The Chicken Or the Egg?

[adorshki]

In the age old question of which came first, apparently it's not the rooster, either:

Chickens are in short supply. Blame Tyson's roosters. (that's a link)
"The meat processor, which sells poultry along with beef and pork, said that its chicken volumes have been low in part because the roosters it uses for breeding are not meeting expectations."

Sounds like a cock-and-bull story to me. Another attempt to blame increasing incidence of inactivity for a supply and demand issue.

"We're changing out a male that, quite frankly, we made a bad decision on," said Donnie King, Tyson's chief operating officer and group president of poultry, during an analyst call on Monday."


To increase its chicken supply, Tyson (TSN) is switching back, a process that takes some time. The company declined to share what will happen to the rejected roosters, or how many are being swapped out."

Hey, it's a production line, right? Parts get swapped out all the time. It's kinder and gentler than the archaic slaughterhouse model.
"Parts is Parts":

 

[Opsimath]

"Eat more beef."

That was a slogan I saw as a kid in Alabama. Don't know if it was national or not. Some time after that one was,

"Beef. It's what's for dinner."

I think that one was national. Wasn't the guy that played Rockford the beef ad guy?

 

[adorshki]

"Eat more beef."

That was a slogan I saw as a kid in Alabama. Don't know if it was national or not. Some time after that one was,

"Beef. It's what's for dinner."

I think that one was national. Wasn't the guy that played Rockford the beef ad guy?

James Garner:




Clara:



But make mine buffalo.

 

[Opsimath]

Do you really eat buffalo?

 

[fronobulax]

Do you really eat buffalo?

Yes, although not frequently.

Ted's Montana Grill serves bison and I can get meat from locally (within 10 miles) raised bison when I am so inclined.

 

[Opsimath]

Yes, although not frequently.

Ted's Montana Grill serves bison and I can get meat from locally (within 10 miles) raised bison when I am so inclined.

I've never had it. Does it taste much different than beef?

 

[fronobulax]

I've never had it. Does it taste much different than beef?

Similar. I've had it as burgers. With catsup and cheese it tastes the same. It costs more locally so I can't recall springing for an unground slab of meat. At one point the selling point was that it was healthier to eat due to a lower fat content and had less of an environmental impact compared to a similarly sized herd of beef cattle.

 

[GAD]

What’s catsup?

 

[Guildedagain]

 

[fronobulax]

What’s catsup?

A condiment philistines use on Pork Roll?

 

[adorshki]

Do you really eat buffalo?

Absolutely, but I discovered not all buffalo (also marketed as bison) is the same.

I tried a "store brand" of ground bison once, and if I hadn't already known how good it's supposed to be, I never would have bothered again.
Once you've tasted it, regular ground beef simply don't cut it no mo'.

I only buy this brand now, otherwise it's not worth it:

Great Range Bison - Great Range Bison

Great Range Bison brings you the finest bison cuts directly from the premier bison ranches in North America.

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It is oz for oz less total fat, less total cholesterol, and NO unknown factors (growth hormones, antibiotics) that creep into the grain fed to commercial beef.

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Steaks of various cuts available too, but I will allow they benefit the most from more traditional slower cooking methods..buffalo is a wee bit tougher than beef except for the ground stuff.

I've never had it. Does it taste much different than beef?

Very very similar, but actually a bit sweeter. Like Frono said, if you use condiments you probably wouldn't notice, or maybe think "Hmm, that's a really good burger"

I rarely use condiments due to the sky-high sodium content (I'm on a 1500mg/day regimen), but that also makes the tastebuds a little more sensitive.

Regular ground beef, even the 93% lean stuff, tastes like those old McDonald's dried-out soy-supplemented imitations of life, now.

 

[bluesypicky]

I've had it as burgers. With catsup and cheese it tastes the same.
the selling point was that it was healthier to eat due to a lower fat content and had less of an environmental impact compared to a similarly sized herd of beef cattle.

OK so let's dig into this one shall we?
You claim (rightfully so) the health benefits of bison meat over industrial beef, and then tell us that you had it with fatty cheese and smothered in sugar loaded catsup?!.... (typing the word made me laugh out loud although it is legit... looked it up)
Just to say, I love you so much Fro.

 

[mavuser]

Bison is much tastier than beef, to me. i bareley eat any meat at all

 

[adorshki]

OK so let's dig into this one shall we?
You claim (rightfully so) the health benefits of bison meat over industrial beef, and then tell us that you had it with fatty cheese and smothered in sugar loaded catsup?!.... (typing the word made me laugh out loud although it is legit... looked it up)
Just to say, I love you so much Fro.

And if the sugar don't getcha, the sodium will.

 

[Guildedagain]

We only get beef from a guy who grows the cows out on pasture, no grain.

Tasty. Real tasty.

I like to take a whole pound, straight from the freezer, throw into a sizzling hot cast cast iron pan, cook it on one side until it's smoking up ghe house, slize off the top part that like a giant cube steak and flip it over to do same on the other side, until it's fully cooked and seared, then a big ol slice of sharp cheddar on each 1/2 lb burger, turn pan off an lid it, let the cheese melt as it cools off, served on hommade bread, mayo on the bottom part, lettuce from the greenhouse on top, a thin slice of onion, screw the ketchup, it's totally unnecesary, an yum, big ol burgers!

Shortly after, you'll find yourself wanting to doze off pretty bad, as beef has Tryptophan in it, which is like a drug ;]

Turkey gets all the credit for making you want to pass out after Thxgiving dinner, but beef has just as much in it.

"Tryptophan is an amino acid that is a precursor for the brain chemical serotonin, which is associated with healthy sleep. But there is no more tryptophan in turkey than in other common meats like chicken and beef. Other foods, including nuts and cheeses, contain more.Nov 25, 2015"

 

[GAD]

People pass out after thanksgiving dinner because they eat too much. Tryptophan just became the popular excuse.

 

[JohnW63]

I have a local butcher shop that carries Bison and Ostrich ground meat. I asked him about them. His answer " People buy it once, and don't ask for it again. " They are both lean enough that you have to be careful cooking them or they dry out.

 

[Nuuska]

What’s catsup?

Catsoup is one stuff that you drown the wiener in your hot dog with - the other is mouse turd