KOBE Beef NY Strip BMS 12
Easy Meats is an official Kobe Beef Member and is fully authorized to buy and sell Kobe Beef from Tajima Japan. The Bronze statue cast in the shape of Tajima cattle shows officially designated stores permitted to buy and sell Kobe Beef. We went even further, we decided as our first move we would buy a WHOLE KOBE CARCASS. In the following weeks we will start posting many differents cuts never seen in the US market. Stay tunned!
This is a BMS 12 Carcass
Steak Size: 16oz
Steak Cut: Striploin Boneless (NY STRIP)
Whats Makes Kobe so Special?
Breeding of Calves
Calves of Tajima cattle lineage born at breeding farms (designated producers) in Hyogo Prefecture are first registered in a cattle lineage register. They are then assigned an ear tag marked with a 10-digit individual ID number. The role of a breeding farm is to decide which bloodline calves should be bred by, find new improved mating patterns, and raise healthy calves to the age of nine months.
Feeding of Cattle
Calves put on show in the calf livestock market are bought by feeding farms (designated producers) and are raised in a stress-free and healthy environment. Much love, labor and time is devoted in raising these calves. They are fed only the very best feed—rice straw, maize, barley and other cereals—and are given only fresh, clean water to drink. Their meat matures to an ideal quality and texture from the minimum age of 28 months upwards and at an average age of 32 months.
Slaughtering and Shipment
Cattle is slaughtered at one of the slaughterhouses in Hyogo Prefecture. After this, In some numbers, it is a deed about an inspection, and cattle that make the grade are labeled and sold as “Tajima Beef” at the meat market.
Grading
Only a heifer or a steer of Tajima Beef, in particular, that satisfy the following carcass grading and other conditions are entitled to be called “Kobe Beef”:
● BMS (marbling index) No.6 or higher
● Proportion of edible parts (yield score) A or B
● Gross carcass weight of 499.9 kg or less
● Fine meat texture and excellent firmness
