From the category archives:

steaks

Why We Don’t Need Cloned Meat – Part II

January 29, 2008

I have created (I think so anyways) some new terminology to describe most beef sold at retail: Zero-Aged Beef. What does this have to do with cloned livestock? Well, if the Number 1 complaint among meat eaters is tough or inconsistent tasting meat, then proper aging is one half of the solution. (I attempted to [...]

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1,000 Breeds of Cattle (!)

February 23, 2007

This book sounds amazing so I ordered it up. Written by Marleen Felius, a Dutch author and illustrator, it has over 800 pages with information, photographs, and illustrations covering more than 1,000 breeds of cattle. 15 months back, when I began my quest for the perfect organic steak, I knew the name of a single [...]

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Last Cattle Drive of the Year

December 6, 2006

Ever wanted to take part in a real cattle drive? If you’re like me, playing like Billy Crystal in City Slickers looks like a good deal of fun. But there is a different story out there, one that we’d like to share. One that goes behind the stereotypes and tells the real story. Please join [...]

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