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> Don't the farmers want their cattle to have high protein/muscle content versus high fat content? Nope. Fat tastes better. Fattier beef is higher-quality and
by lmkg 14y ago
> Don't the farmers want their cattle to have high protein/muscle content versus high fat content?
Nope. Fat tastes better. Fattier beef is higher-quality and sells for more per pound (aside from having more pounds overall).
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoAlthough, lean ground beef (93/7) generally is at least a buck more per pound than fattier ground beef (80/20). I kind of suspect that is because it is harder to separate more fat out when grinding. I imagine it takes more work to get 93/7 than it does to get 80/20.
- Qworg 14y agoFat is also not evenly distributed. Lots of extra fat on beef is cut from the carcass, ground, then remixed with lower fat ground beef. IIRC, 93/7 is standard, and 80/20 is just cut with fat.
- jack-r-abbit 14y agoah.. so 80/20 is cheaper because it is "cut" with basically throw-away scraps. That also makes sense.