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 
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-----Original Message-----
From: Deri James [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Tuesday, April 06, 2004 2:20 PM
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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
£10 a lb (thats about $19 I think - and there's no tax on food).

My favourite "cut" - Porterhouse.

Cheers

Deri