There are different types of BACON????

[Transk53]

You eat Deer? Elk bacon, that sounds a bit chewy.

 

[donald1]

What???
You ate Wilber???
How could you?
:s501:

smoked, with a slide of ham

 

[Zero]

You eat Deer? Elk bacon, that sounds a bit chewy.

I eat deer, venison (although I understand venison technically or traditionally refers to any game meat and not just wild deer) as much as I can for my red meat protein source, it is far leaner than beef (and I happen to love the taste and what you can rustle up with it, while I normally just BBQ or quick fry, you can make some great Winter casseroles and stews with deer). Believe it or not but where I am you can often get deals in the supermarket where the deer steak is cheaper than the cattle equivalent; you can also get decent priced cuts in the local markets.

I used to travel a lot in the Nordic states, so have had quite a bit of moose (they also call it elk) and have not found that chewy at all but you are right in thinking it could be. But then this was mainly in stews and not as a steak so you may be right. Also had a heap of reindeer thinly sliced cold cuts, beautiful piece of meat, lovely stuff. The dried reindeer strips, when done properly, is super awesome also and keeps for ages. Appreciate you are UK based but is this what the Yanks call an elk:

or is it this?

To me this is a moose, and also an elk (although probably just a moose):

while this is a deer (or could also be an elk, but definitely not a moose):

 

[Transk53]

I eat deer, venison (although I understand venison technically or traditionally refers to any game meat and not just wild deer) as much as I can for my red meat protein source, it is far leaner than beef (and I happen to love the taste and what you can rustle up with it, while I normally just BBQ or quick fry, you can make some great Winter casseroles and stews with deer). Believe it or not but where I am you can often get deals in the supermarket where the deer steak is cheaper than the cattle equivalent; you can also get decent priced cuts in the local markets.

I used to travel a lot in the Nordic states, so have had quite a bit of moose (they also call it elk) and have not found that chewy at all but you are right in thinking it could be. But then this was mainly in stews and not as a steak so you may be right. Also had a heap of reindeer thinly sliced cold cuts, beautiful piece of meat, lovely stuff. The dried reindeer strips, when done properly, is super awesome also and keeps for ages. Appreciate you are UK based but is this what the Yanks call an elk:

or is it this?

To me this is a moose, and also an elk (although probably just a moose):

while this is a deer (or could also be an elk, but definitely not a moose):

As per usual I missed out a word. Deer bacon was what I meant. Although to me bacon is pig meat. The top image I would have called a moose, as the bottom one. Male and female maybe. Back in the day, venison was a christmas dinner treat, personally I was not too keen on it. I might get a bit and if my palate has changed. I have seen reindeer meat mentioned where I am. A slab of reindeer at christmas sounds good.

 

[Zero]

As per usual I missed out a word. Deer bacon was what I meant. Although to me bacon is pig meat. The top image I would have called a moose, as the bottom one. Male and female maybe. Back in the day, venison was a christmas dinner treat, personally I was not too keen on it. I might get a bit and if my palate has changed. I have seen reindeer meat mentioned where I am. A slab of reindeer at christmas sounds good.

Ah, yes "deer bacon", I had wondered why you thought deer in itself so exotic...and no, I don't, my point was, how do I get my hands on some deer bacon so I can??

 

[Transk53]

Ah, yes "deer bacon", I had wondered why you thought deer in itself so exotic...and no, I don't, my point was, how do I get my hands on some deer bacon so I can??

Specialist supermarket or more likely, a specialist Butcher selling exoctic meats

 

[Zero]

Specialist supermarket or more likely, a specialist Butcher selling exoctic meats

Maybe deep down, Carol wants to make us some of this and send it our way? Maybe she has already started and will be sending the really swell members of MT, the really nice ones (that includes me), her apply pies complete with reindeer bacon crust in time for Christmas?

 

[Transk53]

Maybe deep down, Carol wants to make us some of this and send it our way? Maybe she has already started and will be sending the really swell members of MT, the really nice ones (that includes me), her apply pies complete with reindeer bacon crust in time for Christmas?

Mmm, intriguing recipe. Might have to ask the Sis to make some me at Christmas. Ah, now I get it.

 

[Carol]

I eat deer, venison (although I understand venison technically or traditionally refers to any game meat and not just wild deer) as much as I can for my red meat protein source, it is far leaner than beef (and I happen to love the taste and what you can rustle up with it, while I normally just BBQ or quick fry, you can make some great Winter casseroles and stews with deer). Believe it or not but where I am you can often get deals in the supermarket where the deer steak is cheaper than the cattle equivalent; you can also get decent priced cuts in the local markets.

I used to travel a lot in the Nordic states, so have had quite a bit of moose (they also call it elk) and have not found that chewy at all but you are right in thinking it could be. But then this was mainly in stews and not as a steak so you may be right. Also had a heap of reindeer thinly sliced cold cuts, beautiful piece of meat, lovely stuff. The dried reindeer strips, when done properly, is super awesome also and keeps for ages. Appreciate you are UK based but is this what the Yanks call an elk:

or is it this?

To me this is a moose, and also an elk (although probably just a moose):

while this is a deer (or could also be an elk, but definitely not a moose):

For North American English:

#1 is a bull moose. Bull=male, cow=female. Note how the antlers form a distinct palm before their tines branch out. This is primarily how we distinguish them from elk or deer.

#2 is a bull elk. They don't have the palmed antlers that moose do, they have the point antlers that deer do. But they are much larger than deer.....closer in size to moose.

#3 is a bull moose in the spring. Neither moose nor elk hibernate. They drop their antlers as winter sets in and regrow them in spring as food becomes more plentiful. When they regrow, they are first covered in velvet.

#4 is the same bull elk in #2


They are all delicious!! Where I am, deer is the easiest venison to find. Elk, moose, and caribou are harder to find but oh they are good.

 

[Takai]

Specialist supermarket or more likely, a specialist Butcher selling exoctic meats

The traditional method still works to. At least it does in the PNW.

 

[Marian Ambers]

Hi, This stops me from what I have been reading But, anyway, I really got curious of the types of bacon because I'm not aware of it. I only knew the honey cured one that we always have for breakfast here. And based from what I read, I found out that the types of bacon are derived from the different parts of a pig. Some of the those are Pancetta , Canadian, Irish and American Bacon. I think, there are even more of it

 

[Transk53]

Hi, This stops me from what I have been reading But, anyway, I really got curious of the types of bacon because I'm not aware of it. I only knew the honey cured one that we always have for breakfast here. And based from what I read, I found out that the types of bacon are derived from the different parts of a pig. Some of the those are Pancetta , Canadian, Irish and American Bacon. I think, there are even more of it

Welcome to MT. Pancetta, tried some the other day. Very nice.