Veni Burger

After grinding up your venison meat, do you guys do anything special with it? The last couple bags of ground meat i did in september dont taste very good.

Ground up bacon. It’s absolutly awesome.

Mix bacon in with the burger?

I will mix in some bacon or I mix in 80/20 ground beef to add some to it also

I think the norm with most precessing places is to mix in pork. Not sure of the ratio though.
DT

I buy inexpensive beef suet (fat) at the local butcher shop and mix that with the clean meat. It comes out excellent.

I mix mine with burger about 60% venni and 40% burger

Pure ground venison is like eating saltine crackers!
I enjoy a mix of 70% venison, 20% pork back fat, and 10% bacon of your choice. So, if I do 10 lbs, I will do 7lbs venison, 2 lbs pork, and 1 lb of bacon! Hardly need any seasoning. I usually double ziploc with freezer bags and pack 1/2 or 1 lb per package. This has been a favorite in the summer, even amongst those who “don’t like venison”.

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Mix bacon in with the burger?

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30% Smoked bacon tips !!!!!

We mix ours with beef tallow. Most butchers will be able to get you some and some even for free!
We do a 7:1 or 8:1 ratio of burger:tallow.
Gives it a little flavor and helps the meat stick together when you are grilling it!

30% Beef 70% Venison, best you can get!

I buy the cheapest hamburger I can find,usally 80/20,its usually about the same price as beef trim from the locker so you extend your meat plus you got the fat.Then I mix it 70/30. I found pork doesnt keep as well.

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I buy the cheapest hamburger I can find,usally 80/20,its usually about the same price as beef trim from the locker so you extend your meat plus you got the fat.Then I mix it 70/30. I found pork doesnt keep as well.

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This is what I do as well. I have tried leaner beef hamburger before and it just falls a touch short. 70/30 or 75/25 mix of venison and 80/20 beef and its great IMHO for anything with a good seasoning or sauce.