Comments on: That’s It, I’m Off the Grass http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/ - recipes, restaurants, food travel and everything edible Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:44:02 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wanghttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-41059 Wang Sun, 21 Jun 2009 23:44:12 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-41059 I love really gamy meat. The gamier the better, which is probably why I much prefer grass fed beef over corn fed beef. To me, supermarket beef has gone the way of the red delicious apple. It looks beautiful, it has fantastic texture, but to me the taste is incredibly bland. But if you don't like the taste of grass fed beef, you shouldn't feel guilty about it. You like what you like. I love really gamy meat. The gamier the better, which is probably why I much prefer grass fed beef over corn fed beef. To me, supermarket beef has gone the way of the red delicious apple. It looks beautiful, it has fantastic texture, but to me the taste is incredibly bland.

But if you don’t like the taste of grass fed beef, you shouldn’t feel guilty about it. You like what you like.

]]> By: carlahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-25500 carla Fri, 26 Dec 2008 04:51:03 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-25500 Thank you for this posting. I have been searching the web for quite a while tonight until I came across your page. I cooked a Christmas roast tonight and UGH!!!!! The flavor and odor were definitely not appetizing. I couldn't understand it--now I know it was probably the grass fed beef. Thank you for this posting. I have been searching the web for quite a while tonight until I came across your page. I cooked a Christmas roast tonight and UGH!!!!! The flavor and odor were definitely not appetizing. I couldn’t understand it–now I know it was probably the grass fed beef.

]]> By: Endless Simmer - A Food Blog » Blog Archive » Buffalo Souljahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-7919 Endless Simmer - A Food Blog » Blog Archive » Buffalo Soulja Fri, 02 May 2008 14:33:44 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-7919 [...] As you all know, I’ve been having some beef problems lately. Shopping at the food co-op sometimes does this weird ethical conscious/healthy eater thing to me and has turned me off of big-farm, corn-fed beef, but I just can’t learn to like the grassy stuff. [...] [...] As you all know, I’ve been having some beef problems lately. Shopping at the food co-op sometimes does this weird ethical conscious/healthy eater thing to me and has turned me off of big-farm, corn-fed beef, but I just can’t learn to like the grassy stuff. [...]

]]> By: endless simmer » Blog Archive » Hott Links: Danger! Danger!http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-6990 endless simmer » Blog Archive » Hott Links: Danger! Danger! Wed, 19 Mar 2008 19:10:36 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-6990 [...] back to school. The veterinarian industry will soon have a shortfall of qualified docs to deliver grass-fed food. [Workforce [...] [...] back to school. The veterinarian industry will soon have a shortfall of qualified docs to deliver grass-fed food. [Workforce [...]

]]> By: BShttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-6427 BS Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:39:30 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-6427 thanks, Walter - that is some helpful insight. I probably should say that I've been buying the grass fed pork tenderloin and I love it...well per the results of the contest, I have to say I should be trying the $30 grass fed filet mignon soon thanks, Walter – that is some helpful insight. I probably should say that I’ve been buying the grass fed pork tenderloin and I love it…well per the results of the contest, I have to say I should be trying the $30 grass fed filet mignon soon

]]> By: Walter Jeffrieshttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-6426 Walter Jeffries Mon, 18 Feb 2008 21:35:15 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-6426 We raise grass fed pigs not beef but I'm quite surprised at your results. Admittedly I don't have a lot of experience with store bought meat since we grow virtually all of our own. We feed our pigs grass (pasture in the warm seasons and hay in the winter) plus excess dairy as that makes for a complete diet since grass is low in lycine. The meat is excellent, tender and delicious. I suspect that the problem is the particular beef you've been getting rather than it being grass fed. I would suggest trying more. A sample of one is not scientific or statistically significant. Realize, you'll be eating in the interest of science - basic research and all that... :) One other thought for you is to try brining the meat. I love brined meats be they bacon, ham, beef brisket, turkey or what ever. Perhaps that will give you the flavor and texture you want. There are lots of articles about brining. Here's mine: http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/2006/04/how-to-brine-ham.html As to the meat is murder comment, so is living. We are naturally omnivores. We're part of the food web. In our turn we'll nourish others, unless you choose cremation or pickling. Enjoy life to the fullest. It's a short trip. Cheers -Walter We raise grass fed pigs not beef but I’m quite surprised at your results. Admittedly I don’t have a lot of experience with store bought meat since we grow virtually all of our own. We feed our pigs grass (pasture in the warm seasons and hay in the winter) plus excess dairy as that makes for a complete diet since grass is low in lycine. The meat is excellent, tender and delicious.

