Deercook-Deer as a Food Source

Deercook Getting Ready for Two Shows

2008-07-06T07:08:00.000-07:00

The DeerCook is getting ready for two upcoming Deer Shows for the weekend of July 18,19 ,20. One is in Nashville Tn and the other is in Birmingham, Al. We will have a booth at each event so stop by and let us know you saw this listing. The shows need your support and are a good chance for you to see the latest items available to the deer hunter. Check their web sites for information or e-mail me if you have a question about either show. Hope to see you there!

Nashville Show websit e

Birmingham Show website

Letscookchicken.com opens e-store

2008-06-25T19:39:00.000-07:00

Letscookchicken.com is a new e-store that deals with everything chicken you can imagine. I like chicken on the grill,fried,baked,boiled,oriental or any other way you want to heat it and eat it. I like the web site cause it has a good variety of seasonings for preparing the best quality chicken available. There are cookbooks and chicken raising books along with a section of cooking hardware for preparing the bird anyway you want to try to cook it. Since I eat so much venison I change it up with chicken for a little variety. Bookmark letscookchicken.com along with deercook.com and you will have all the info you need for two excellent tasting food source products!
Hope your summer is going well and your supply of venison is adequate 'till the season opens again and we get to re-stock the frezzer. I have no doubt that this year there will be a lot of new people in the woods who figure deer hunting is easy and that it will save on the meat bill if they just go get one. Be polite to the newcomers but be safe when your in a populated area of hunters and beginners all carrying powerful firearms.

Deer Cook Heading to Huntington W. Va. for Hunting Show

2008-03-27T08:06:00.001-07:00

The Deer Cook will be setting up at the Tri-State Hunting and Fishing Expo March 28-29-30.
The show is at the Big Sandy Arena in Huntington,W.Va. Admission is only $5.oo for adults 18 and under get in free. Come see me and mention this blog to get a free wild boar seasoning. Visit
http://www.deercook.com/ for deer recipes and other deer info. Over 100 exhibitors will be at the show.
There will be seminars and kid activities every day. Get some friends together and come see what all is available at this years event. Check out http://www.wvasportsman.net/ for more info.

Deercook Visits "Hunting for a Cure"

2008-03-23T18:51:00.000-07:00

The Deercook was fortunate enough to set up at the fourth annual "Hunting for a Cure" youth Turkey Hunt held in Savannah, Tn. March 21,22. It is a group of hunters who take youth out for a turkey hunt on local landowners land all in support of St Jude's.Visit their web site www.huntingforacure.net for information and details about this years giving totals. Consider staying in touch with this group by attending or doanating next year. It has excellent community support and helps in many ways

Whitetail Deer Processing D.I.Y.

2007-11-13T06:09:00.000-08:00

The season is here and now its time to harvest the bounty of the woods and go get a deer for the table. Many hunters would like to process their own deer but think it takes too much time work and effort. It does take a commitment to the process but it is the best way to get the most out of the meat you are going to be eating in the next year. An excellent guide for processing your own deer is available from deercook.com. Its like 5 videos in one;it covers field dressing, skinning, cutting, conditioning, and storing your meat. Most processors are too busy to be as concerned about your deer as you are so take matters into your own hands and start doing it yourself. Save the time the money and the multiple trips to the processor by getting a video like "Peeling Deer" and start being in control of the prime meat you have taken the time to get for yourself. Be sure to take at least one doe this year and see the difference int the quality of the meat. If we don't take the does and try to reduce the deer numbers then nature will do it itself as seen this year by the number of blue tongue diseased deer that died this summer because of over population. Help the herd by harvesting more deer and learning how to process the deer yourself.

Making Better Deer Burgers

2007-09-19T07:43:00.001-07:00

Making Better Burgers with Deercook.com

2 Lbs. Ground venison

½ Lb Sage Breakfast Sausage

1 tblsp Deer Cook Char Steak Seasoning

Better Burgers- Venison is so lean that it tends to be dry and fall apart when used as hamburgers. Next time try this simple recipe. Mix 2 lbs. deer burger with 1/2 lb of sage breakfast sausage and 1 tablespoon of a good seasoning such as Char-Steak. Let the meat sit for about 1/2 hr. to moisten the seasonings. Make 1/3 lb patties about 3/4 " thick then fry or grill to medium rare. Put on a really good bun with purple onion, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Add your favorite condiments and enjoy. The burgers will be juicy, tender and flavorful. You may substitute the sausage with a half lb. of smoked bacon for another good flavor treat.

Ground venison usually lives in obscurity in the freezer till all the other cuts of meat are gone. Then it is used for chili or deer burgers or it is left in the freezer and not used at all. There is tons of deer burger left in the freezer all over America that never gets used. It is finally thrown out after a couple of years just sitting in the freezer. There are ways to use your burger so that it becomes a mainstay of your venison meals and gets used as a more regular menu item.

