Venison sticks

[gillgetter]

My venison snack sticks turn out pretty good except I get a greasy film after taste after eating one! Kinda like in roof of mouth wax feeling. What can I change to avoid that?
For every #1 of venison I use #1/4 of ground pork butt. I use commercial seasoning like hi mountain or PS and about 1/4cup water,
The firmness of sticks is good, there’s no fat drippings during smoking and sticks don’t look or even taste fatty, so the 25% pork butt ratio seem good ( I’ve even done 20% w/same results)
Is it the pork butt? Casings are from ps seasonings company.
Anyone else experience that?

 

[crazymoon]

GG, I have only got that waxy taste from actual venison fat never from pork butt /pork butt back fat. Is your venison trimmed of all fat ? I do a 20-25% pork butt to venny ratio like yours with no funky fat flavor?

 

[gillgetter]

GG, I have only got that waxy taste from actual venison fat never from pork butt /pork butt back fat. Is your venison trimmed of all fat ? I do a 20-25% pork butt to venny ratio like yours with no funky fat flavor?

A processor did my deer so not sure what they used for the burger, but I plan to harvest a couple more deer in 2 weeks and will take some lean cuts and grind myself and see the difference. You
May be correct and the V-burger may of had fat and that is causing that.

 

[Timber II]

I’m with crazy moon - deer fat sticks to the roof of your mouth. Trimming all the deer fat is a tedious task and your processor may not have got it all. I think your on track by doing your own next time!

 

[grabber]

Agreed on venison fat. It was like eating a candle.

 

[in. pred]

lmao @ eating a candle.

yes you figured it out. there must be fat in the deer burger. if its pork fat they should have to tell you! people mite make lean burgers n get sick!

i do about the same ratio as you. i feel as long as you dont go over 1 to 1/4 ratio your good. too much fat is why i started making my own. the store bought ss are just as you described. the fat paste coats you teeth n tongue! nasty! plus all the chems/preservatives they toss in them. nasty again! ill never buy ss again. too easy to roll some up at home.

your 1 to 1/4 ratio should yield 10% or less total fat. depending on the pork. the deer should have none.

 

[chopsaw]

The firmness of sticks is good, there’s no fat drippings during smoking and sticks don’t look or even taste fatty, so the 25% pork butt ratio seem good ( I’ve even done 20% w/same results)
Is it the pork butt?

I used to do mine at 50 / 50 . Deer meat to pork butt . So It's not the pork fat .
I bet he prosessed your ground deer meat with beef fat . If he used fat from the deer , never go back there for anything .

When you get your fresh meat , grind some lean venison and add it to your pork butt at the same ratio you did before . I bet it's fine .