An Unusual Outcome to a steak cook

[Guido1964]

Did a cook the other night with an interesting outcome.  The Wife bought two steaks to do a side by side comparison.  One was a Rib eye USDA Prime the was a all grass fed Sirloin USDA Choice. Cooked both side by side on my 940X.  We split the Sirloin and ate it first then we split the Rib eye and ate it.  The really unusual part was the fat on the Rib eye tasted really gamey ( you hunters know, like wild game) compared to the grass fed.  Has anyone experienced the phenomenon or did we get an odd steak? I know getting the odd tasting steak once in a while is not super unusual.  I forgot to get pictures.

[LostArrow]

I've had prime ribeyes ( only rarely & consider it one of natures most perfect foods)
I've had grass fed steaks,
Like both
Can't remember a "gamey taste" not sure what happened to your steak but not characteeistic

[pz]

I don't recall a gamey flavor in any ribeye I've ever tasted

[Fiery Kev]

I've noticed that grass fed beef tends to have a more mellow/clean flavor and less of what I always associated with a "bloody" or "old" beef taste than standard grain fed beef, even when both are equally fresh. I could see how that would be described as gamey as well. I can't say I've eaten grass fed and grain fed back to back in years, but I would imagine doing so would exaggerate the contrast in flavor.

-Kev

[Hub]

Interesting!  I've had kind of the opposite experience.  Sometimes, but not always, grass fed beef develops a light gaminess but it isn't heavy or objectionable.  Additionally, it goes away with just a little wet or dry aging -- it is more prominent in fresh butchered meat.  On the opposite side, finished beef (grain fed for the final period of its life) has a "sweeter" initial taste and a more mellow flavor following any aging.  This is what we used to do on the ranch for critters we kept for our own consumption.

Any chance you got the two reversed?  If not, I'd use it as an excuse to do the whole thing over again     Not everything in life has an explanation.

Hub

[1Bigg_ER]

Packing mistake maybe? Might have gotten a buffalo rib eye.

[Fiery Kev]

I'd use it as an excuse to do the whole thing over again 

I like the way you think!

[drholly]

I'd use it as an excuse to do the whole thing over again 

I like the way you think!

X2!

[Guido1964]

I am really digging the redo Idea

[Smokerjunky]

Prime Ribeye is a favorite but have never noticed a gamey/wild taste.  Better try again to make sure