Ground Elk %

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Do you guys add pork or beef fat or a combination of pork/pork fat, or beef/beef fat. Some guys will add bacon to their ground. I know some prefer straight Elk but I find it a little dry and harder to form into patties for burger. Others use egg and bread crumbs.

 

[Lungpopper]

For Burgers, 10% beef fat.

 

[Deleted member 31469]

I mix venison with 30% ground beef from the grocery store---the higher the fat in the grocery hamburger the better.

 

[JakeSCH]

Lol man guys on rokslide get very "pure" on this.

 

[JakeSCH]

My recommendation is to try a little of everything and see what you like best! I would do 0%, 10%, 15%, and 20% of both pork belly and suet. Find what you like best.

My (and my family / friends) favorite is the following:

20% Pork Belly (costco)
Course grind
fine grind
form into 5oz patties
salt & pepper
BBQ!

Sometimes I add diced chilies into the course grind before I do the fine grind.

 

[MJB]

Pork fat has a milder taste than straight beef fat.
Either way always get lion fat over belly.......live high on the hog covers this.

I like 5-10% fat so the paddies hold together but not greasy.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

Lol man guys on rokslide get very "pure" on this.

Indeed they do.

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

I go by GSPHUNTER over there. I assume those of you who go there figured that out.

 

[NBK]

10% beef fat.

 

[MJB]

Lol man guys on rokslide get very "pure" on this.

A lot of people do the fresh grind makes sence.......I don't have the time but some reduced duck fat is off the hook
just saying!

 

[skeet]

I use pork fat in mine and just eyeball it

 

[TRICER]

I eyeball 10% pork fat.

 

[BubbaEff]

I have had good luck with antelope and venison burgers without adding any fat by following the recipe at the link below. In all fairness, I haven’t tried adding fat so I can’t say whether this approach is better or worse than adding fat … but the results are pretty amazing.

Let’s Talk Burgers, Wild Game Burgers

When you start talking about wild game burgers, the first thing people ask is how much fat to add to wild game meat when making patties? We are here to tell you that you don’t need to add any fat to burgers, and you shouldn’t either. Here’s why.

vortexoptics.com

 

[BOWUNTR]

15% beef for my family. I request prime rib fat... not sure if I get it. Ed F

 

[GUNDOGLOVER49]

15% beef for my family. I request prime rib fat... not sure if I get it. Ed F

Where u live I'll bet you get what you ask for. Here not so much, maybe scraps off the floor for asking.