Hmm, I thought I posted this before I updated my Raw Milk thread. My apologies if I somehow double-post.
One of the things we wanted to do with our move was to be closer to our food sources and we planned to get a "dead body" freezer and buy half a cow or whatever at a time. LOL there will also be designated frozen vegetable space. We are getting closer to getting that accomplished, I wanted a back up power supply first.
But on to dinner, we tried the dairy cow ground beef from our local dairy. They have their cows processed at the local shop just down the road from both of us, it is all ground and turned into 1 pound frozen chubs. If we pre-order, we will probably use 3 pound casings.
It was pretty much exactly what we thought it would be, very dark, very lean. We just cooked it as a crumble, not enough fat to make a good patty or anything, mostly we wanted to test it. Good flavor but yes -- tough/chewy. Will make excellent taco meat or chili or Joe's Special. We also can take our own fat trimmings from brisket or whatever to add to the mix. I have one of those metal grinders that attaches to the counter with a C-clamp. Been carrying it along with me since I left Alaska in 1983.