Elk burger

[Solheim]

Just curious how people are grinding their elk burger straight, beef mix, bacon or what ever.

 

[CoStick]

Straight

 

[Jimbee]

Straight. By some miracle I did actually kill an elk last year

 

[jjohnsonElknewbie]

Locker we took mine to last fall added 10% beef. It’s amazing and my daughters favor the texture and flavor over ground beef.

 

[EdP]

All my ground game meat is eaten straight, whitetail, bear, mule deer, pronghorn, elk.

 

[butcherboy]

Bacon ends and pieces always. When I haven’t had bacon I’ve used pork shoulders and even beef brisket when it was cheap.

 

[Firestone]

Straight for me as well. If I need a binder for burgers or something a use an egg

 

[Finn16]

10% beef fat. I tried bacon ends one year and didn't like it.

 

[justin davis]

Strait

 

[BBob]

10-15% beef fat

 

[Desk Jockey]

I will do straight. Also I will do bacon but it adds flavor, which is good or bad depending on what you want. If you dig around you can find a but that will get you pork or beef fat trimming. Make sure it isn’t tallow. I like both. Beef fat changes the flavor less imo.

 

[isItFallYet]

10% beef fat. I've heard that adding pork fat can cause burger to become rancid in the freezer after about 6 months.

 

[5MilesBack]

Straight. I also cook my elk burgers medium rare.

I know where all my game meat is coming from, how it was processed, and how it was cared for. I certainly wouldn't want to add something to it that might contaminate it or make it taste bad.

 

[Laelkhunter]

Beef fat, about 10-15% or 25% cheap ground beef (has more fat). I don't mix it until I am ready to cook it.

 

[CoHiCntry]

Straight… used to add beef fat, but quit doing that ten years or so ago. I go straight on all my game meat.

 

[CCooper]

10% beef fat seems to be the sweet spot for my crews liking, followed by pork shoulder.

 

[Danny Hoey]

90% of the burger I grind is straight but I do make one batch with brisket mixed in.

 

[streetdoctor]

5% mix

 

[Seth]

Always straight for all game meat and my family eats the ground before the steaks are gone

 

[fngTony]

I have two types of burger grind. Straight for burger that’s going into spaghetti, chili. I really didn’t like bacon or fat mixed in for this. If I plan on making burgers then about 5-10% fat….and jalapeños.