GrassRoots Meats Newsletter May 2008

Back to the Mountains

We will be bringing some of the yearling calves to the mountain pastures from winter grazing this week, and the rest in a few more weeks. The pastures look great, and while we really need some rain, once the irrigation water is turned on it promises to be a great summer with plenty of water. In fact, the valves to turn on the main irrigation water for our area are still buried under quite a bit of snow. The snows will be melting in the high country for a long time.

The cattle look great and have weathered the winter quite well. We think we have plenty of animals this year to meet the demand, but GrassRoots is growing fast, thanks to all of you. Some of you are already in the heat of spring/summer, but we are just now beginning to see the first of our warm summer days.

Jaccard Meat Tenderizer

If you do not have one of these wonderful kitchen gadgets, you should really think about investing in one. Some cuts of meat, such as the flank, skirt, and flat iron, are a little chewier than other cuts and sometimes require a little extra attention. The Jaccarder is a spring tension contraption with lots of small, very sharp blades. It tenderizes the meat and allows marinades to penetrate deeper into the meat.

I cooked a Flat Iron Steak the other day, and used the jaccarder on half, and nothing on the other half. I was really pretty amazed at the difference. The jaccarder made the meat as tender as any meat cut, including a filet. Great way to turn a lesser expensive cut into an absolutely perfect steak. One word of caution, though - the meat cooks faster when it has been jaccarded. Also "Jaccard" is a brand name. The generic term is Jacquard. However, I am really happy with my Jaccard kitchen gadget and highly recommend it. I have seen them online for as low as $22.99 each. We paid more than twice that for ours!

May Specials

Take advantage of our May special on Chuck Roasts - regular price $5.99 per pound, sale price $4.99 per pound. Sirloin Tip Steaks are $8.99, marked down from $10.49 per pound. Top Round steaks are on sale for $5.99, marked down from $6.99. And lastly, Beef Stew meat is $5.99 per pound, marked down from $6.99.

Be sure to take advantage of these specials. With prices rising on all food products we think you may have already noticed that our prices are a bargain, even without specials. So be sure to grab these up when we are able to offer them!

In Closing ...

Short newsletter this month. Hope your lives are not nearly as busy as hours. We have so many things going on we are spinning. Thank you all for your words of encouragement, your compliments on our meat, and the friendship that you have extended to us. We LOVE this business and we thank you for helping us to be able to do what we love.

Lois & Allan

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