I started processing my own meat a few years ago and have never had a problem with the taste. Always been great, and most never even knew it was venison. These have all been doe or young spikes. We just cooked up a batch of burger from this years buck (3.5 yo), and honestly, I'm very disappointed in the way it turned out. I didnt do anything different than I have in the past. I wouldn't call it a "gamey" taste, but more of a musky/tainted taste. What went wrong?! We had some loins and strap the other night off the buck and they were great. I've got 34 more pounds of burger and I do not want it to go to waste. It would absolutely ruin my whole sense of accomplishment to dispose of it. Anyway around it?
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Maybe the fat you added ( assuming you did) was tainted with something -
Add bacon...Comment
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I added beef fat from my local market, same place I enalways gotten it. Could be a possibility though I guess?Originally posted by flywise View PostComment
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Forget a gland in there?Comment
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It was all good, trimmed, red meat. I'm just baffled. It's not like it's inedible, but it dang sure isn't delicious.Originally posted by LivinADream View PostComment
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This may be the answer..Originally posted by BtechDestroyer View Post
I've always used pork fat.Comment
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This sounds like your meat is tainted from the added fat you got. Just like what Flywise said. Not sure what you could do to fix the problem. Maybe kill a doe and add that meat to possibly dilute the funky taste??Comment
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I get one like that from time to time, but not often. I have no idea what causes it, but It's like you describe as being edible, but not good. I usually have mine mixed with brisket so I guess that could be the culprit. Thought about making pan sausage out of mine if it happens again.Comment
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Stuff it and make sausage or turn it into pan sausage it'll be fine for that. You'll never taste it, sounds like you got some bad fat.Comment
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Had the same problem one time I made a big pot of chili and it smelled like the buck made a scrape in the pot .Comment
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I never add fat to my ground venison. I enjoy the low fat healthy aspect of it. However I have had some that a buddy added pork fat to that tasted soured.Comment
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I never add fat to my venison either. And I have had some bad batches I think it depends on age of deer and gender.Originally posted by DRT View PostComment
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Never had that happen. I mix brisket with my burger but do not put the hard fat in with it...I trim that off and feed the chickens. Lol.Comment
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