I suspect that the problem is the particular beef you’ve been getting rather than it being grass fed. I would suggest trying more. A sample of one is not scientific or statistically significant. Realize, you’ll be eating in the interest of science – basic research and all that… :)

One other thought for you is to try brining the meat. I love brined meats be they bacon, ham, beef brisket, turkey or what ever. Perhaps that will give you the flavor and texture you want. There are lots of articles about brining. Here’s mine:

http://sugarmtnfarm.com/blog/2006/04/how-to-brine-ham.html

As to the meat is murder comment, so is living. We are naturally omnivores. We’re part of the food web. In our turn we’ll nourish others, unless you choose cremation or pickling. Enjoy life to the fullest. It’s a short trip.

Cheers

-Walter

]]> By: Jessehttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-4596 Jesse Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:07:38 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-4596 @Brian: Sure meat is murder. Tasty, tasty, murder... @Brian: Sure meat is murder. Tasty, tasty, murder…

]]> By: anitahttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-3837 anita Sun, 13 Jan 2008 05:29:03 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-3837 I'm right there with you: I find 100% grass-fed beef too gamey, most of the time. I can't taste the difference in braises or long-simmered preparations, though, and for those I do choose grass-fed. But for steaks and stir-fries, we buy grain-finished pastured meat. Try and see if you can find another farm's product for a different flavor. The grass-fed beef we buy in the Bay Area is much milder than what we got when we lived in Seattle; that stuff tasted like mutton! :S I’m right there with you: I find 100% grass-fed beef too gamey, most of the time. I can’t taste the difference in braises or long-simmered preparations, though, and for those I do choose grass-fed. But for steaks and stir-fries, we buy grain-finished pastured meat.

Try and see if you can find another farm’s product for a different flavor. The grass-fed beef we buy in the Bay Area is much milder than what we got when we lived in Seattle; that stuff tasted like mutton! :S

]]> By: Patrick Henryhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-3835 Patrick Henry Sun, 13 Jan 2008 03:00:40 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-3835 "Apparently, it’s just always going to be a different flavor and my taste buds may be too used to that fatty, corn-fed goodness." Genetically modified corn that is grown using oil and tons of dangerous pesticides is actually one of the less disgusting things fed cows in America. Any "goodness" perceived in a factory farmed food product is illusory. You could try beef from a different farm, depending on where the farm is and what kind of cow it can taste very different. Your tastes can change, you can and will acquire the taste for grass fed beef if you keep eating it, and you will learn to be a better cook too. I have the desire growing from reading your blog. Glad I took out that grass fed beef sausage from the freezer yesterday. “Apparently, it’s just always going to be a different flavor and my taste buds may be too used to that fatty, corn-fed goodness.”

Genetically modified corn that is grown using oil and tons of dangerous pesticides is actually one of the less disgusting things fed cows in America. Any “goodness” perceived in a factory farmed food product is illusory.

You could try beef from a different farm, depending on where the farm is and what kind of cow it can taste very different. Your tastes can change, you can and will acquire the taste for grass fed beef if you keep eating it, and you will learn to be a better cook too. I have the desire growing from reading your blog. Glad I took out that grass fed beef sausage from the freezer yesterday.

]]> By: BS's Momhttp://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/comment-page-1/#comment-3815 BS's Mom Sat, 12 Jan 2008 01:28:47 +0000 http://www.endlesssimmer.com/2008/01/10/thats-it-im-off-the-grass/#comment-3815 Try frying the steak in a little olive oil and butter - way better than the stirfry. Try frying the steak in a little olive oil and butter – way better than the stirfry.

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