winchester beef q and a beef questions

Q. What is Winchester Beef™?
A. Winchester Beef™ is beef that is raised by the Winchester family on the Winchester ranch.

Q. What is dry aging?
A. Dry aging is simply hanging the beef in a refrigerated cooler for 10 to 21 days. By dry aging your beef you will gain a distinct beef flavor, so much so that you will notice even your hamburger tastes like steak. You will also gain tenderness from the beef’s natural enzymes beginning to break down the fibrous, connective tissue in the muscle. Winchester Beef™ is dry aged for the full 21 days to lock in the beef flavor and gain tenderness.

Q. How is my beef shipped?
A. We package your beef in an insulated box with dry ice to keep it frozen. It is then shipped UPS second day air.

Q. What breed of beef are they?
A. Black angus crossed with Black Saler. Angus are known for tender meat, Saler are known for lean meat.

Q. What are they fed?
A. The calves are on green grass until they are weaned. A few weeks after they are weaned, they are put in our feed lot and fed our own farm grown mixture of corn silage and ground alfalfa. We do not feed them animal by-products, steroids, growth hormones or additives.

Q. Do you sell beef year around?
A. We try to have beef ready year around. If we sell more than we have in the feed lot, It will take a few weeks to get more ready.

Q. Where can we buy Winchester Beef™?
A. You can order online by filling out an online order form
or call 208-722-6585.

Q. How is my meat packaged?
A. Our beef is processed by Northwest Premium Meats a local meat packing plant that is USDA certified. By having our beef processed locally we can be very involved in every step of the way, "from the farm to your freezer". This way we can guarantee that our beef does not have any preservatives added during processing.

Q.What cuts do I receive?
You can choose beef in our pre-packaged selection.
Or if you prefer, by the individual packages.