Grass Fed Beef

Grass Fed Beef Distinction

To the casual observer it would seem like grass fed beef is like saying “water drinking human”.  Of course beef cows eat grass just like people drink water, but it is really not that simple.  Like almost all of our food producers have realized that how something is named can make a big difference in how it sells and what they can price it, so they come up with labels that seem to convey something nebulous but answer a concern of a segment of the population.   The grass fed beef label is just like that,  there are some people concerned about beef that is fed a high grain diet and how it impacts human beings health.  They think that corn fed beef may cause higher rates of heart disease, high blood pressure, and higher cholesterol and so they postulate that by switching to grass fed beef the meat is healthier for human consumption and will lower disease.  Another group of people is just against the small area that each cow has in a feed lot that crams thousands of head of cattle into a small area and gives them lots of corn and soy beans and they are standing knee deep in manure eating until they are slaughtered.  So some people say that by switching to grass fed beef we will push the farmers and beef producers to allow the cattle herds to roam on open pastures and the cows will be happier and healthier.

There is no certain science that can say with certainty that grass fed beef is better than corn fed beef, but you will find ardent supporters on either side of this argument.

Grass Fed Beef Benefits

So what are the benefits of grass fed beef.  If you are raising your own beef for your families consumption, grass fed beef can  reduce the cost of raising the beef and make your grocery budget smaller.   In addition by allowing your grass fed beef to forage on the pasture you are reducing the use of carbon fuels to harvest corn or soybeans with tractors and combines and contributing to a better environment and doing your part to reduce dependency on foreign oil.  There are benefits to grass fed beef, at this point we don’t know for certain if they include human health benefits.

Kobe Beef Taste Testing

Kobe Beer Uniqueness

Kobe Beef is a rare form of beef from Japan.  Although America has made a name for corn fed beef and grass fed beef that have tremendous flavor, there is nothing compares to the incredible flavor and tenderness of Kobe Beef.  Kobe Beef are cows that are carefully chosen as calves and then raised almost in a nanny state of constant care and nurture.  These small calves are fed a precise diet that is designed to give them maximum health with ideal amount of fat which is where the best flavor is found in the highest quality cuts of beef.    The cows at an age when they are nearing the ideal weight for turning into beef are given massages to keep the muscle in an ideal condition.  They also have beer added to their diet and regularly consume this adult beverage to relax their system to prevent any kind of chemical or hormone build up in their system that would even slightly decrease the best flavor.   They use the most humane method possible to put the cows down so that even at the moment their life ends there is no sudden burst of adrenaline that would influence that great kobe beef flavor.   This awesome way of life sometimes makes me jealous and I wish that I could be reincarnated as a Kobe Beef cow.

Kobe Beef Value

Kobe Beef is priced at a level that is disproportionate to the cost of the same cut of beef at the supermarket or butcher.  You might expect to pay about ten to fifteen dollars for a really good burger at a restaurant or even twenty five dollars for an extraordinary hamburger, but to buy a Kobe Beef burger that might be about a quarter-pounder you can expect to pay more than one hundred dollars.   As you can imagine the amount of human labor and the cost of feed for raising Kobe Beef is so high that the cost to raise this beef is more than thirty times the cost of beef raised in the feed lots of America.