Anonymous wrote:Sorry, but if they don't eat grass, what do they eat instead?
As a kid, I used to let the cows out at 6 pm and got them back to be milked 4 am.Their diet was mostly grass, just like bulls' diet.

Corn---which is most factory farmed beef. Nasty.

Sorry, but if they don't eat grass, what do they eat instead?
As a kid, I used to let the cows out at 6 pm and got them back to be milked 4 am.Their diet was mostly grass, just like bulls' diet.

13:48 - I get all my grassfed beef from here: http://heritagehollowfarms.net/

There's also another provider that's at the Dupont Circle and Falls Church farmers markets that I like: http://smithmeadows.com/

Honestly, all the cuts taste good to me now. You just need to get accustomed to it. I have a lot of chuck roast and ground beef, but it's all good. Use the slow cooker for the leanest cuts (rump roast, etc.).

Anonymous wrote:I moved to California and everyone here eats healthy stuff like grass-fed. The issue is you need to know the farm it comes from.

The cow it comes from.

One time we bought some grass-fed ground beef for a similar purpose, and as it was cooking, it smelled exactly like lamb to me. My DH thought I was crazy. He said it smelled good to him (lamb doesn't smell bad to me- but it smells like lamb, not beef). Anyway, I even dug out the wrapper from Whole Foods from the garbage can to read the label (then when it said beef, I assumed the butcher had put lamb on the scale and entered the code for beef). All the while, DH was telling me I was crazy.

Again, it did not taste or smell *bad,* to me, but I like lamb. DH swears it tasted nothing like lamb and was definitely beef.

NP here. Where is a good place in DMV to buy grass fed beef that tastes good? What are some of the better cuts that taste better?

I moved to California and everyone here eats healthy stuff like grass-fed. The issue is you need to know the farm it comes from.

Anonymous wrote:I would say the taste is only slightly different - slightly gamier. Personally, I prefer it. I wouldn't say it taste spoiled at all, but I guess if your taste buds are only used to bland, sugary things it might be a little upsetting.

Just a lurker who has never had grass fed beef, but wow...you couldn't just leave your response at the second sentence. Why did you have to turn into an Internet bitch for no reason? That's completely uncalled for.

It sucks unless you get the fattier or more expensive cuts of meat.

Grass fed beef tastes different, grassier, and is tougher. It's an acquired taste for sure.

One trick is to dry age it yourself. Wrap the cut of beef in cheese cloth and put it on a plate on the bottom shelf, in the back of the fridge for a 3-5 days before cooking. Flip once a day. The flavor will mellow and it will be more tender. It mimics the process you would pay an additiona $5 a pound for in the grocery.

This does not work for ground beef.

Some organic / grass fed beef is not that high in quality. "organic" does not always mean "top quality" If it tastes bad, don't eat it.

Grass fed beef tastes different depending on what kind of grass the cows eat. Shop around and try different local farms. You'll find a taste that you like. While I notice the differences, it seems odd that the ground beef you had tasted THAT different.

I would say the taste is only slightly different - slightly gamier. Personally, I prefer it. I wouldn't say it taste spoiled at all, but I guess if your taste buds are only used to bland, sugary things it might be a little upsetting.

It does taste different. I thinks you will eventually get used to it.

DH and I are talking about choosing healthier food for us, and one thing he wants to do is buy only Locally sourced grass fed beef. (We love the switch to butter from grass fed pastured cows; Kerrygold is like candy!)

The problem is, when DH made some ground beef that was grass fed, it tasted awful to me. I wondered first if it was spoiled, but he swears it smelled good, and it tasted fine to him. We made tacos with it, and even with lots of taco seasoning, it still tasted nasty to me. (Now that I think of it, it reminds me of the taste of hamburgers in Ireland, which were similarly yucky...and presumably grass fed. But roasts over there tasted good to me...hmmm.)

Has anyone else had a hard time adjusting to the grass-fed taste? Is it just something I'd get used to in time? I'm a super picky eater whereDH doesn't seem to notice taste at all ...his response is who cares if it tastes awful, it's better for you! Any suggestions?