What a cool forum

[BaxterBaker]

Looking forward to being a part of this.  

 

Sixty one, married forty three to my high school sweetheart.  Owner of Volti Audio in Baxter, TN.  Recently made a life-changing and perhaps life-saving change over to my diet.  Part of that includes buying local grass-fed beef from a regenerative farmer.  Where's a good place here to post about my experience and get some feedback from others who have also ordered a half cow and filled a freezer with it?  

 

Greg

 

 

[ElsieD]

I can't help you with your question, but I can welcome you to the forum.  It's a great place.

[Smithy]

Hello and welcome, @BaxterBaker! Half a cow, grass-fed and locally raised, is a big step! I hope we'll get to read a lot about your learning experiences (read: cookery) with it. 

 

In answer to your question: it depends on how much you want to post about your experience and what you''re learning, vs. the cuts you choose and how you cook them. If the focus is mostly on cooking various cuts, the Cooking forum is probably your best bet and there may already be topics you can add to. If you want to write more about your experience, decisions, and the choices you're making, then Food Traditions & Culture may be more appropriate. In any case...if you post in one place and the moderating staff thinks another area is more appropriate, we won't rap your knuckles with a ruler. 🙂  We'll just move it, an leave a pointer from the old spot to the new one.

 

C'mon in, look around, make yourself at home! And if you have questions about how to post (photos, links, etc.) or where to post, feel free to ask a host (I'm one) or ask in the Moderation and Policy Discussion forum.

[BaxterBaker]

Thank you ElsieD and Smithy, I do appreciate the welcome.  

 

Regarding the half cow.  Although I'm extremely excited about the pile of beef in my freezer, I didn't get exactly what I thought I was going to get in my order and I want to learn more about what I should expect so I'm better prepared the next time.  I would like to provide details of the transaction, including a detailed inventory of the meat I received in hopes that I can get some pointers.  For instance, I may have missed out on certain cuts of meat because I wasn't explicit enough in my instructions to the processor.  It's possible that some interesting cuts ended up as ground beef.  Also, it would be nice for someone with more knowledge about how a half cow breaks down to evaluate what I got. 

 

And of course if I share my experience, in detail, with the group, that will be helpful to someone else who is thinking of buying a half cow.  

 

I guess I'll ask a host about the best place in the forum to put my half cow questions. 

 

Thanks,

Greg

 

  

[blue_dolphin]

Welcome, @BaxterBaker!

 

There's a Buying a Half Cow topic in the Cooking form that might be a good spot for you to get started with your questions 

[gfweb]

7 hours ago, BaxterBaker said:

Looking forward to being a part of this.  

 

Sixty one, married forty three to my high school sweetheart.  Owner of Volti Audio in Baxter, TN.  Recently made a life-changing and perhaps life-saving change over to my diet.  Part of that includes buying local grass-fed beef from a regenerative farmer.  Where's a good place here to post about my experience and get some feedback from others who have also ordered a half cow and filled a freezer with it?  

 

Greg

 

 

 

The Dinner thread is a good one.  So is the Kitchen Consumer forum. Welcome!

[rotuts]

@BaxterBaker

 

Welcome.

 

have you cooked grass-fed beef , to you liking ?

 

its not going to have much intramuscular fat

 

and over cooking , looking for tenderness , on the tougher ( and tastier ) cuts will disappoint.

 

are you familiar w Sous Vide ?

 

looking into SV might be worth your while.

[TdeV]

Hello Greg, I'm really looking forward to your posting about your discoveries!

 

eG is a great place and you'll soon have a bunch of friends. Welcome.

[BaxterBaker]

Thank you for the welcome everyone.  

 

I hope it's ok, but I'd like to post my own new thread about my half cow experience. 

 

The one from 2010 was posted in Kitchen/Cooking  and that's where I'll post mine.  

 

Greg

[BaxterBaker]

8 hours ago, rotuts said:

@BaxterBaker

 

Welcome.

 

have you cooked grass-fed beef , to you liking ?

 

its not going to have much intramuscular fat

 

and over cooking , looking for tenderness , on the tougher ( and tastier ) cuts will disappoint.

 

are you familiar w Sous Vide ?

 

looking into SV might be worth your while.

Hi, yes I have purchased beef from this same farmer.  He does finish his beef on grain for the last five months and they are still grazing for that whole time as well.  The beef has been good.  I'm very focused on the quality of food that I eat, to the point where I am am willing to rely more on cooking techniques, added fat, and seasoning.  It's ok.  The improvements in my health are worth any sacrifice, and really, this GFB is not really much of a sacrifice.  

 

I'm not ready to add SV to my cooking routines at this time.  There have been a lot of changes to my diet over the last three months and I'm still getting used to all of it.  After things settle down and I get into more of a routine, then I can think about adding SV or other cooking techniques.      

 

Thank you for your input.  

 

Greg