i know corn feeding makes a difference in the meat,
but, i really find it hard to belive that one steer
would taste different from another if they were fed
the same feed.

--- "Kendall D. Corbett" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Ever since Safeway and other grocery stores have
> started advertising =
> Angus beef like this, I've wondered myself, and I
> live in a heavily =
> ranching dependent state.  I always thought Angus
> gave the most meat per =
> pound of feed, and was never sure about whether the
> meat was of any =
> appreciably higher quality.  I'll check it out with
> our meat lab folks!
>
>
> Kendall=20
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Deri James
> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]=20
> Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:20 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [C-PALSY] quiet list, and a off subject
> remark
>
> On Tuesday 06 Apr 2004 04:24, ken barber wrote:
> > first it has been very quiet here latly.
> >
> > 2nd. i was at the supermarket today and the had a
> > particular cut of beef at one price and the same
> cut
> > out of an angus for a full dollar above the other.
> i
> > am curious. am i to believe that one cow taste
> > different from another, all other things being
> equal?
> >
> > wheres my texan? he ought to know about beef.
> >
>
> Well, I'm Welsh (so I probably know more about
> sheep), but I think the =
> Angus
> produces less meat (and grows slower), so the cost
> of production is =
> higher.
>
> Whether you think it is worth the extra is a
> question of individual =
> palate.
> Our local supermarket sells "Finest Scotch Sirloin"
> (probably Angus) at =
> about
> =A310 a lb (thats about $19 I think - and there's no
> tax on food).
>
> My favourite "cut" - Porterhouse.
>
> Cheers
>
> Deri


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