Bear fat in grind

[jwcressman]

I harvested a blacktail and black bear the same weekend. I was thinking of mixing rendered bear fat into the venison grind. Has anyone tried this?

 

[Nick Muche]

I would not, personally. I'd opt to cook the burger in the rendered fat instead of mixing it with the grind...

 

[go4thegusto]

NOOOooooo, my personal experience is bear fat must be eliminated from bear meat to get rid of the slimey "stick to the roof of your mouth" feeling. We trim our bear clean to make sausage and add pork for fat.
You certainly would not want to violate your venison grind IMO.
It is a strange fat. Which is why the pioneers would render bear fat for lots of purposes. candles, leather work, pie crust etc

 

[butcherboy]

Yep, don’t mix the bear fat into your hamburger. Render it down separate and then use it for cooking.

 

[idelkslayer]

I have used bear fat mixed in with sausage and it was great. I would taste test your bear fat first to make sure it doesn't have any bad flavor and then use it just like beef or pork fat.

Do not render it first if you are using it to add to burger or sausage.