Oh, that’s too bad. You definitely got a tough old animal, by the sound of it.
My daughter has chicken, duck, lamb and I get pork from a neighbour of theirs. I’ve never experienced anything but tender, tasteful meat. Their neighbour also raises pastured, naturally fed beef. The first time I tasted the pot roast, I said, “Oh my goodness. I remember this flavour! It’s what beef used to taste like.”
The only product I didn’t care for was their steak. I found they cut them too thin and there wasn’t that much meat on them. They weren’t tough, but just not as good as the steak I like, which is the tenderloin from Costco.
Yes, it must have been one tough old pig. Sad because now I’m really hesitant to try that again. But chickens are great.
How I miss Costco beef. It’s the best. Back home, we would buy the whole big tenderloin. So tender and tasty. Sometimes we would rotisserie it with a beer baste, and other times just broil or grill the steaks. Sams has pretty good meat here in FL too, but I still think Costco’s meat is #1.