"Sheldon" > wrote in message
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>
> There is no such animal/designation as free range beef because all
> beef is free range... I've never heard of steers raised in a cage,
> maybe Japanese beef. Perhaps you should try a different cut, like
> chuck, rump is not the best choice for braising if what you want is
> moist meat. Chuck contains more connective tissue but it tends to
> break up when slicing... rump is more solid and tends to slice easily,
> unless over cooked, then you have sawdust.
>

Yes there is such a thing as free range beef. Steers may not be raised in a
cage but they are raised in pens. They're called feedlots. Feedlots are
most definitely not free range.

Ms P