Cooking Moose

[mxgsfmdpx]

I’d had moose in the past but always prepared by somebody else, and it was always very good.

This year I’ve had enough of my own moose meat to form a better opinion on it. It’s my favorite overall wild game meat from rare steak to ground for burger and other ground meat meals.

I’m hosting a taste testing in January and we’ll have about 40 folks over. All the meat will be from my personal 2023 and 2024 seasons and will include….

Alaska Bull Moose
California Mule Deer
California Blacktail Deer
Arizona Mule Deer
Arizona Coues Deer
Arizona Bull Elk
Minnesota Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Mule Deer
Wyoming Cow Elk
Wyoming Antelope

These are all wild game animals I’ve personally killed in either 2023 or 2024. All were either dry aged in a cool enough climate or wet aged in a warmer climate.

We will do a medium rare steak bite and a small ground burger slider from each and everyone will vote. All meat will be prepared identical.

Should be fun!

 

[cnelk]

I’d had moose in the past but always prepared by somebody else, and it was always very good.

This year I’ve had enough of my own moose meat to form a better opinion on it. It’s my favorite overall wild game meat from rare steak to ground for burger and other ground meat meals.

I’m hosting a taste testing in January and we’ll have about 40 folks over. All the meat will be from my personal 2023 and 2024 seasons and will include….

Alaska Bull Moose
California Mule Deer
California Blacktail Deer
Arizona Mule Deer
Arizona Coues Deer
Arizona Bull Elk
Minnesota Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Mule Deer
Wyoming Cow Elk
Wyoming Antelope

These are all wild game animals I’ve personally killed in either 2023 or 2024. All were either dry aged in a cool enough climate or wet aged in a warmer climate.

We will do a medium rare steak bite and a small ground burger slider from each and everyone will vote. All meat will be prepared identical.

Should be fun!

You should do some fishing and do a surf and turf party.
They are fun

 

[AK Troutbum]

I’d had moose in the past but always prepared by somebody else, and it was always very good.

This year I’ve had enough of my own moose meat to form a better opinion on it. It’s my favorite overall wild game meat from rare steak to ground for burger and other ground meat meals.

I’m hosting a taste testing in January and we’ll have about 40 folks over. All the meat will be from my personal 2023 and 2024 seasons and will include….

Alaska Bull Moose
California Mule Deer
California Blacktail Deer
Arizona Mule Deer
Arizona Coues Deer
Arizona Bull Elk
Minnesota Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Mule Deer
Wyoming Cow Elk
Wyoming Antelope

These are all wild game animals I’ve personally killed in either 2023 or 2024. All were either dry aged in a cool enough climate or wet aged in a warmer climate.

We will do a medium rare steak bite and a small ground burger slider from each and everyone will vote. All meat will be prepared identical.

Should be fun!

I think it would be even more interesting if you labeled the different dishes 1,2,3,4, etc., so only you knew what was what. Blind tastings so no one would be influenced by anything but their own taste buds.

 

[z987k]

I’ve always thought moose tastes a lot like a very very lean grass fed beef. Even picky kids like it.

This is how I'd describe it.

Moose Birria works really well.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

I think it would be even more interesting if you labeled the different dishes 1,2,3,4, etc., so only you knew what was what. Blind tastings so no one would be influenced by anything but their own taste buds.

This is the plan. Taste all and then pick the number they liked best for both the ground preparation and the steak. See the results.

 

[jjshires57]

How much meat you get off of a bull?

 

[AK Troutbum]

How much meat you get off of a bull?

A mature Alaska Yukon bull probably averages around 600 lbs. of meat.

 

[cnelk]

Moose bacon cheeseburgers

 

[Team4LongGun]

I’d had moose in the past but always prepared by somebody else, and it was always very good.

This year I’ve had enough of my own moose meat to form a better opinion on it. It’s my favorite overall wild game meat from rare steak to ground for burger and other ground meat meals.

I’m hosting a taste testing in January and we’ll have about 40 folks over. All the meat will be from my personal 2023 and 2024 seasons and will include….

Alaska Bull Moose
California Mule Deer
California Blacktail Deer
Arizona Mule Deer
Arizona Coues Deer
Arizona Bull Elk
Minnesota Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Whitetail Deer
Wyoming Mule Deer
Wyoming Cow Elk
Wyoming Antelope

These are all wild game animals I’ve personally killed in either 2023 or 2024. All were either dry aged in a cool enough climate or wet aged in a warmer climate.

We will do a medium rare steak bite and a small ground burger slider from each and everyone will vote. All meat will be prepared identical.

Should be fun!

Moose is by far my favorite all time meat.

We do something similar at our church every year. Last year I brought Mt lion and bear meat, so funny to see old ladies taking photos for the gram.....lmao

 

[Yellowknife]

This whole tread is funny to me. I didn’t realize people liked it that much! Moose has been my primary protein for 40+ years and I rate it pretty average. Better than caribou by far IMO, but I’d take blacktail or mt goat roast over a moose roast every time.

