silver skin?

[oldgun]

The processers can't take the time, so how important do you feel it is to take it off? and why?(while doing a deer).

[SPIKER]

100% you have to take it off! Venison is the most misunderstood meat out there. Hundreds of hunters shoot big racks only to let the meat sit in their freezers, or give it to people that that let it sit in their freezers. I give no meat away anymore.

The fat. sinew, and silver skin that enhances beef, destroys venison. Even in grind!! Don't fool yourself, it liquefies, and ruins the meat!!

Clean your venison well, and you will not get the gamy taste that people complain about. It's More of a greasy after taste that people complain most about.

[Deleted]

I'm with spiker, I cut all my own meat and I get it down to nothing but the tasty red stuf,it's time consuming but worth it.I feel this helps the taste tremendously.Just my opinion though.
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[SPIKER]

Exactly! I've heard comments about how I lose meat to trimming, but...think about it, you cut it off on your plate as your eating it anyway. But , by that time, it' already ruined the meat that your eating. Educate yourself to venison processing, and cooking, and you will be a happy man!

[oldgun]

I've always found that my own done right has been alot better then when I had had them done. It takes time but I enjoy doing almost as much as the hunt. Well not really but it is fun

[jamaltwy]

it doesn't take that much time to take silver skin off!! on deer this is why it taste gamey and tough... get down to red meat only......even on beef it adds to tough chewy meat..... i cut it all off and keep hair out of meat too...

[snoodslapper]

Ditto what Spiker says, get rid of it. I think another thing to avoid, in my opinion, is not using a saw to cut through the bone. Drawing marrow across the meat affects the taste adversely in my opinion as well. This is why I prefer to do my own processing if possible. Venison is rarely cared for or processed properly by people or processors which is why so few non-hunters every eat it twice. They've never tasted it the way it should taste.

[hopesman]

Nov 28, 2009 10:30:46 GMT -5 snoodslapper said:

Ditto what Spiker says, get rid of it. I think another thing to avoid, in my opinion, is not using a saw to cut through the bone. Drawing marrow across the meat affects the taste adversely in my opinion as well. This is why I prefer to do my own processing if possible. Venison is rarely cared for or processed properly by people or processors which is why so few non-hunters every eat it twice. They've never tasted it the way it should taste.

Couldn't agree more

[BT]

While I agree with everyone else....I dont personally care unless it's the back straps.
I wont grind silver skin but I steak everything and therefore there is very little on each piece.

I also LOVE muskrat...so take it for what it's worth

[nkybuck]

All the above times ten. The more time you take the better the product.