivore's Dilemma - "industrial" meat cows spent the first six months eating grass before being moved to an industrial feedlot where corn was exclusively fed for the remaining year or so of their lives.

Yep, 6 months on grass and then the other 8 months in a feedlot, migrating from a grass diet to a grain diet.
Here's a link to Pollan's NY Times Magazine article about the cow he bought:

Power Steer

After skimming the article, there is no information on the final grade? Anyone know what it was?
We had many steers raised locally in Wisconsin for us and always finished on corn but never had a Prime result. You just can't grow a Prime carcass and never really know until the kill. That is why the best steak houses and markets select thier own Primal cuts. The 4H Auction animals at the County Fair are 'graded' on the hoof for the benefit of the Live Auction and never graded above after kill. Since it was an auction to benefit the 4H members, it was worth it but never resulted in the qualty i wanted.
But in the quest for the best beef, I stopped having specific cattle raised for me and now get my beef from only a few sources depending on the use.-Dick

gleam wrote:

aschie30 wrote:For what it's worth, that's not the impression conveyed in The Omnivore's Dilemma - "industrial" meat cows spent the first six months eating grass before being moved to an industrial feedlot where corn was exclusively fed for the remaining year or so of their lives.

Yep, 6 months on grass and then the other 8 months in a feedlot, migrating from a grass diet to a grain diet.
Here's a link to Pollan's NY Times Magazine article about the cow he bought:

Power Steer

After skimming the article, there is no information on the final grade? Anyone know what it was?
We had many steers raised locally in Wisconsin for us and always finished on corn but never had a Prime result. You just can't grow a Prime carcass and never really know until the kill. That is why the best steak houses and markets select thier own Primal cuts. The 4H Auction animals at the County Fair are 'graded' on the hoof for the benefit of the Live Auction and never graded above after kill. Since it was an auction to benefit the 4H members, it was worth it but never resulted in the qualty i wanted.
But in the quest for the best beef, I stopped having specific cattle raised for me and now get my beef from only a few sources depending on the use.-Dick