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Sharss · 02-27-2013, 01:40 PM

I bought some organic ground beef from Safeway and never again. It was terrible. I love just hamburger patties with melted cheese usually. The organic ground beef was so bad I couldn't stand the patties. Chopped up the cooked patties, added taco sauce, ate on luttuce with shredded cheese and mayonnaise. Then it was edible.

Love Tuna, but scared of the mercury.

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kayellr · 02-27-2013, 02:02 PM

An option to look at for cheap pastured meat is "cow sharing." Buy a quarter or side of beef (or a lamb or goat) with some friends (you may even be able to find a cow sharing club in your area) or family, and stock the freezer. If no freezer, in many areas you can rent a freezer locker to store the extra until there's room in the refrigerator freezer. Often the processor rents freezer lockers.

angel247 · 02-27-2013, 02:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Sharss

I bought some organic ground beef from Safeway and never again. It was terrible. I love just hamburger patties with melted cheese usually. The organic ground beef was so bad I couldn't stand the patties. Chopped up the cooked patties, added taco sauce, ate on luttuce with shredded cheese and mayonnaise. Then it was edible.

Love Tuna, but scared of the mercury.

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Sharon

That sounds like you just maybe had a bad batch~the price was prolly so high maybe it sat around too long LOL??? The grass fed beef I get it soooooooo freaking awesome~I am going to make some taco salad with some now!!! There is such a difference~

PaminKY · 02-28-2013, 09:17 AM

All cows are grass-fed and then finished with corn at a feed lots 30-60 days before going to slaughter. If you're wanting to avoid the corn fed beef you need to buy grass-finished.
Organic does not mean grass-finished either. The only cows feed corn or other types of grain thoughout their life are dairy cows otherwise corn is too expensive where grass is cheap provided you have the pasture and there aren't drought conditions.

I personally don't like the gamey taste of grass-finished beef.

02-28-2013, 09:17 AM	#34
PaminKY Very Gabby LCF Member!!! Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 3,191 Gallery: PaminKY	All cows are grass-fed and then finished with corn at a feed lots 30-60 days before going to slaughter. If you're wanting to avoid the corn fed beef you need to buy grass-finished. Organic does not mean grass-finished either. The only cows feed corn or other types of grain thoughout their life are dairy cows otherwise corn is too expensive where grass is cheap provided you have the pasture and there aren't drought conditions. I personally don't like the gamey taste of grass-finished beef. Last edited by PaminKY; 02-28-2013 at 09:20 AM..

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02-27-2013, 01:40 PM	#31
Sharss Major LCF Poster! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: WA Posts: 1,028 Gallery: Sharss Stats: 5'6 1/2" 71yr 136/130/125/121 Presently 122.5/123 WOE: Calorie Counting/Low-Glycemic-Index Diet Start Date: Restarting 12/29/12	I bought some organic ground beef from Safeway and never again. It was terrible. I love just hamburger patties with melted cheese usually. The organic ground beef was so bad I couldn't stand the patties. Chopped up the cooked patties, added taco sauce, ate on luttuce with shredded cheese and mayonnaise. Then it was edible. Love Tuna, but scared of the mercury. ____________________________ Keep your eye on YOUR goal and you'll way more easily navigate around the discouraging obstacles. ___________________________ KEEP MOVING FORWARD Sharon

02-27-2013, 02:02 PM	#32
kayellr Junior LCF Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Virginia, US Posts: 40 Gallery: kayellr Stats: 5'5" 195/183.2/135 WOE: Primal/LCHF/Nutritional Ketosis Start Date: 1/29/2013	An option to look at for cheap pastured meat is "cow sharing." Buy a quarter or side of beef (or a lamb or goat) with some friends (you may even be able to find a cow sharing club in your area) or family, and stock the freezer. If no freezer, in many areas you can rent a freezer locker to store the extra until there's room in the refrigerator freezer. Often the processor rents freezer lockers.