Trimmin Dem Deer

[gundog870]

So I am fairly new to processing my own deer, I have been boning them out for years but only starting grinding our own last year. So my question is: I feel like I am throwing way to much away. I have been trimming off ANY silverish meat and all fat. Only having pure red meat to grind. Is it necessary to remove all of this?? I feel like I am throwing out 1/3 of the meat in just trimmings.. What do you do? Thanks

 

[NWBuck]

For grinding into burger, you don't need to be as fussy. If you're cutting loin steaks, getting rid of any fat or shiny layering is the right thing to do.

 

[SEIowaDeerslayer]

For grinding into burger, you don't need to be as fussy. If you're cutting loin steaks, getting rid of any fat or shiny layering is the right thing to do.

Ditto. Try to avoid as much of the thick white fat as you can though cause that stuff will make it taste pretty "gamey". I always go to the store and buy an equal amount of hamburger as my ground deerburger and mix the two so I get 50% beef and 50% venison.

 

[Iowa1]

You can leave the sliverskin on but try to get as much fat as possible off. You do not need to be overly careful about it, but you can mix beef tallow (for making burger) or pork fat (for making sausage) in with it. A lot of it has to do with your taste for wild game meat. If you do not have a problem with the taste of venison fat, leave it in.

 

[cybball]

Ditto 2. Get the silverskin out when you are doing steaks. Definately get as much fat off. If you have a good grinder, it will plow right through any silverskin that gets left on and you won't notice it. I do my own and just keep it straigh deer burger, but we use it in things like spaghetti, tacos, ect. If I was doing "burgers", then do a mix of beef/deer. I also make breakfast sausage, which is 1/2 deer, 1/2 pork butt or shoulder (add fresh sage, salt, pepper). This stuff is killer and easy to do.

 

[wernerjd]

I like to trim off all the silver skin and fat. The more that you can get rid of the better the meat tastes IMO. It seems like you do waste alot, but i get rid of anything that doesnt look good or eye apealing.

 

[gundog870]

Cyball,

Huge fan of the breakfast sausage. we actually just buy the seasoning from the locker and it is DynoMIIIIIITE!! Thanks for the help guys this was exactly the reassurance I needed.