Grass fed beef is pretty much all we've ever eaten. The difference is huge, but with a little common sense it actually costs less.
We buy a full beef (with a neighbor) once every year or so. We're set up with a local farmer who grass feeds cattle and a locker to process the meat when we're ready. Last time we purchased (almost a year ago) we ended up with 400 pounds of quality beef for just over $800, or just over $2/pound for each of us. That includes steaks, ribs, roasts and other prime cuts, but very little ground beef (per our order). I'm not sure how it could get much cheaper, especially if you compare to supermarket prices for what I consider an inferior product.
Originally Posted By: volk06
If it was truly grass fed it will have a wild game taste, very much like the taste of venison.
That just simply isn't true. The type of cattle will make a difference, but the quality grass fed beef that we've purchased for years isn't gamey at all.
And in case you were wondering, the farmer from whom we purchase our beef lives 3 miles from us, and we walk, jog and bike on a trail that goes right next to the pasture and fields where his cattle graze. We literally watch our beef from calf to maturity as we pass by when we're on the trail.
We buy a full beef (with a neighbor) once every year or so. We're set up with a local farmer who grass feeds cattle and a locker to process the meat when we're ready. Last time we purchased (almost a year ago) we ended up with 400 pounds of quality beef for just over $800, or just over $2/pound for each of us. That includes steaks, ribs, roasts and other prime cuts, but very little ground beef (per our order). I'm not sure how it could get much cheaper, especially if you compare to supermarket prices for what I consider an inferior product.
Originally Posted By: volk06
If it was truly grass fed it will have a wild game taste, very much like the taste of venison.
That just simply isn't true. The type of cattle will make a difference, but the quality grass fed beef that we've purchased for years isn't gamey at all.
And in case you were wondering, the farmer from whom we purchase our beef lives 3 miles from us, and we walk, jog and bike on a trail that goes right next to the pasture and fields where his cattle graze. We literally watch our beef from calf to maturity as we pass by when we're on the trail.