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Originally Posted by Nickhead
so you all understand what i am up against here in OZ when it comes to smoking meats. went to free range meats today. asked about a whole packer cut brisket. they actually have them on hand (which is great), but.. a 5.1 kilo (11.25 lb) brisket would cost me $115. now this is premium free range, not shit you buy from the grocer, but...aye, aye, aye.  |
I'm not sure "free range" is worth it when it comes to beef. With beef, can you be sure it was in the "free range" pasture that's across the street from the same exact pasture the pasture-raised cows were roaming?
http://certifiedhumane.org/free-rang...-humane-label/
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CONSUMER UNION EVALUATION: Free range (or free roaming) is a general claim that implies that a meat or poultry product, including eggs, comes from an animal that was raised in the open air or was free to roam. Its use on beef is unregulated and there is no standard definition of this term. “Free Range” is regulated by the USDA for use on poultry, only, (not eggs) and the USDA requires that birds have been given access to the outdoors but for an undetermined period each day. USDA considers five minutes of open-air access each day to be adequate for it to approve use of the “Free Range” claim on a poultry product. “Free range” claims on eggs are not regulated at all. To learn more about what is meant by this term, consumers must contact the manufacturer.
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