Ever fed your food? Before you eat it?

[Turtle]

So once when I was younger I went with a friend to his grand-parents farm in kentucky. And while having a couple beers with his gramps I was told to feed the cow (Garth) and then to give em 6 beers.... I though that was fun. Yeah lets get the cow drunk! Awesome!.... Little did I know..

The next evening we was drinking a beer out by the fence. And didnt seem to see that happy cow I didnt think much of it. So come dinner time I sit down to the largest thickest steak ever and when I bite into it I was amazed how good it was. When I asked my friends grampa where he found such good steak. He said with a smile "Do you remember that cow we got drunk last night?" I smiled back and kept eating.
Garth was a good drinking buddie.... But he was an even better steak!

 

[jeremy]

We were always told as kids never name anything you may have to eat.

 

[Benny]

Dang, I want a steak that fresh...What exactly did the beer do? Serve as a little entertainment?

 

[Turtle]

Dang, I want a steak that fresh...What exactly did the beer do? Serve as a little entertainment?

I got the impression it was part of its diet.... Maybe one of the reasons it was so dang tasty. But I had fun getting drunk with em too...lol

 

[jeremy]

It is said that beer will make the meat more tender and tasty.

I believe it is called Kobe Beef it is a Japanese thing.

 

[kedie]

My great-grandma used to buy us baby chickens for Easter. We raised them in a coup behind one of her barns. When they got big enough we'd eat them for Sunday dinner.

 

[Benny]

It is said that beer will make the meat more tender and tasty.

I believe it is called Kobe Beef it is a Japanese thing.

IIRC, they feed them nice bottles of wine.

BTW, Kobe beef >>>>>>>>>> fresh American beef/any meat.

 

[hotfarmboy1]

That sounds like a good idea to me! Fresh beef is always good!!

 

[jeremy]

IIRC, they feed them nice bottles of wine.

BTW, Kobe beef >>>>>>>>>> fresh American beef/any meat.

Close, but not quite.

They are fed a diet of beer and grasses. And massaged with warm sake (wine).

 

[Turtle]

Im trying to talk the wife into letting me buy a pig. I want to feed it lots of beer get it fat and have fresh beer bacon...lol

 

[hotfarmboy1]

Im trying to talk the wife into letting me buy a pig. I want to feed it lots of beer get it fat and have fresh beer bacon...lol

MMM that sounds good!!!

I may have to try doing that whenever dad buys some more pigs. Corn and beer fed bacon, yummy!!

 

[Benny]

Close, but not quite.

They are fed a diet of beer and grasses. And massaged with warm sake (wine).

I believe you are correct sir, I guess the beer stimulates their appetite...I'd be lying if I said I've never had beer munchies:

Well, both things take place, but not for the reasons we've been led to believe. Beer is fed to the cattle during summer months when the interaction of fat cover, temperature and humidity depresses feed intake. Beer seems to stimulate their appetite. It's merely part of the overall management program designed to keep the cattle on feed in the heat of the summer. The massaging is done to relieve stress and muscle stiffness. It's believed that the eating quality of the meat is affected positively by keeping the cattle calm and content.

 

[KPierce]

My grandfather used to have chickens mostly for the eggs. But he would get a rooster from a friend once in a while to fertilize some of the eggs. Once those chicks grew up we would kill a couple of the older chickens and eat them when the family got together. I learned early on that I loved being around animals. But some of them taste really good to boot.

 

[Turtle]

This seems to be a good late night topic. You guys must be hungry...lol

 

[Jack Ryan]

 

[Turtle]

You didnt name them? Let me help. From left to right ther names are BREAKFAST (SAUSAGE), LUNCH (BURGER)AND DINNER (STEAK)

 

[Jack Ryan]

You didnt name them? Let me help. From left to right ther names are BREAKFAST (SAUSAGE), LUNCH (BURGER)AND DINNER (STEAK)

Dead Meat

 

[Turtle]

Dead Meat

Thats the name of Bambi's mom...

 

[RelicHound]

beer infused beef steaks...mmmmmm.

Ive heard of folks feeding there stock beer or wine before butchering but didnt know it was part of a diet. I always assumed it calmed them down,since you want as little blood flow through the muscles as possible and alcohol thins the blood. I would think eating an animal that was calm before death taste better{and is more tender} than an animal that had an adrenalin rush before death.

 

[66chevelle]

We name all of our cows. When we raised pigs they were named bacon, sausage, pork chop, and boy. My nephew named boy and it was really a girl. There is definitely nothing like raising your own meat. If you have never tried a fresh steak you need to. A farmer I work for raises cows and sells the meat out of his garage (it is a legit state certified business). He is located in greenfield and if anyone is interested PM me and I can give you his info. I think he is going to start selling pork soon.