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Grass Fed Angus Beef for Stew

Monday, May 24th, 2010

One of the homiest comfort foods, beef stew practically cooks itself as it slowly simmers on the stove.  Beef for stew is boneless, pre-cut cubes, typically from the chuck or round. The ideal size for uniform cooking is about a 3/4 to 1-1/2 inch cube.

If you prefer to cut your own cubes, any chuck or round cut -except top round – may be used. Trim the excess fat and cut into the appropriate size for your recipe.

Source: www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com

www.PerryFarmsGrassFedBeef.com

Fences

Monday, February 22nd, 2010
Perry Farms Fences

Perry Farms Fences

Fences are constructed to confine or restrict. Confinement is good for animals that need protection from the environment or predators. Restriction can provide safety from dangerous entities or habitats that may lead to injury.

I construct physical fences on Perry Farms to provide safety for our livestock. These fences act as barriers or safe-havens from poisonous plants or hazardous highways close to our farm. All of our physical fences have a purpose, just like all faculties on our farm.

Some fences are not visible with the human eye, these fences are not physical, and they are not constructed of wooden posts, barbed wire, and staples. I am referring to the fences we (humans) build that restrict our movement or ability to grow. Mental barriers can become more confining that any amount of steel or wood ever erected. Barriers can limit us from expanding our horizons, enhancing our education or growing to reach full potential.

We always remind ourselves and our children that the only fences on Perry Farms are the physical ones, there are no limitations to potential. Children need positive reinforcement from adults. This guidance and security enables them to grow without restrictions, devise new and better ways to overcome failures and become successful.

In a world full of negatives or fences, it’s critical that Perry Farms exude a positive outlook for our children,while providing a good education with unlimited opportunities to grow and learn.

Perry Farms has fences, but only physical ones; our potential is unrestricted, our prosperity is imminent.

Jeff Davies

www.PerryFarmsGrassFedBeef.com

Determining Doneness

Monday, February 15th, 2010
Use a Thermometer to Determine Doneness

Use a Thermometer to Determine Doneness

Using a thermometer is the only accurate way to determine doneness for flavorful and wholesome beef each and every time:

Roasts:

  • Prior to roasting, insert ovenproof thermometer into the thickest part of the roast, not resting in flat or touching bone.  Leave in throughout the cooking process.
  • OR, insert an instant-read thermometer toward end of cooking time (as described above) for about 15 seconds.  Once you get an accurate temperature read, remove or continue cooking, if needed.

Steaks:

  • For steaks ½ inch thick or thicker, insert an instant-read thermometer horizontally from the side, so that it penetrates the thickest part or the center of the steak, not touching bone or fat.

Ground Beef

  • Insert an instant-read thermometer into the center or thickest part of a meatloaf or meatball, or horizontally from the side into the center for patties.
  • Cook ground beef to an internal temperature of 160°F.
  • Due to the natural nitrate content of certain ingredients often used in meatloaf, such as onions, celery and/or bell peppers, meatloaf may remain pink even when 160°F internal temperature has been reached.
  • The color of cooked ground beef is not a reliable indicator of doneness.

Source: http://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com

www.PerryFarmsGrassFedBeef.com