How far did it travel and how long was it rested before slaughter and how long was it hung and how was it cooked? All of these points have more of a bearing on its eating quality than breed particularly when graded the same .
How many people in the world are in a position to answer that question?
If you have killed your own its likely to be better in the first place, otherwise how do you know what you are eating and how do you get chance to try all for a comparison?
It's a difficult question, as pointed out. Many of us have eaten plenty of our own, but might not have experienced -or known- others breeds.
And it is also true that when you're having a 'home kill', the chances are it's a more trad butcher, who treats both the live animal and the hung carcass differently/better.
Something I would say is that of the dozens of Belted and Riggit Galloways and crosses I helped consume (I always try to make sure I get a choice cut or two from each bullock we retail).... even the scrawny rake at the end of winter when we're short of a beast for the knife might eat just as tender as the plump butterball we've corned for weeks and weeks. It's only the yield/versus kill cost that makes a financial difference.
(additional fat cover improves cooking and flavour, but I've killed plenty with no fat cover at all, and they almost all eat really well...there's a lot of baloney talked about this)
It's a common misconception that because the butcher trade like high yielding carcasses, that they must be best. Not in my experience.
I've helped eat a few South Devons, and prefer Galloway.
Never heard anything but good of Dexter beef...but still wouldn't have em on the place!
Horses (forgive the pun) for courses....but the answer is...Riggit Galloway, by an upland country mile.
Best we ever had was a Brown Swiss steer. The butcher who did him for us said he had not seen marbling on an animal like that for a long time and refused to believe it was a BS!!
Stated that meat like that would sell well in Harrods !!
It was the best testing beef ever ,too - melt in the mouth stuff !!
I am reminded of Rick Stein doing a taste challenge with 4 pr 5 different beefs a few yrs ago and the Guernsey x steer came out top I think
But can’t beat a Jersey heifer with marbling. Praise be to Megababy for filling our freezer and succouring us through the dark days of winter with rich stews and succulent steaks
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