Mini Sirloin Burgers -- Seriously!

by scareduck on May 24, 2009 6:22 PM PDT

The Jack-In-the-Box Mini Sirloin Burgers ad has become almost an unofficial HH cheer around here, so I figured that some folks might be interested to learn that ranchers are in fact switching to smaller Herefords, which produce meat more efficiently.

Walking through their lowing herd of several hundred cattle, Ali and Kenny Petersen were like two Gullivers on a Lilliputian roundup.
The half-sized cows barely reached Kenny's waist. The ranch's border collie stared eye-to-eye with wandering calves.
"Aren't they sweet?" asked Ali, 52, shooing Half-Pint, Buttercup and a dozen other cattle across a holding pen. "They're my babies, every little one of them."
The Petersens once raised normal-sized bovines on this stretch of Nebraska's rolling eastern grasslands, but with skyrocketing feed costs, the couple decided to downsize.
They bought minicows -- compact cattle with stocky bodies, smaller frames and relatively tiny appetites.
Their miniature Herefords consume about half that of a full-sized cow yet produce 50% to 75% of the rib-eyes and fillets, according to researchers and budget-conscious farmers.
"We get more sirloin and less soup bone," Ali said. "People used to look at them and laugh. Now, they want to own them."

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yippee yi yay

RIP Nick Adenhart

by ihearhowie2.0 on May 24, 2009 6:34 PM PDT reply actions

mini sirloin burgers!

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on May 25, 2009 9:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I am going to a steakhouse in the next 48 hours

AFTER READING THAT.

by Rev Halofan on May 24, 2009 6:46 PM PDT reply actions

I loved this

In the last few years, ranchers across the country have been snapping up mini Hereford and Angus calves that fit in a person’s lap. Farmers who raise mini Jerseys brag how each animal provides 2 to 3 gallons of milk a day, though they complain about having to crouch down on their knees to reach the udders.

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by scareduck on May 24, 2009 6:58 PM PDT reply actions

So THAT is where those tiny cartons of lunch milk come from!

Brandon Wood is slated for 2010, and no amount of whining by us is gonna change that. So evolve, already!

by Stirrups on May 24, 2009 7:33 PM PDT reply actions

EXCELLENT

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by scareduck on May 24, 2009 7:56 PM PDT up reply actions

I thought they came from

Fat Tony’s rat-filled warehouse

Angels fan since '67

by red floyd on May 26, 2009 9:52 AM PDT up reply actions

I saw that in the paper this a.m.

And I immediately started humming the tune.

by Brew Angel on May 24, 2009 10:22 PM PDT reply actions

I wanted to post, but was too busy preparing for our BBQ (tri-tip; no sirloin burgers this time, mini or otherwise). I figured someone else must still read the newspaper. I laughed out loud when I saw the article, and especially the pictures. My wife just looked at me like I’m crazy.

by jjackflash on May 24, 2009 10:53 PM PDT up reply actions

I did tri-tip on Saturday

Last night was sausagefest. Brats, kielbasa, Italian, chicken/apple, etc. No mini cattle, though.

by Brew Angel on May 25, 2009 7:37 AM PDT up reply actions

There are no words in the english language that can express how jealous of you I am.

Vegetarian parents=no meat in the house.

That'll only happen if that one prospect is the second coming of Christ and redemption for mankind can only be achieved by smacking many balls out of the yard.
-The Limey

by anaheim angels on May 25, 2009 9:08 AM PDT up reply actions

ATTN HalosHeaven members:

We have a fellow HH’er in need of temporary adoption. Please send your requests to………

RIP Nick

by ladybug on May 25, 2009 10:07 AM PDT up reply actions

I've said it before, and I'll say it again

The Angels should ask Jack to use mini sirloin burgers.Then, when the Halos need a little bit of a boost, we can have the Rally Monkey eating mini sirloin burgers!

Angels score runs, Jack gets advertising, everybody happy :)

34 - N.J.A - R.I.P

by Figgi4life on May 25, 2009 10:07 AM PDT reply actions