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Agreed. I love venison, but don't get to eat it much. The last time was in Finland, though our local butcher makes venison sausages which I occasionally buy.

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Originally Posted by Barry

Agreed. I love venison, but don't get to eat it much. The last time was in Finland, though our local butcher makes venison sausages which I occasionally buy.

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I didn’t realise until recently that venison is healthier than chicken breast - it’s only 2% fat. My sister being a vet, often gets called to road accidents involving deer. If the poor thing needs to be put out of its misery, it goes in the back of her car and then once she has butchered it, into her freezer! She always used to bring some at Christmas.

Unfortunately our local butcher rarely has it, but when they do I buy some.

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Originally Posted by Alex_UK

I didn’t realise until recently that venison is healthier than chicken breast - it’s only 2% fat. My sister being a vet, often gets called to road accidents involving deer. If the poor thing needs to be put out of its misery, it goes in the back of her car and then once she has butchered it, into her freezer! She always used to bring some at Christmas.

Unfortunately our local butcher rarely has it, but when they do I buy some.

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Used to? Was that until the kiddies twigged they were eating Bambi :D Hmm, did you ever make venison burgers, that sounds like something I would like, I wonder if you can buy them?

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Originally Posted by Pigmy Pony

Used to? Was that until the kiddies twigged they were eating Bambi :D Hmm, did you ever make venison burgers, that sounds like something I would like, I wonder if you can buy them?

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Just did a quick search - most supermarkets seem to stock venison burgers.

The kids aren’t too squeamish about what they eat, but actually I’m not sure why my sister hasn’t brought some - maybe someone’s been teaching the deer population of Blackburn the Green Cross Code?

Turning any decent cut of meat into a burger is a travesty. To do the same to venison is a cardinal sin.

Burgers should remain in Macdonald's, and be totally ignored by anyone who any taste at all!

(Did I say I don't like burgers? ;) )

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Originally Posted by Barry

Turning any decent cut of meat into a burger is a travesty. To do the same to venison is a cardinal sin.

Burgers should remain in Macdonald's, and be totally ignored by anyone who any taste at all!

(Did I say I don't like burgers? ;) )

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No you never mentioned it :) And I don't think anyone making burgers commercially would use 'decent' cuts of meat, defeats the object which is to make the inedible saleable ;) What are your thoughts on sausages?

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Originally Posted by Alex_UK

Just did a quick search - most supermarkets seem to stock venison burgers.

The kids aren’t too squeamish about what they eat, but actually I’m not sure why my sister hasn’t brought some - maybe someone’s been teaching the deer population of Blackburn the Green Cross Code?

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I drive through Blackburn occasionally (it's only a few miles up the road), and I can tell you nobody there understands the Green Cross code :doh:

I'm not that enthusiastic about commercially manufactured sausages, and given the choice would eschew (pun intended) them all. Someone I knew was shown around the Wall's sausage factory, and said if you knew what went into their making, you would never eat another one again.

That said, our local butcher makes his own wild boar and leek sausages as well as venison sausages, either of which I occasionally buy. The trouble is my partner avoids any processed meat, and will only buy fresh meat that she can have a look at. Even mince meat will be from a cut of meat and minced in front of her by the butcher. I'm not so fussy and will happily buy low-fat (5%) minced beef from a supermarket if I'm making a spaghetti bolognaise or a chilli con carne.

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Originally Posted by Barry

Someone I knew was shown around the Wall's sausage factory, and said if you knew what went into their making, you would never eat another one again.

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One of my mates dad, who was a butcher always used to say “eyes, ears and arseholes”.

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Originally Posted by Barry

I'm not that enthusiastic about commercially manufactured sausages, and given the choice would eschew (pun intended) them all. Someone I knew was shown around the Wall's sausage factory, and said if you knew what went into their making, you would never eat another one again.

That said, our local butcher makes his own wild boar and leek sausages as well as venison sausages, either of which I occasionally buy. The trouble is my partner avoids any processed meat, and will only buy fresh meat that she can have a look at. Even mince meat will be from a cut of meat and minced in front of her by the butcher. I'm not so fussy and will happily buy low-fat (5%) minced beef from a supermarket if I'm making a spaghetti bolognaise or a chilli con carne.

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Right, I'll get the agreeing part over with first... We wouldn't touch Wall's sausages with a bargepole, for reasons you mention, also because they look and taste wrong. And, Anita also only ever buys the 5% minced steak.

But on the sausages/burgers topic, well... why are venison burgers a cardinal sin while venison sausages are ok? Just curious - I may never get to find out myself as Anita controls the shopping budget, and buying something that is expensive simply due to its rarity value isn't likely to happen.