Meat in Cape Town.

Verde said:
Where did you get this info - it is wrong. A calf weighs 30-45 kg at birth and puts on +- 25 kg per month. So a healthy 2.5 month old should have a carcass weight of at least 65kg.

Why would anyone slaughter a 2.5 month old calf and sell the carcass for R350/20kg = R17.50 - if you feed it to age 10 months you will have 6 times the carcass weight (+- 130kg) and can sell it for R4800 or R40/kg.

Something obviously went wrong with the calf you bought (if it is a calf). I strongly suspect it was a foetus or still birth, perhaps a sickly animal..
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From New Zealand and can't find any local info: http://www.nzsap.org/system/files/proceedings/Hickson et al. Birth weight of dairy calves.pdf

Jersey sire at birth is about 27.6kg. Dress weight is about 52% of live weight. Spoke to a friend who mentioned that the current drought conditions could also impact a farmer's decision to slaughter calves earlier.
 
Had an amazing pork steak from Checkers last night. Soft and suculent indeed. Now all I need to do is find an analogue in the word of beef.
 
copacetic said:
Had an amazing pork steak from Checkers last night. Soft and suculent indeed. Now all I need to do is find an analogue in the word of beef.
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I enjoy their pork rib eye steak. EXTREMELY nice, juicy and tender.
 
copacetic said:
I'm looking for a source of good meat in Cape Town, especially somewhere that has quality steaks (that don't cost as much as gold).

Any recommendations?

I'm in the Southern suburbs...

Thanks.

(Also, and I know this has been asked many times on the forum, if anyone can help me figure out how to cook a steak so that it's tender, I will happily hand over my first born).
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I'll go see where my food person buys my meat.
 

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Thor187 said:
4/7



What do you call the person that buys your food? I don't have time for that. I pay the guy a retainer and in return my fridge is always full.
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Why does your dad store your 2 minute noodles in the fridge???? "Store in a cool dry place" does not mean the fridge man.
 
I know this is a pretty old thread but if anyone is interested I sell A grade beef Rump tail steak @ R120/kg. This is the tastiest most succulent cut of beef by far imho.
Whatsapp me on 0817301102
Brackenfell
Caoe Town
 
Charmytoo said:
I know this is a pretty old thread but if anyone is interested I sell A grade beef Rump tail steak @ R120/kg. This is the tastiest most succulent cut of beef by far imho.
Whatsapp me on 0817301102
Brackenfell
Caoe Town
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Joeys in Brackenfell. Best beef by far anywhere in the country. BUT not at the price you want.
 
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