That is a protein to fat ratio of 7 to 1. In meat, pesticides usually reside in the fat and are cumulative. With Maverick Ranch Beef, we have eliminated the beef that has fat testing positive for pesticide residues within laboratory testing limits. FDA studies have shown that lean beef has a much lower chance of pesticides than most fruits and vegetables. This is due to lower fat and higher moisture.
Moisture cooks out before fat melts away.
We recommend cooking your Maverick Ranch steaks medium rare or medium for juicy tender meals. If you cook lean steak too well done, often the steak will be dry and less tender. We recommend that you use a meat thermometer to check this. In March of 1999, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman decided to let twenty-six different organic certification companies certify beef. These companies can set their own standards and certify beef as organic.