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"grain fed" IS conventional as in "in accordance with general practice; customary", it isn't conventional as in "traditional". Conventional is a poor word cho
by Ensorceled 4y ago
"grain fed" IS conventional as in "in accordance with general practice; customary", it isn't conventional as in "traditional". Conventional is a poor word choice for this usage.
Buying grass raised beef is difficult or expensive in most of North America.
- BirAdam 4y agoExpensive perhaps, but not that expensive. Difficult? It’s in every Kroger which is the largest grocer in the USA (afaicr), and it’s also in every Walmart. There’s a lot of beef and a lot of grass fed beef in the USA. If America simply stopped wasting so much food it would likely lower prices enough to make higher quality foods more affordable.
- galangalalgol 4y ago100% grass fed or "grass fed and grass finished" is a bit harder to find I think?
- BirAdam 4y agoWhat is grass finished?
- galangalalgol 4y agoFinishing beef is what happens in the feedlot at the end to fatten them up. "grass fed" beef has in the past occasionally meant beef that fed on pasture all its life until it got to the feedlot where they stuffed it full of grain until it was well marbled. Grass finished means they only ate grass in the feedlot too. 100% grass fed has similar implications. You can pretty much tell. If the fat from the meat has a chartreuse tinge instead of off white, if after rendering it has a lower melting point, and if it tastes more like a neutral vegetable oil than a rich and creamy bacon grease, then its probably all grass. Edit: neutral is perhaps a bit harsh, its subtle and pleasant, it only compliments the meat's flavor, not drives it. Grain fed fat is like an ice cream sunday in comparison. Lots of flavor and so rich. Its like something that has so much sugar in it, it almost makes your mouth burn.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoI can't say I've found grain fed to be anything other than a bit bland and greasy. That being said, it's usually been Aberdeen Angus, which is okayish at best.
- galangalalgol 4y agoWhat kind of grai would they be getting fed? That probably matters too.
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- Gordonjcp 4y ago100% grass fed is the default, although strictly speaking over winter cows would be fed silage and "hard feed" which might contain grains and legumes.
- Gordonjcp 4y agoThe world is bigger than North America.
- Ensorceled 4y agoI have no experience buying beef outside of North America so I can’t speak to that.