Originally Posted by gutt22
Grass fed beef to me, while leaner, doesn't get the full flavor development and is significantly tougher. I always look for grain-fed beef.
The flavour of grain-fed beef comes from the fat the animals put on in the feed lot.
I've read somewhere (earlier in this thread?) that cattle have to be given steroids as they are unable to digest certain feed such as corn naturally.
That said, I'm also really wary about the use of dead animal matter in U.S. beef.
Not supposed to happen but there may be feed contamination or cows are (deliberately) fed chicken and pig feed which may contain recycled animals.