Where to buy grass-fed beef?
Hello all! I was wondering if anyone knew where to buy grass-fed beef to cook at home. Any thoughts?
Thanks!
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We bought a couple of grass-fed ribeyes at Ceriello in the Grand Central Terminal market last week.
The steaks were tender, flavorful and cooked nicely in our oven broiler.
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Also, I recently tasted local, organic grass fed beef that was finished only briefly with corn. Not as sustainable as entirely grass fed but as someone who has eaten far more Keen's, Luger's, and Florence Prime Meat than he would like to admit, this beef is very close in marbling and flavor to much of the prime beef I've tasted. I was really surprised. It does not pass through the feedlot system ever and there are no antibiotics used. http://www.nyfarms.info/beef2005.html
Eat well.
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re: midtownfoodie
The best grass fed beef I've found at the US market is Grazin' Angus Acres on Fridays. He also has excellent chicken. I wish his prices were lower, but the quality is fantastic. I know he does a couple of other markets on other days including the weekend as well, but I'm not sure where/when. Check out their website, www.grazinangusacres.com.
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re: MMRuth
There is a booth on Saturdays that sells buffalo and beef, but I wouldn't recommend it. Sorry to say, the meat is pretty blah, as lots of grass fed beef is. I'm very much in favor of not eating corn-stuffed cow, but there's not much point in bothering with grass-fed if it lacks flavor. That's why I like Tallgrass beef--it's not nearly as much of a sacrifice.
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re: jasmurph
With the exception of GAA, that's been my experience with the grassfed beef available at the greenmarkets as well. GAA is very nicely marbled and can be prepared properly. The other vendors will tell you to cook their beef over low heat because the meat lacks marbling. Although it's great for a chuck roast, low heat does not a good steak make.
As a fallback, Ceriello's in the Grand Central Market usually has some very nice grass fed rib steaks available as well.
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re: jasmurph
Yeah, I haven't been too impressed by them either.
On the other hand, while it's not quite what you were looking for, Three Corner Field farm has outstanding grass-fed lamb. They're there Saturdays for sure, and Wednesdays part of the year, although they were not there yesterday. Not sure if it's the wrong time of year or they just didn't make it.
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re: kobetobiko
Except that Whole Foods seems to carry only grass fed beef from other countries, not the U.S. Seems odd, since there are several producers here who can't get their beef into Whole Foods. (Read more here: http://www.nytimes.com/2007/02/28/dining/28whole.html?pagewanted=2). You can also order it online at several outlets. One is http://www.tallgrassbeef.com/. (No, I don't know those people, and have no affiliation with them. I like the fact that their cattle are raised in the U.S., and the beef is definitely grass fed.)
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re: nancy007
I bought local, grass fed ground beef a WF, Union Sq, on Saturday. 9.99/lb. I wasn't aware that the grass fed beef I ususally buy there was from Australia, but I liked the taste of it much better (it had more flavor, and a more interesting floavor)than the local stuff i just bought.
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