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Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby Fingers » Fri Jan 06, 2017 9:36 pm

Got the chance of some venison but not even tried it before. I can get any cut so what might be good for making sausage?

Any advice welcome thanks.
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby NCPaul » Fri Jan 06, 2017 11:54 pm

Most venison I've seen has been lean and needed a close trimming to remove silverskin and sinew. This was a very good fresh sausage:
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby montanaSalami » Sun Jan 08, 2017 4:48 pm

I get a deer most years. Good Jerky and for grinding (chili mostly). I did some venison Salami once. I didn't care for it.
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby wheels » Mon Jan 09, 2017 12:11 am

I've never made venison sausage, but the cut you need for sausage is the shoulder. Add pork back fat as required.

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Postby Greenbullet » Sat Jul 01, 2017 3:49 am

Hi I am lucky enough to get a lot of venison,so make a lot of venison sausages,I use any cuts,just make sure the meat is clean,:ie,no blood,or bruising,silver meat,sinew,,make sure it's cut into chunks,as in if making a stew,make sure it's chilled before grinding.Depending on how strong it is,I tone it down with pork
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby BriCan » Tue Jul 04, 2017 9:28 am

wheels wrote:I've never made venison sausage, but the cut you need for sausage is the shoulder. Add pork back fat as required.

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No disrespect intended but in all honesty use belly trim or belly .. back fat would be the last thing to use

In order of preference and availability -- belly trim or belly, pork jowl, back fat

Ratio; venison 2/3rds to 1/3rd pork
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby wheels » Tue Jul 04, 2017 11:15 am

I agree if he's making fresh sausage.

montanaSalami wrote: ...I did some venison Salami once. I didn't care for it.

I'd got this in mind when I posted.
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby BriCan » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:11 pm

wheels wrote:I agree if he's making fresh sausage.

montanaSalami wrote: ...I did some venison Salami once. I didn't care for it.

I'd got this in mind when I posted.


It is still the same be it fresh sausage or Salame, diced back fat could be added to the mix if one would like visible fat showing

95% of 2/3rds venison, 1/3rd belly trim

5% diced back fat

These are the numbers we used to do at the smokehouse while I was running it

again, no disrespect intended
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Re: Venison? I have the chance of some

Postby wheels » Tue Jul 04, 2017 6:28 pm

None taken. Many others would disagree regarding the use of backfat in salami.

Marianski Bros wrote:Traditionally manufactured sausages are predominantly made from pork, pork fat (back fat) and beef.


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