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Grass Fed beef question

Mattman3969
Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
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Does it cook any different speed wise than any other beef?? Prolly a stupid ? but first time out for this and don't want to ruin/over cook.  


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  • Darby_Crenshaw
    Darby_Crenshaw Posts: 2,657

    we are doing four grass fed steaks tonight. tends to be leaner, but that's only an issue if you prefer them cooked more toward medium well+
     
     i don't think you'll notice any significant change in cook time like you do with dry aged, which has much less water in it.



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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Thanks @darby_crenshaw.  Post up yours if you get time.  Looking forward to it.  

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    Might wanna cook them a little more rare than you typically do. They will be leaner and may seem a little less juicy than other beef that has more fat. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    @Mattman3969
    The cooking time will vary minimal at best on something as small as a steak. However due to being less marbled pound for pound, on the real large primals you will notice a slightly reduced cook time when all else is equal. Even then, it's not significant. On your steak you probably won't even detect a difference in time. It will be that minimal. 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    @Mattman3969
    Great looking steaks brother. Standing by for the finale. 

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Thanks guys!!   This place is great - post a question & within 10mins have 3 very informative answers.  

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Mattman3969 said:
    Thanks guys!!   This place is great - post a question & within 10mins have 3 very informative answers.  
    This is indeed a great a place for sure. It has been both a honor and privlidge to be associated with such fine people. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    SGH said:
    Mattman3969 said:
    Thanks guys!!   This place is great - post a question & within 10mins have 3 very informative answers.  
    This is indeed a great a place for sure. It has been both a honor and privlidge to be associated with such fine people. 
    Also oughta make you feel good about yourself to associate with some of us dumbasses. 

    Little Rock, AR

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  • The Cen-Tex Smoker
    The Cen-Tex Smoker Posts: 23,179
    edited December 2015
    since I know you cook to temp and not time :wink: , it won't make any difference. The thing about grass fed is that it is much leaner that its corn fed counterpart so it tends to get tough at a little lower temp than a full fat steak might. However you like your steaks, you might take it 5 degrees below that (unless you like them teally rare). 
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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Good catch on time/temp CT. I should have worded it differently. I will take you 5° advise.  

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Also oughta make you feel good about yourself to associate with some of us dumbasses. 
    You have always been one of my forum favorites. You were the first that I invited to my home. You are also about the only one from the forum who I will let come back ;) A dumbass you are not my friend. Nola on the other hand...........

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    Your other visitors must have set the bar pretty low.......

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  • blind99
    blind99 Posts: 4,974
    My feeling is not that they cook faster but with the lower fat they seem overdone at a temp you would usually be happy with. On a thick steak I like to stop at an IT of 120 and let it rest at least 10 minutes. Post your results!
    Chicago, IL - Large and Small BGE - Weber Gasser and Kettle
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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    Biggreenpharmacist said:
    Your other visitors must have set the bar pretty low.......
    I have a picture (actually several) of Nola that I would love to post to prove this very point. However I gave my word that I would never post them. I'm regretting that now.  

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  • Mattman3969
    Mattman3969 Posts: 10,458
    Will do 

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  • SGH
    SGH Posts: 28,988
    @Mattman3969
    My apologies for hijacking and straying off topic above my friend. 

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  • Biggreenpharmacist
    Biggreenpharmacist Posts: 4,343
    I cant wait too see the pics of those steaks. 

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