You killed those cute critters! How could you!!?? Moderators! I need a moderator!Well.... It's been 9 years since there has been an entry in this off topic forum section so just for sh..s and giggles, thought I would post what I have been doing for the past week in the food department. Way back last February, a buddy and I purchased five young steers and grass pastured them here on the farm until 3 weeks ago. For the last month, each steer got 20 pounds of cracked barley per day. We ended their lives, and they hung in another buddy's cooler to age. Last week, we started and butchered one steer each day in my meat cutter friend's garage that he has all set up for butchering wild game. Last year we processed just over 100 animals; mostly moose and elk. Myself and 4 friends now have about 400 lbs each of grass fed and grain finished meat in our freezers. Family and friends will all be getting gift packages as that much meat is more than wifey and I will eat in a season...lol... Had fresh bbq'd ribeyes last night for supper... Delishhhhhh. Anyway... Here's the photo finish (less the life ending pics)....
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Looks good. Attach a 3000 watt generator to that and call the UPS guy. Just tell them to send it to Don in NL, they will know where I live.Well.... It's been 9 years since there has been an entry in this off topic forum section so just for sh..s and giggles, thought I would post what I have been doing for the past week in the food department. Way back last February, a buddy and I purchased five young steers and grass pastured them here on the farm until 3 weeks ago. For the last month, each steer got 20 pounds of cracked barley per day. We ended their lives, and they hung in another buddy's cooler to age. Last week, we started and butchered one steer each day in my meat cutter friend's garage that he has all set up for butchering wild game. Last year we processed just over 100 animals; mostly moose and elk. Myself and 4 friends now have about 400 lbs each of grass fed and grain finished meat in our freezers. Family and friends will all be getting gift packages as that much meat is more than wifey and I will eat in a season...lol... Had fresh bbq'd ribeyes last night for supper... Delishhhhhh. Anyway... Here's the photo finish (less the life ending pics)....
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Better yet Don... Get your a$$ out here and I will BBQ for you... Be a great road trip for you and Fred...Looks good. Attach a 3000 watt generator to that and call the UPS guy. Just tell them to send it to Don in NL, they will know where I live.
lol....in the one picture you can see his friend who
died with his boots on
seriously have a look
one of my pet interests is making fun of pictures or picking them apart,
I'm all in. Next August sound good to you or you want to go earlier?Don, next road trip idea?? what do you think??
Thanks for the heads-up. Gotta watch some of those Albertans, they will slap anything on the BBQ and try to pass it off as Grade A BeefDon, if Eric throws an old pair of boots on the BBQ tell him you are vegan.
Hmmmmm, leaving in August, maybe we will have to over winter with Eric. Can you handle all that bourbon keeping us warm Don?I'm all in. Next August sound good to you or you want to go earlier?
I'll have you know I've never tried to pass off a pair of boots as BBQ fare... But that being said, I'm sure that cows have soles....errr...souls....Thanks for the heads-up. Gotta watch some of those Albertans, they will slap anything on the BBQ and try to pass it off as Grade A Beef
Little known industry secret is the best beef to buy is a grade C young(ish) heifer. The grading mostly has to do with any marring or obvious issues with the carcass and is usually trimmed off. Grade C is way cheaper than grade A. The big deal is to make sure the carcass hangs for a minimum of 14 days at the right temp. I prefer mine at 21 days. Touch more shrinkage but yum yum.....Thanks for the heads-up. Gotta watch some of those Albertans, they will slap anything on the BBQ and try to pass it off as Grade A Beef
Bourbon freezes at -27 C. That's almost a summer day for us so a snoot full of my bourbon might not keep you warm sleeping in the barn.... hahahahaha.....Hmmmmm, leaving in August, maybe we will have to over winter with Eric. Can you handle all that bourbon keeping us warm Don?
lol.... Canada grading doesn't have a C grade. A/AA/AAA are the top grades, B 1-4 grades are usually younger cattle typically close to A grade but without the marbling or fat content required for the A grades. D grades are mature (nice word for old cows)... Can still be good meat if the fat content is there (D1). E grade are bulls (save the tenderloin and burger the rest). The steers we slaughtered were about 18 months old but were grain fed daily since May and finished with 20 pounds of grain each for the last month. Mine was marginally the heaviest and I got 430 pounds of boneless meat. Learned long ago not to waste freezer room with bones....Little known industry secret is the best beef to buy is a grade C young(ish) heifer. The grading mostly has to do with any marring or obvious issues with the carcass and is usually trimmed off. Grade C is way cheaper than grade A. The big deal is to make sure the carcass hangs for a minimum of 14 days at the right temp. I prefer mine at 21 days. Touch more shrinkage but yum yum.....
Must have changed. Worked the packing plant when I was much younger and we graded many carcasses "C" grade. Likely "A" is the old "C".lol.... Canada grading doesn't have a C grade. A/AA/AAA are the top grades, B 1-4 grades are usually younger cattle typically close to A grade but without the marbling or fat content required for the A grades. D grades are mature (nice word for old cows)... Can still be good meat if the fat content is there (D1). E grade are bulls (save the tenderloin and burger the rest). The steers we slaughtered were about 18 months old but were grain fed daily since May and finished with 20 pounds of grain each for the last month. Mine was marginally the heaviest and I got 430 pounds of boneless meat. Learned long ago not to waste freezer room with bones....
Over winter? Are you nuts? I can't handle much more than -15 or so. It gets CCCold up there you know.Hmmmmm, leaving in August, maybe we will have to over winter with Eric. Can you handle all that bourbon keeping us warm Don?