Grass Fed - Corn Fed - Preference?

cowgirl said:

I prefer the flavor of grass fed, grain finished. I keep mine (Black Angus) on pasture til time to fatten for slaughter. They are still fed grass, roughage, alfalfa, in addition to the grain, like Norm said.
In the fall, (depending on where you live) cattle, deer and other critters eat wild grains or native grass seed to put on fat for the winter. Adding the grains that are readily available to me, for my cattle's diet, helps speed this process.
jmo

The real question according to my neighbor, is which is better... Red Angus or Black Angus? :-D

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IbrahimSS said:

I buy a quarter of grass fed beef each year. If you get the right breed of cattle it kicks ass compared to any supermarket bought meat. You can't much beat a burger from the grass fed beef I get... and that's a challenge. The ribeyes are insanely good as well. However for the smoker or when you need extra fat in your cook corn fed is the way to go. Also I get the meat from a small farmer and so there is variation from year to year and cow to cow. Studies show grass fed is significantly healthier for the cow and for you.

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Gore said:

I think this grass-fed phenomenon is just marketing to get us to be satisfied with more cheaply produced meat.

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JD08 said:

I'm old enough to remember when sugar, butter and eggs were good for you, then bad, then good again. Turns out the replacements that scientists touted as the way of the future turned out be bad for you or maybe not if you wait for the next study.

I'll stick with eating whatever beef tastes best.

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