Has anyone out there have any experience smoking Bison meat? I have a chance to get some (not sure of what cuts yet), but want to make sure its worth it.
IMO you can use it like beef. There will be a brisket and you could make jerky. Those are the only things I've done with beef. There are likely other things and someone will have some suggestions.
From what I understand it is leaner than beef, and it may dry out easier.
It is very lean.. I've had it, but never cooked with it.
It is definitely more lean than beef, so keeping it from drying out will be your biggest challenge. I'm sure you could get some really good tasting stuff with a little creativity though.
Yes i have. If its ground i cut in a little 80/20 GB to add some fat. If your going to be doing whole muscle do a tenderize on it with a wet marinade and some canola oil.
I've had a roast from bison. I don't know what cut it was or how it was prepared. Because it's leaner than beef I expected it to be dry. Well, it wasn't. I was pleasantly surprised and I found it to be quite delicious. As I said, I didn't have anything to do with the preparation. I do think that if you're using it you should keep a close watch on it.
I got 90/10 ground Bison and mix it with 90/10 ground sirloin and made some killer hamburgers.
But they ended up costing about $6 a lb.
I just don't do that very often.
It's interesting that you mention bison burger. First off, we don't make our own. Usually no time. The decision to do a few burgers is a last moment thought so we've been buying premade patties, frozen of course(gonna get some flack here ;)). The butcher shop I frequent make sereral flavors and they're all good. One day I spotted a small box of bison burgers. Cost was close to required a 2nd morgage. Had to try them. Well,,,,,,,didn't like them at all. I don't know what spices were in there but we didn't eat them. They were a real disappointment. Dog enjoyed them but she's not very fussy when it comes to people food. Anything made for people must be she figures ;D.
Add me to the list of people who have had it and think you will have a bit of a challenge keeping it from drying out.