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[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. It's very low fat so kind of dry.

The flavor is good (beef-like) but the burgers will be dry if you don't cook them in something like bacon grease.

[ProfessorGAC]

12. That's Why Some Places Sell "Beefalo"

It's a mix of ground beef and ground buffalo. Still leaner than beef but less dry.

[Kali]

20. beefalo is a crossbred animal

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beefalo

[ProfessorGAC]

24. Huh! Didn't know that!

Thanks!
I could have sworn that stuff at the store said it was mix of the two meats

[pangaia]

28. Well, I guess one could say it is. It's just mixed before it is slaughtered.

[Kali]

33. may have been but I know it as a breed

had a relative that raised them

[Freethinker65]

2. Eat it often. Mostly ground. Be careful to not overcook it as it is very lean.

[pandr32]

3. Watch where you buy it

We bought some from Fred Meyers in WA State a few years back to make burgers with (my family loves it) and found it shrunk too much because of added fat--likely beef. Usually the meat is really lean. We discovered a few local ranches that sold their own raised grass-fed buffalo (bison) but have since moved to Hawaii where it is hard to find.
Advantages are that the meat is naturally raised outdoors with lots of pasture access and no added hormones or adulterated feed. The meat is really good and lean--"beefier than beef" as I heard one guest explain.

[MANative]

4. Yes. It's pretty good, but pricier than beef.

I can't tolerate beef (gastro problems), but I can eat bison without any issues. Very lean, with a slightly stronger flavor than beef.

[MFM008]

5. No

After by bypass surgery meat of all kinds bothers my stomach.

[underpants]

6. Had one last a Friday for lunch

Very good

[Cattledog]

7. I always get the Bison burger at Ted Turner's "Montana Grill".

[A HERETIC I AM]

22. The Meatloaf at Ted's is really good too. n/t

[Ptah]

8. Their wings are delicious

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[Phentex]

15. Ha!

pinboy3niner would have had some fun with this. Miss him.

But this was a funny post!

[lastlib]

23. This is not a topic on which you can wing it.

I'll take the bull by the horns here and tell you you made a big missteak.....

Obviously, you're not from flyover country.

To the OP, I will say--don't eat the chips.........

[bikebloke]

9. I've eaten water buffalo.

In Thailand.

Reindeer in Norway.
Llama in Argentina.
And ostrich and ostrich egg in South Africa.

They all tasted like chicken

[get the red out]

10. Yes

It's really good.

[Hayduke Bomgarte]

11. Years ago I tried it twice

Once as a "Buffalo Burger",the other was spaghetti with buffalo meat sauce/balls. Neither tripped my trigger. They weren't horrible, but I've never ordered again.

[Runningdawg]

13. Yes

I grew up eating it. It can be dry and tough if you don't know how to cook it. You have to add fat by larding whole steaks or roasts and by mixing it into ground meat. I'm not talking about olive oil or bacon grease, fat trimmed from beef is acceptable but kidney suet is preferable. Both are available from a butcher.
When it comes to low-fat/high protein content goat is the winner hands down. It also needs to be larded but it will cost you about 1/3 the price of buffalo/bison. Both types of meat can be tough, cooking under pressure solves this problem.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

14. Burgers and I occasionally make a bison chili!

[MosheFeingold]

16. No

But a moose once bit my sister.

[left-of-center2012]

17. Sounds like a case for Judge Judy

[OriginalGeek]

18. we've made burgers with it

my daughter sometimes requests that for her birthday supper. We make them fairly thick and cook a little more than medium. I don't doctor them up with garlic and worcesterhire and other stuff like I do with regular 80/20 beef. A little salt and pepper and they are good to go. (And I don't HAVE to doctor up beef but I just like to.)

[Jamaal510]

19. I haven't, but

now that you mention it, it might be something new and interesting for me to try one day. I always wondered how buffalo meat tastes whenever I watch videos of lions eating them in the wild.

[Lazy Daisy]

21. Yes

I've had Bison burgers which were really yummy and I've had a Bison rib-eye which was even better. Although the rib-eye left overs once cooled in fridge tasted a little gamey. Not totally unpleasant, but different. If having a steak it's best warm.

[mopinko]

25. the heartland cafe

a neighborhood institution for 3 decades has been serving bison burgers and occasionally other dishes from the get go.
long time best vegetarian restaurant until it got to be a bigger thing in the last decade or so.

i have had the burgers a few times. they dont sell a cow burger.
it's good. not spectacular, but good. not that different.

[gopiscrap]

26. Yes, there is a restaurant in North Tacoma

close to the park that serves it

[democratisphere]

27. Don't eat red meat.

[LenaBaby61]

29. Don't eat red meat.

Haven't eaten any meat since 1988.

Don't miss it one bit.

[Generic Brad]

30. I find the burgers tastier than beef

But they are more expensive and that keeps me away from eating it.

[Historic NY]

31. People that can't eat meat usually can tolerate this...

http://www.bison-steak.info/buffalo-steak/healthy-meat/

WE used to have a farm that raised their own. Ground its great, roast and steaks need to be marinated.

[DFW]

32. I've had it

OK, no big deal. Supposed to be good for people who like beef but need to watch their cholesterol intake.

Not too many bison in Europe anyway, so it is rarely offered where I live.

[Kali]

34. grass fed beef is pretty close

doubt many could tell the difference

[raven mad]

35. Yep. Beats beef hands down.

But doesn't begin to compare to well-dressed moose.