beef

ohiojim · Mar 28, 2019

i'm ready to buy 1/2 of a beef and would like to get your opinion on what the most tender and flavorful beef is ? i think this angus thing is a little out of hand but been long time since i've had anything but that.

Tx Jim · Mar 28, 2019

Although I haven't eat any Waygu cattle are the talked about meat animal where I live. I agree the Angus Assn has done a fantastic job promoting their breed.

Tony in SD · Mar 28, 2019

It?s more about what you feed them than the breed. Granted some breeds are better but the flavor is compromised if they are feed poorly.

rrlund · Mar 28, 2019

I have to agree with Tony. Feeding is most of it. I know a retired meet inspector who told me that in his experience,Angus does marble the best,but to my surprise,he told me that a well fed Holstein comes in second.

4520BW · Mar 28, 2019

I like a Holstein and angus cross but and good grain fed beef is fine for me. Pure Holstein is good but it cost a fortune to get them fat. My wife grew up on a large dairy and had never good beef, they would butcher the old cows, to tight to waste time and money feeding out a beef.

TBA · Mar 28, 2019

Better than the store meat in my opinion

ohiojim · Mar 28, 2019

don't think there will be any wagu in my future, not at 40.00 a pound..

Mike M · Mar 28, 2019

I prefer grain finished as opposed to straight grass fed.

stonerock · Mar 28, 2019

start out with a good breed, Holstein is a good one, then get a grain feed cow, that will be your better meat, then cooking, make sure the cook know how to fix a steak,I like to cook ours with s&p and butter in a cast iron skillet.....everybody is different

Willow Lane · Mar 28, 2019

I have to jump in on this one, try Highland beef. Most of what you will find will be grass fed and possibly grass finished, and don't take just my word for it, see the links below. Just so you know, the meat will be leaner than most, so don't overcook it, in general, the entire animal will run around 5% fat where most of your other breeds will run 10-15% fat, and the Highland will have about 2/3 of the cholesterol of other breeds.

I apologize, I can't get the links to work this morning

https://www.reluctantgourmet.com/move-over-angus-there-is-a-new-cow-in-town/
https://earthhaven.ca/scottish-highland-cattle-meat-c41.php
https://www.saveur.com/scottish-highland-cattle-worlds-best-beef

formerly ny bill · Mar 28, 2019

I just took a maiden Holstein heifer, that wouldn't stay pregnant, to the butcher shop. she was eating the same silage/grain/hay as the other heifers we are feeding to become milking cows. the beef from her will be just as tasty/ tender as any I have ever bought from a store.

Aaron SEIA · Mar 28, 2019

I'm working my way through a 1500 LB corn fed Holstein right now. Problem is, it took 4x the corn to get it to 1500 lbs as it does an Angus. Now have black cattle for 4-H projects. I lost my backside feeding them black and white ones. Even if it was fun.
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hd6gtom · Mar 28, 2019

When I was growing up we fed out about every breed. Black or red or brown were all good. Corn fed only, finish out at about 1500 lbs. We milked cows - dad would pick out 1 steer and start feeding him the skim milk. We would cut the well done steaks with our forks. His cattle always brought a premium price. After I got married he decided to stop feeding out his calves. He fattened a few on grass. Always tough meat, no taste, no marbling, even a lot of BBQ sauce could not help a chunk of grass fed beef.

the tractor vet · Mar 28, 2019

Ya need to talk to my one buddy , He knows BEEF / PORK / BISON/ anything that walks on four legs , Since he does the butchering and also raises some really good Beef. . The cattle in the feed lot have food inft. of them 24-7 in the form of ground feed with a little hay throwen in form of a 4x4 round bale every so often . And sometimes silage as a candy treat.when he sells some at the sale he also get premium and trys to hit the 1500 weight . He has a mixed herd of Angus Holstein and has a reg. Angus bull.

MJMJ · Mar 28, 2019

As mentioned, how they're finished is what influences the flavor, not breed. Certain animals will marble better simply due to genetics, but you can't count on any breed to be perfect every time. As long as they're finished for a good 90 days on a good grain diet, it'll be good beef. Some will be better than others, but that's the luck of the draw.

DoubleR · Mar 28, 2019

I switched about fifteen years ago from feeding angus to holstein steers. I feed all the grain they want from about 400 lbs to finish just like I did the angus. They take more grain and a little longer to finish but the end product is not much different. Most of my beef customers didn't even notice when I did. The only difference I could see was the bones were a little bigger in the steaks.

jhwis · Mar 28, 2019

It's all on how you feed them. My buddy feeds whole corn to holsteins from 300 lbs on and produces steers that remind me of LP tanks in someone's yard. He says people love them. I feed my angus steers grain only the last two months for economical reasons mostly. They each get about 4 gallons of a simple steer mix of corn and a pellet each day. It takes longer than a feedlot for sure, but I just do about four steers a year for some local yokels. Ground beef which most people use the most is very very good. Plenty of fat for great taste.

INCase · Mar 28, 2019

go to the butcher shop and ask for some "Angus Flavored beef" and see if you like it... lol.

we prefer the holstein steer over others. a friend feeds out some mut cows with 95% grass. really lean stuff but not so much flavor.

when i have to go to Mexico for work sometimes i'll get a steak. rarely has any flavor but figuring they're probably out in the wild eating what ever they can find.

SVcummins · Mar 28, 2019

The feedyard manager I worked she said you can feed a Holstein to pass angus certified grade but it costs a lot of money to do it .

dlbuck · Mar 28, 2019

Maybe I'm wrong, but I would think if you grass fed an Angus it not taste as good as grain fed. I have some grain fed Holstein in the freezer now that is very good beef.

SVcummins · Mar 28, 2019

I have always liked the flavor of grass fed beef but how you cook it has as much to do with it as anything a little salt before cooking will bring the flavor out in a steak more than just about anything

Hoenes · Mar 28, 2019

Stonerock, we use the cast iron skillet method too. Saw online to seer on stove top for 2 minutes per side, then move skillet down to 415 degree oven.Much more tender. Approximately 15 minutes for medium. Ovens vary. (Use your phone timer for accuracy on the 2 minute thing) 2 inch Fillets.

Texasmark1 · Mar 30, 2019

Aberdeen Angus, corn fed, aged, boneless, Rib Steak.......home of the Rib Eye, med. rare.

stonerock · Mar 30, 2019

1500 LBS WHY SO BIG?

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