You can check your deer burger for quality by looking at it and seeing if there is more white then red. More white then red means there is a lot of tallow (deer fat) and not as much lean meat. This type burger won't taste as good because tallow does not taste good. It is what causes people to say it is gamey and is the part that leaves that filmy taste in your mouth when you eat bad burgers. Look for more red then white in your burger meat to insure the quality of the meat is good.

When you cook the deer burger with the pork, the pork fat grabs the deer tallow so when you drain the skillet the bad taste of the tallow goes out with the pork fat and the meat will be more flavorful. Some people think the tallow is like beef fat and should be used to cook the deer meat with tallow in it. Beef fat taste good to most people deer tallow does not taste good to most people. Eliminate the tallow from you deer meat and it will taste better to most people. Anything white in deer meat should be removed from the meat. Try to drain as much deer tallow off the meat as possible. Treat the meat a little better when cooking and your meals will begin to have more flavor and you will begin to use more ground venison. Go to www.deercook.com for more recipe ideas.

One of the easiest ways to use you deer burger is to make the deer burgers using what is called an 80/20 blend of venison with pork sausage. By mixing 2 lbs venison with ½ lb of sage breakfast sausage you create a burger that will stay together have moisture and texture that is more palatable to more people and will cook better on the grill. Once you try this then you can create your own blended mix such as 90/10 or 60/40. Using three lbs. of deer meat with one lb of breakfast sausage will give you a meat that can be used for soups, casseroles, rice dishes, gumbos, stews, pizzas, pot pies and any other ground meat dish you can.

Deercook.com Seen On TeamSoa.org T.V. Show

2007-07-08T06:27:00.000-07:00

The first cooking segment with The Deer Cook and Amanda Sites was aired this morning on Spiritual Outdoor Adventures television show. Gary and Amanda showed the basics for making deer jerky. The technique is not to hard and is pretty easy for anyone to do. The same technique can be used for beef jerky.Watch this christian based excellent award winning show in your area on the sportsman channel or go to teamsoa.org for a list of the scheduled air times. the show is family friendly and a pleasure to watch with the family.

Beef Brisket Marinades for Deer

2007-07-02T13:09:00.000-07:00

Beef brisket marinades work great for beef but lets try it for deer. Use a long thin roast about 2" thick. The muscle of the back leg works good for this it is longer and thinner then the other muscles. Make your marinade to taste. Here are some ideas to help you create your own marinade . I'll give you some measurements but they can be varied according to your personal likes. Use some Worcestershire sauce (1/2 cup), 1/2 can of beer,or coke,or juice,or wine any will do. Add some liquid smoke (2tbsp) and 1/2 package of onion soup mix. Blend all together and pour over deer roast that has been rubbed with Deer Cook Char- Steak or another good blend. If you don't have a blend use salt,pepper,onion salt and garlic salt blended together. Rub on the roast and put in a glass dish in the fridge- the longer the better overnight if possible. Put in the oven on 330 degrees for 35 minutes. Check for internal temp of 135 degree for rare 145 for medium. Try not to overcook. You can do it on a low heat grill if you wrap it in a couple layers of tinfoil and put some of the marinade in the foil for moisture purposes. Check internal temperature every 1/2 hour or 15 min intervals. The meat will not be as tender as beef or as juicy as pork but it will be good and trying this 2 or three times you will be doing deer brisket marinades just the way you like them. Come visit us when you can

Summer is here and the deer are red.

2007-06-22T20:02:00.000-07:00

I've been noticing the deer around our area are red this time of year. They have thin hair and are thinner because of their enviormental changes that occur right now. Be sure to keep water available for them. Put out some salt to help with their nutritional needs. Its always nice to have a couple deer around on a regular basis. Of course when this fall comes things will change for you and them. For some people ,they won't hunt near the house 'cause those deer are like their pets. True, but your neighbors might not like that they ate all their flowers and shrubs when the drought was on. Thats the wonder of deer - for some they should be protected but for others they can be a pest. I do know that if you prepare them right they taste mighty good. The Deer Cook

Try to get a tender one!

2007-06-13T10:59:00.002-07:00

This upcoming deer season seems to be along way off but it will be here sooner than you think. Now is a good time to start practicing with your bow so by the fall you will be ready for that all important shot. If you are a gun hunter ,get your rifles out and check them over, try and shoot them a couple times to be sure they hit where they're supposed to. This year consider taking some does off the public lands and off your farms so that the deer population will remain healthy and strong. There are definitely enough does that a few used for your meat source will be good for you and the heard. Take some venison out of the freezer and cook up last years meat so you will be ready for fresh meat. Get some recipe ideas and cook that venison!

Deer as a Food Source

2007-06-01T13:17:00.001-07:00

Oh, it's gamey! How could you eat something like that! No thanks not in my house! All valid comments from people who have had poor venison experiences. Also valid are: It taste as good as any beef! This is better for my heart! I don't worry about preservatives and chemicals being pumped into my venison. I control every step of taking care of the meat I consume. So let the debates begin! Some of us love deer... they're delicious and some of us don't. Please exchange positive information with each other and lets see if we can learn how to consume Americas original red meat in ways that make it enjoyable for everyone.