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Largo
Sport climber
The Big Wide Open Face
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Topic Author's Original Post - Sep 18, 2014 - 09:20am PT
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Saw these at Whole Foods the other day and asked about them but nobody had much to say. Curious what qualifies as a free range frank, and how it is more better.
Haven't really had me a corn dog in like 75 years, and the ones I sometimes see spinning on those unctious rollers in 7-11 look like they are old as withered as Father Time's dad. Clearly not the free range article.
JL
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Ghost
climber
A long way from where I started
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Sep 18, 2014 - 09:24am PT
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My ex-sister in law, at the checkout on her first visit to a North American supermarket, was watching the cashier ring up her purchases. When a box of a dozen eggs went over the scanner and the price popped up she said "Wait, you shouldn't be charging me for those. The sign said they were free."
Yup, she'd never heard of range eggs, but when she saw the label "Free Range Eggs" she figured she might as well try them.
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skitch
climber
East of Heaven
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:17am PT
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Ron Anderson
Its still just lips aresholes and other parts unsuitable for actual cuts of meat. But TASTY!
Ever watch an Anthony Bourdain show? Even in France it seems like he ends up eating, and loving, the stuff we don't even want to think about being in our hot dogs and sausages.
Hopefully one day soon our country will begin to reduce our intake of pre-packaged, overly processed foods.
In Spain I couldn't believe how amazing the simplest foods were, a lil olive oil, salt & pepper GO A LONG WAY!
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:28am PT
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Curious what qualifies as a free range frank,
I'll presume that Google is turned off for the day and proffer some clarification just off the top of my head.
The term "free range" normally applies to chickens and pigs. The term "grass fed" is usually the equivalent term for cattle.
I am too lazy to research any recent Guvmint regulations in this regard but I am assuming there are currently none in most states as regards these distinctions as yet. I might be wrong.
In recent years, a growing number of consumers have opted for "grass fed" beef or "free range" chickens or pork under the assumption that such "naturally" sourced nutrition is the better for the animals and is healthier for people.
Animals that are not fed this way are normally kept in confined quarters and served primarily grain.
Personally I can attest to one thing: grass fed beef and butter tastes a whole lot better---but of course it's more expensive. I can sometimes eat "kerrygold" butter like it was cheese.mmmmm
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:32am PT
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I suspect that "Free Range" doesn't mean what we might picture of a chicken strolling along a grassy field whistling a nice tune with a peaceful easy feeling. It might mean that they're packed in a covered barn on a light timer to speed up their circadian rhythms so they grow faster, and barely enough space to bump in between each other. But there are no cages, and they are free to wander about in the bustling sea of poultry.
Still, it's probably nicer than being confined in a cage they outgrow with the feet flesh swelling around confining wire mesh.
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limpingcrab
Trad climber
the middle of CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:02am PT
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A family friend raises free range chickens and it's really funny. They have a fairly large fenced in area that is covered in some spots and open in others. All of them stay tightly packed together under one of the coverings despite their freedom. Ungrateful chickens didn't even appreciate their freedom!
It's funny that he can sell his meat for more than when he had them in individual cages.
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:18am PT
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Many chicken farmers are opting for movable coops these days. The chickens eat the bugs in the grass and poop fertilizer. After a while the farmer comes along and moves the coops-- which has wheels and a trailer hitch--- so the chickens can feed over a new plot of adjacent grass. When this move happens the chickens keep up with the mobile coop and don't need to be removed every time.
Many of these farmers have cattle that benefit from the healthier grass due to this "rotating" process
The movable cage below is somewhat smaller than many I have seen. Notice the hitch on the right:
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TwistedCrank
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Released into general population, Idaho
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:22am PT
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Have you ever tried to find anything in Whole Foods (aka Whole Paycheck) that has high fructose corn syrup in it?
Have you?
It can make for an entertaining evening.
Just sayin.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:27am PT
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Simple.
Ya let the hog into the kitchen and let it do the cleanup after you chicken-fry those free range hens.
Pretty soon yer range-top's slicker'n a whistle, and old piggy done ate up the bones and the gristle, and then ya give'em a treat, an organic-grown thistle.
Then when it comes time to butcher the hog, ya feed its bones to the dog.
A cycle, see?
Ward O'Trotters, I had a cousin what kept'er clucks in a coupe, a Chevy, I think.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:31am PT
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Are we gonna get to taste those at Facelift, Erick?
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Ward Trotter
Trad climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:37am PT
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Ward O'Trotters, I had a cousin what kept'er clucks in a coupe, a Chevy, I think.
I didn't misspell it...go look
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 12:19pm PT
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i can remember in the not so distant past the definition for "free range" was essentially window dressing, nothing more. It was defined something like 5,000 hens had access to a 100 square foot of open land once a day. So it essentially meant nothing, kind of like the organic label. you'd better know where your food is coming from oherwise those labels mean pretty much squatola.
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couchmaster
climber
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Sep 18, 2014 - 03:33pm PT
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Largo, weren't the free range hot dogs allowed to roll around on the floor unsupervised before being shoved into a plastic bag and labeled.
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sandstone conglomerate
climber
sharon conglomerate central
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Sep 18, 2014 - 04:25pm PT
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DMT, what breed of chickens are those? Trying a couple Plymouth Rock barreds next spring.
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ground_up
Trad climber
mt. hood /baja
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Sep 18, 2014 - 05:54pm PT
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sounds like a good name for a new route...too funny
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rottingjohnny
Sport climber
mammoth lakes ca
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Sep 18, 2014 - 06:17pm PT
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Come out and meet the monster tonight...tropical corn dog delight...
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MisterE
Gym climber
Bishop, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 06:40pm PT
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Holy thread drift!
Time to bring this back on topic.
I like my corn AND my corn-dog meat-bit genetically modified, slightly under-or-over-cooked (somehow it is never quite right) and wholly parted-out.
Behold the irritatingly-tasty, somehow satisfying Talus Chow:
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Ricky D
Trad climber
Sierra Westside
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Sep 18, 2014 - 06:42pm PT
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^^^Look like the Rectal Thermometer of Food Products!
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phylp
Trad climber
Millbrae, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:14pm PT
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Ghost, funny story.
Since this is Largo's thread and he is an excellent writer, perhaps he can give us his opinion: I've always thought free range should be free-range. I guess if it was "free: range chicken" or "Free! Range chicken", one would not be confused, but without any punctuation I find it kind of ambiguous.
edited to say
is it Free-Range Corndog or Freerange Corn-dog?
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