You are not doing smashburgers are you? You could use gerbil meat and if you smash them, it would be the best thing they ever had.
Beef
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I buy hamburger from a local butcher shop because it’s only about $1 more per pound than the supermarket and way, way, way better. But supermarkets have to move large volumes of beef at certain price points, so I wouldn’t expect their meat case to replicate the quality of the butcher shop.
I know Costco carries high-end briskets and some other higher-quality cuts, but I don’t anything about their ground beef.
If God didn't want us to eat animals, he wouldn't have made them out of meat ...
I bought a Walmart steak once when I was 19 and haven’t purchased meat from there since. Growing up, we had a full size freezer in the basement with our own cows in it.
Oh gawd. I remember buying handles of Barton’s in my youth for $8.99 🤮
I would like to get an idea of what most of you all are paying for the average per pound. I got a half and hanging weight was 440 (not sure what % is lost after processing). Waiting to hear what my cost will be, but am curious what others are averaging.
On a good animal hanging should be 62% of live weight and 62% of hanging weight after processing. Says my Amish butcher.
Your enthusiasm for quality meat is infectious! I totally get where you’re coming from. I remember the first time I bought directly from a ranch—it was a game-changer. I stumbled upon this quaint family-run place in the heart of Nebraska. The experience was so personal; they even gave me a tour of the farm. The meat was unbelievably fresh, and knowing exactly where it came from gave me a newfound appreciation for every bite. Speaking of quality, have you ever tried making Healo Broth with your grass-raised, grain-finished beef bones? It takes homemade soup to a whole new level of nourishment and flavor.
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Also get a temperature alarm for that deep freeze if you're putting a bunch of meat in there.
Cheap insurance.
Won't tell you how I know.
Cheap insurance.
Won't tell you how I know.
I remember getting some grass fed beef from my then BIL farmer. At first the steaks were so aromatic & richly flavored I feared the meat was bad. After several bites my palate adjusted and I realized I was eating pure excellence.
I quit buying a side or quarter of meat from lockers & such many years ago. After one bad experience of totally bland meat I never wanted to end up with that much meat in my freezer ever again.
If God had intended us to be vegan he wouldn't have created grass fed beef.
I quit buying a side or quarter of meat from lockers & such many years ago. After one bad experience of totally bland meat I never wanted to end up with that much meat in my freezer ever again.
If God had intended us to be vegan he wouldn't have created grass fed beef.
Which is bizarre because if they knew where that hamburger came from, they would gladly eat it.
I’m literally standing at the counter mulling over some prime 7 bone rib loins Trying to decide which one I wanted when from out of know where one of the meat cutters comes out and gathers every thing in the counter in front of me and starts hauling it to the cut room.... I screamed HEY!!!
He exclaims, not to worry, I’m bringing fresh out now. Well, what are you doing with that then? This will be ground up for our hamburger. I truly think I died that day.
Watched with my own two eyes as they slit the bags open and dumped them into the grinder, along with tenderloins and strip loins. All of which were prime cuts. 😳
Question: If steaks on the grill makes a beef lover's mouth drool, does mowing my yard make a vegan salivate?
You know how you can tell when a steak goes bad?
It is carrying a switchblade and has a ski mask on.
Hamster is a delicacy in South America. Peru I believe.
Den's in Table Rock, Pelican in Johnson. Not sure if Jack's in Falls City is still open. He died a couple years ago and don't know if anyone took over.
I believe they eat chinchillas in Peru & Chile. Not sure about hamsters. Maybe they do.
Just for S & Gs, I did find an article that said hamsters are eaten in China. I’ll have a bite of bat with my hamster ;-)
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As long as you were ready to cook them within a couple of days, you should have asked him to sell you some at a discount. A little wet-aging would have made them even better.
I had the wrong rodent, it's guinea pig, not hamster.
True. Unless they were really needing ground beef, they would have been a lot better to have split the difference rather than grind
And those steaks would have likely been a little more tender because of a few more days in the case…,.
Our family owned a meat locker in Pickerel for 30+years. I’m well aware how tasty the green (counter) meat can be.😂 the discoloration in the meat is just the enzymes breaking the proteins down, thus making it more tender and tasty. The butchers secret..
But it’s impossible to convince people otherwise. Growing up, that’s all we got.
If the vacuum seal isn’t broken, I always go at minimum 45 up to 60 days wet aged in the fridge.
True! When my dad was in Korea, he was invited to eat with a local family. He didn’t know until later that dog was served. He said it wasn’t bad but wouldn’t have tried it if he would have known that it was dog.
A friend was having supper with a Lakota neighbor back in the 60s. They were having stew. When the man of the house dished up his own stew he said “Dig deep. Puppy in bottom”. 😳
I don't get grass fed beef. Its just not that good. A fad I guess like everything else.
I suggest you watch some Guga on YouTube. Dude dry ages and more steaks in the craziest ways imaginable.
Always grass fed ours and finished in the lot. Always tasted great to me but I'm also not a guy who orders a steak when out. Hard to pay a restaurant for a steak when you have a freezer full of Nebraska steaks.
I always buy the upper 2/3 angus. Turn some friends on to it and they will buy nothing else. You are right about choice, changed the grading so now a large range from near select to higher.
just a side note about red meat, dealing with anemia, the first question asked of me by the mayo clinic hematologist was: you're not vegan, i hope?