It makes fine cooking burger, but no different than any other wild game for grilling. Maybe eating thousands of lbs of it has made it less interesting. Dunno. This year I’m happy to have some blacktail bucks to change it up.

The main advantage to a moose is that it can feed a family of five for a year. That’s pretty unbeatable, so I’ll keep putting them away as long as I’ve got teenagers.

 

[eaglemountainman]

I've eaten moose meat numerous times since the '70s. Mostly steaks, stews and jerky. It is, by far, my favorite wild game meat. Hell I'd prefer it over most good beef.
I went on an Alberta bull hunt this year, but the weather was warm and the bulls would only move at night. I had a couple opportunities to shoot younger meat bulls, which would have been excellent on the table. But, I held out for a more mature bull till the end, and wound up not punching my tag.

Now, I'm discovering that moose carry parasites in the form of three different types of worms. I don't know how prevalent this might be, or whether it's a regional thing. Can anyone shed some light on this through personal experience and knowledge? Are they transferable to humans? Can the meat be tested for their existence, or do we just belly up to the table and hope for the best?

 

[Grizz208]

This whole tread is funny to me. I didn’t realize people liked it that much! Moose has been my primary protein for 40+ years and I rate it pretty average. Better than caribou by far IMO, but I’d take blacktail or mt goat roast over a moose roast every time.

It makes fine cooking burger, but no different than any other wild game for grilling. Maybe eating thousands of lbs of it has made it less interesting. Dunno. This year I’m happy to have some blacktail bucks to change it up.

The main advantage to a moose is that it can feed a family of five for a year. That’s pretty unbeatable, so I’ll keep putting them away as long as I’ve got teenagers.

I will say I did have blacktail meat for the first time this year and it was amazing. Way better than whitetail or mulie meat.

 

[AK Troutbum]

This whole tread is funny to me. I didn’t realize people liked it that much! Moose has been my primary protein for 40+ years and I rate it pretty average. Better than caribou by far IMO, but I’d take blacktail or mt goat roast over a moose roast every time.

It makes fine cooking burger, but no different than any other wild game for grilling. Maybe eating thousands of lbs of it has made it less interesting. Dunno. This year I’m happy to have some blacktail bucks to change it up.

The main advantage to a moose is that it can feed a family of five for a year. That’s pretty unbeatable, so I’ll keep putting them away as long as I’ve got teenagers.

^^^Absolutely agree with everything said here, especially the goat roast part...as I'm currently eating some moose sausage for breakfast.

 

[WMR]

I made a bone-in shoulder roast in the crock pot, pot roast style. Seared it first in a skillet and cooked it with broth and the usual vegetables. I let it cook until tender and was amazed at how good it was. It’s now a new favorite.

 

[northernmadman]

I've eaten moose meat numerous times since the '70s. Mostly steaks, stews and jerky. It is, by far, my favorite wild game meat. Hell I'd prefer it over most good beef.
I went on an Alberta bull hunt this year, but the weather was warm and the bulls would only move at night. I had a couple opportunities to shoot younger meat bulls, which would have been excellent on the table. But, I held out for a more mature bull till the end, and wound up not punching my tag.

Now, I'm discovering that moose carry parasites in the form of three different types of worms. I don't know how prevalent this might be, or whether it's a regional thing. Can anyone shed some light on this through personal experience and knowledge? Are they transferable to humans? Can the meat be tested for their existence, or do we just belly up to the table and hope for the best?

from what my biologist hunting partner tells me if you cook it well done you’re fine. Every moose I have seen taken in the mountains has had worms throughout the liver so it always gets left in the field for the wolves and bears.
We have only seen one bull with worms in the meat so we ground it all up for burger as it gets cooked well done all the time.
My dogs get all the butchering scraps from the caribou and moose so we get them dewormed a couple times a year in case.

 

[Coveyleader]

They’re good, but I still prefer elk over moose. That smell of moose pre cooking always bugs me even though it doesn’t translate to the taste.


WT, i don’t even eat them any longer. I always just give them to my neighbor or partner. Deer are for people who don’t kill elk or moose. Just kidding…… kinda

 

[FAAFO]

moose is ok, but if you want something tasty try beef!

 

[adamkolesar]

How did you make the tartar?

Here's a good place to start. A classic approach to beef tartare that translates well to moose. I've also tried it with round w/ good results.

How to Make a Classic Bistro-Style Steak Tartare at Home

Most of us know it as a restaurant meal. But making it yourself involves zero cooking.

www.newyorker.com

 

[AkRyan]

They are good eating unless it’s a rutted up bull then it’s nasty.

This is 100% false and I don't blame you for thinking this but the best tasting moose me and my family have ever had (we shoot them ever year) has been my 60in bull that was shot with his dingalang hanging out and he was grunting. Don't let common myths ruin good things.

 

[AkRyan]

moose is ok, but if you want something tasty try beef!

Where do you hunt those?