Note: Please read full disclosure statement below before purchasing! The description below applies to THIS SPECIFIC BEEF.
This is a non-organic 100% grass fed beef from Alderspring's pastures; specifically, this beef was just trailed back off the wild ranges. These are some of the most botanically diverse intact grasslands in the world.
This package is comprised of an actual quarter of a beef, and can provide a savings of 50% off a la carte prices found on the webstore. This is the biggest savings we offer anywhere. This quarter is priced at $14.45 per lb.
All beef in your quarter comes cut, frozen and individually vacuum-packaged. Details on exact cuts can be found at the bottom. All beef is packaged with a simple white label. This is to differentiate it from our certified organic beef. Since this beef is not certified organic, we cannot use our regular label with the certified organic icon on it. The beef is aged, cut and packaged in the same way as our certified organic beef and under the same inspection standards. The only difference in packaging is in the label used.
Full disclosure statement on this particular beef: Please read! This particular steer was born and raised entirely on Alderspring. He was born to a mom that lived part of her life on non-organic pastures. As a result, we can't certify this steer as organic even though he lived the entirety of his life grazing our organic grassland. This means the steer was 100% grass fed with no antibiotics, hormones, or GMOs. In terms of cleanliness and flavor, there is no difference between this beef and our organic beef...but because we can't certify it as organic, you capture big savings!
Steak review, tenderness, and testing information PLEASE READ: This beef is a leaner beef with some light marbling(see ribeye photo of a sample from this beef. All quarters come with ribeyes, New Yorks, and other steaks)!
Tenderness was great at an 8.3 (tenderness of 9+ cuts with a fork; below 8.5 cuts easily with a steak knife; tenderness below 7 is where you want to be done chewing but can't)
Flavor was great at an 8.7
Marbling was a 7.1 out of 10. USDA would likely grade this beef as SELECT
NY strip rind (fat cap) tested with no-off flavors (this is the typical "wonky" flavor that is found even in many corn-fed beeves that is off-putting). The rind on this beef is very consistent with the lean portion of the steak and bears a nutty, buttery flavor. We actually find that that melt-in-your-mouth rind is one of our favorite parts of the steak!
Included in each quarter beef: 30 lbs of ground beef, an average of around 33 lbs of "mixed cuts." Exact weights of mixed cuts are listed in each quarter beef option; you only ever pay for the exact weight you get. NOTE: BONES ARE NO LONGER INCLUDED IN QUARTERS, but when you add to cart you'll have the option to add bones separately!
Here's a general list of the "mixed cuts" you'll get:
-9-12 lbs of "nice steaks" including ribeyes, new yorks, delmonicos (sometimes), tenderloins, top sirloin, skirt steaks, flatirons, flank steaks, and flap steaks.
-7-11 lbs of London Broils, Sirloin Tips and Eye of Rounds
-8-15 lbs of roasts (may include briskets, eye of round, chuck roast, rump roast, tri tip. We can't guarantee which roasts you'll get, but you will get a mix of these).
-2 lbs of ribs (some quarters do not include ribs)
- 2-4 lbs of stew beef
PRICE PER POUND: $14.45
Note that there is variation in exactly what you'll get, but you'll get a range of cuts similar to what you see pictured in the second photo.
