Pork that tastes of sewage

[wilagro]

Pork producers spend a fortune promoting quality Canadian raised pork. Why is it that every third pork roast that I buy tastes and smells like pig sewage? Is it the result of "factory farm" production? If so, how can this be mitigated?

The farm-killed pork that my dad provided for us as kids never stunk to high heaven and was delicious.

[wilagro]

Pork producers spend a fortune promoting quality Canadian raised pork. Why is it that every third pork roast that I buy tastes and smells like pig sewage? Is it the result of "factory farm" production? If so, how can this be mitigated?

The farm-killed pork that my dad provided for us as kids never stunk to high heaven and was delicious.

[wilagro]

I guess everyone must be happy with the product that they are getting from the stores...that or nobody on here eats pork.

[Ron]

I eat a lot of beef, bacon a couple times a week but pork roasts taste like shit and my wife cant stand the smell so refuses to even cook them. Seems to me Grassfarmer mentioned pasture raised pork? I might have to track down a sample. (lots of friends say the same, pork was a different product 20 years ago)

[Hopperbin]

Ditto, my freezer is empty of pork, except ribs. And the Canadians in Arizona complain they cannot get Canadian Bacon anymore. I love beef, you can cook it medium rare and eat like Kings and Queens. I suggest mentioning it to your supplier or butcher if the meat smells bad.

[skip]

Hi Guys:

If you have ever travelled in the Southern US and been to a popular Barbecue restaurant you would not say pork tastes or smells bad.

BBQ pulled pork is one of my favorites.

[Jay-mo]

I will echo Hopperbin, if you're buying pork that smells/tastes like sewage take it back and complain.
Just had a pork loin roast the other night, it was excellent.

[tman]

I only noticed this post now, hence the month late response. I've found similar crappy, inconsistent quality in beef from the store. This is from my experience while down in the States the last 3 months but also 10 years ago when I moved to SK after school. Sometimes the meat would be great, but the worse time I ended up throwing out the "premium cut" of meat. Since I've been back home, I cherish and savour every mouthful of our beef. I honestly believe there's a difference between the industry meat where the animals live at least part of their lives standing and covered in their own feces and animals like my family's where they spend spring, summer and fall on grass. The North American animal industry is severly flawed in so many ways. But let's not change because it is so very profitable. The last sentence is to be read with the upmost sarcasm.

[dluther]

I THINK CHANGE IS IN THE AIR AS FAR AS PROFIT GOES, I HOPE! PERHAPS WE CAN HELP YOU GET GOOD MEAT. www.riskanhopefarm.com we just added pork to our list.

[wilagro]

dluther...way to go. Would suggest more detail be added to the site.

Doesn't cost any more and the added detailed information of the products and the size of packaging, availability and hours/days of operation would be most helpful.