Would you eat grain-finished ground beef raw?

[Fermenter Zym]

I bought two pounds of grass-fed, grain-finished ground beef without knowing it was grain finished so I was wondering if you think it is safe to eat raw. I trust my other sources of raw meat, but this grain finished beef less so (the company feeds their cows spelt before slaughter because they think it improves flavor). Any thoughts?

[Iguana]

I wouldn't eat neither ground meat nor grain finished meat unless I'm starving.   

[achillezzz]

The more time its been on grains the more omega3 content and other vital nutrients lost!

[eveheart]

I was wondering if you think it is safe to eat raw.

Safe? The grain-finished factor won't instantly kill you or make you immediately sick, but I would return it and make my preference clearly known. Specifically, I would tell the company that beef's flavor is just fine without their "improvement." Also, I don't eat ground beef because it is at risk for being contaminated by who-knows-what; then the microscopic who-knows-what can breed within an air-free environment. This happens with ground meats often. For example, there is a case right now involving fatalities and severe illness from ground turkey meat.

[balancing-act]

Just curious, Iguana, why such strong opposition to ground meat? Totally just wondering- I don't know jack about meat; ground tastes all right to me, if it's grass-fed....

[jessica]

i get really congested and bloated from grain finished...but eat grass fed ground beef regularly and feel fine...i buy it from a local rancher and its always been frozen
please no one scold! its really what i can afford to purchase, transport and store myself, iknow its not ideal.........

[personman]

I had been in the habit up to a month or so ago of eating 1 pound per day of raw grain-fed beef for approx. 7 months. No problems(although the grass-fed was better)....

[awesomeame]

grass fed, corn finished ground beef over here....I buy the beef by the side and get it all ground up.  40-60oz/day, no issues here.  But I do know my farmer, butcher, and animal!  They say it's grass finished since corn is considered a grass, but nothing otherwise

Matt

[TylerDurden]

Just curious, Iguana, why such strong opposition to ground meat? Totally just wondering- I don't know jack about meat; ground tastes all right to me, if it's grass-fed....

Since Iguana has not noticed this thread/post, I'll add my own viewpoint re this:- most RVAFers find that they over-eat if they eat raw, ground meat, not  solid raw muscle-meat. Also, many butchers use cleaning fluid on their knives and other equipment such as grinding machines every so often, so that some people can get reactions to the chemicals within ground meats. By contrast, raw solid muscle-meats can be easily washed with water on their surfaces.

[Löwenherz]

I bought two pounds of grass-fed, grain-finished ground beef without knowing it was grain finished so I was wondering if you think it is safe to eat raw. I trust my other sources of raw meat, but this grain finished beef less so (the company feeds their cows spelt before slaughter because they think it improves flavor). Any thoughts?

It's not safe to eat.

I learned my lessons..

Löwenherz

[superja]

I wouldn't say it's unsafe, I've definitely eaten it before and not ended up sick.


But it's less tasty and less nutritious.