For the Burger Lovers: Bison burgers, is it worth it?
After finding this site, specifically AHOT, my wife and I have made weekend trips to find good burgers. We are on week 6 and counting.
My wife wants me to cut down and watch my diet but I LOVE hamburgers. I promised to make a compromise and look for some bison burger places.
Is it worth the change? Thought and comments greatly appreciated.
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9 Comments:
We buy bison burger at the store quite often and we really like it. It's pretty much the same price as the grass fed beef available here in St Paul. I would say after eating it several times you would like it just as much as beef or maybe better.
chazmo at 4:23PM on 02/17/09
I love bison. I actually prefer it to ground beef. It is a little leaner, so you do lose some of the juiciness of the burger, but it's much more comparable tasting to beef than turkey or veggie burgers.
cycorider at 5:10PM on 02/17/09
Plus they're generally raised better than Turkeys.
kbrew at 5:22PM on 02/17/09
To me, bison tastes beefier than beef, if that makes any sense. It's also much leaner. I like it mostly for braises and stews where the flavor shines and it gets nice and tender with the long cooking. Or cook it fast and leave it medium rare in the middle.
It's good for burgers if you grind your own and cook it less than well done, or if the restaurant you go to doesn't insist on a well done burger as many of them do these days. Or, if they add some fat (which defeats the purpose of eating it for its leanness) so it's still juicy. Otherwise it can be a dry burger, which isn't so good.
dbcurrie at 5:24PM on 02/17/09
we have a local venison farm that also raises bison....
highland farms, clermont ny.... they might have a website.....
pooch at 6:57PM on 02/17/09
If you have to watch the diet and even if you don't, bison ...gasp...is better than beef.
thegoch at 11:04AM on 02/18/09
bison is goooood. plus it's lower in fat than turkey.
dozertx at 11:11AM on 02/18/09
We love bison burgers. Hers is bloody rare and mine is medium rare. Much better taste than most store beef, though home-raised beef still has the edge. Don't freeze it, though. It gets bland and dull.
fewteeth at 11:53AM on 02/18/09
I'm a venison girl...very lean and good for you! Bison's not bad either...
dharmon at 2:57PM on 02/18/09