Speaking of things that will proably eventually kill you...

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

I actually do all of my shopping at Whole Foods. But I always buy stuff that is already cooked. I don't know why but they never have grass-fed beef in the part of the store where they have the cooked food. They only have it in the butcher's department.

Would you say the grass-fed beef tastes much better?

It's a lot leaner, so if you are used to fatty red meat, you might take awhile getting used to it.

Otherwise, it's sweet. Literally.

Here is a great source of grassfed meat. It's called North Star Bison and can be found at northstarbison.com

the bison are basically free ranged over zillions of wild acres in Wisconsin, and are not fussed with. The prices are less than most sources of bison, it's cleaner than other sources of bison, and the shipping (at least it used to be) is ridiculously affordable. I used to get 50 lbs of bison shipped over night for a mere $20 shipping charge.

Since taking up hunting and knowing lots of grass feeding ranchers around here, I do not need to order from them, but lots of people in LA do just that. While I still lived there, most of the people I knew considered that the best place to get grassfed meat.

That was like ten years ago, so I'm sure there are plenty of options now.

That website does offer other meats now, if you order stuff from them, let me know how your experience goes.

Another great resource is eatwild...

http://www.eatwild.com/index.html

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

It's a lot leaner, so if you are used to fatty red meat, you might take awhile getting used to it.

Otherwise, it's sweet. Literally.

Here is a great source of grassfed meat. It's called North Star Bison and can be found at northstarbison.com

the bison are basically free ranged over zillions of wild acres in Wisconsin, and are not fussed with. The prices are less than most sources of bison, it's cleaner than other sources of bison, and the shipping (at least it used to be) is ridiculously affordable. I used to get 50 lbs of bison shipped over night for a mere $20 shipping charge.

Since taking up hunting and knowing lots of grass feeding ranchers around here, I do not need to order from them, but lots of people in LA do just that. While I still lived there, most of the people I knew considered that the best place to get grassfed meat.

That was like ten years ago, so I'm sure there are plenty of options now.

That website does offer other meats now, if you order stuff from them, let me know how your experience goes.

Another great resource is eatwild...

http://www.eatwild.com/index.html

Thanks for the info. I probably wouldn't order it right now because I rarely eat red meat and I don't like to cook. If I ever did decide to start eating grass-fed beef once every few months, wouldn't it just be better for me to get it at Whole Foods? I would think it would only make sense to order it on-line if you were ordering in bulk.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by Rupert Pupkin

Thanks for the info. I probably wouldn't order it right now because I rarely eat red meat and I don't like to cook. If I ever did decide to start eating grass-fed beef once every few months, wouldn't it just be better for me to get it at Whole Foods? I would think it would only make sense to order it on-line if you were ordering in bulk.

I rarely cook my meat! If you like sushi..........

As for ordering online vs getting it at WF? That's your choice, but why not get 20 lbs of various cuts, frozen, and see how that works for you over a few months?

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

I rarely cook my meat! If you like sushi..........

As for ordering online vs getting it at WF? That's your choice, but why not get 20 lbs of various cuts, frozen, and see how that works for you over a few months?

You eat raw beef and pork??

[Calzone Lord]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

You eat raw beef and pork??

And raw eggs.

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

You eat raw beef and pork??

Originally Posted by Calzone Lord

And raw eggs.

Yep. And fish, and chicken, and deer, and fruit, and veggies, and fish, etc...

If you can eat sushi and you are afraid of other meats, it's totally a mental block.

And I won't touch commercial meats. If I must eat crappy meat, I will definitely have it cooked.

It's delicious, it digests in about 1/10th the time, and I never feel bloated or crappy afterwards.

I do also cook these meats as well, but the taste is better and fresher raw.

I've recently started smoking my meats as well. Smoking as in things like bacon, smoked fish, etc. Cold smoke is wonderful.

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by Indian Charlie

Yep. And fish, and chicken, and deer, and fruit, and veggies, and fish, etc...

If you can eat sushi and you are afraid of other meats, it's totally a mental block.

And I won't touch commercial meats. If I must eat crappy meat, I will definitely have it cooked.

It's delicious, it digests in about 1/10th the time, and I never feel bloated or crappy afterwards.

I do also cook these meats as well, but the taste is better and fresher raw.

I've recently started smoking my meats as well. Smoking as in things like bacon, smoked fish, etc. Cold smoke is wonderful.

I thought smoked foods were bad because of the nitrates.

[Sightseek]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

You eat raw beef and pork??

Haven't you had steak tartare?

[herkhorse]

Originally Posted by Sightseek

Haven't you had steak tartare?

Back when I was a kid I did.

IC do you eat raw meat after it's been frozen?

[Indian Charlie]

Originally Posted by herkhorse

Back when I was a kid I did.

IC do you eat raw meat after it's been frozen?

Yes. I know it's FAR better fresh, but when you have 100s of pounds, there ain't much you can do.

I'm thinking you probably meant that question as in do I freeze my meat (ha ha) before eating it, to ensure food safety. If that's the question, that is nothing I concern myself with. Sadly, most meat I eat was frozen.

If you mean that in a nutrient loss from freezing sort of way, well, yeah...