Bison?

Anthony said:

I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?

Plenty of sources. www.exoticmeats.com will always have some. I've had Buffalo burger which is okay
but I liked both beef and venison better. Buffalo chili which I rather liked.

I'm interested in water buffalo. I know they are raised for their milk for mozzorella di buffala, so
there are places out there that have it. I actually want one of the horns for decorative purposes
rather than the meat, though. No luck looking through Hide and Fur or similar companies. Does anyone
know of water buffalo farmers?

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I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?

It is expensive and too lean.

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On 7 Jan 2004 11:13:43 -0800, [email hidden] (Doug Freyburger)

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I'm interested in water buffalo. I know they are raised for their milk for mozzorella di buffala,
so there are places out there that have it. I actually want one of the horns for decorative
purposes rather than the meat, though. No luck looking through Hide and Fur or similar companies.
Does anyone know of water buffalo farmers?

There was a thread on another ng about this several months ago. Here's one source of information:
americanwaterbuffalo.orgamericanwaterbuffalo.orgOpen ↗

As for the horns ... tinyurl.com2lz7xOpen ↗

David

Doug Freyburger said:

Anthony said:

I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?

Plenty of sources. www.exoticmeats.com will always have some. I've had Buffalo burger which is
okay but I liked both beef and venison better. Buffalo chili which I rather liked.

I'm interested in water buffalo. I know they are raised for their milk for mozzorella di buffala,
so there are places out there that have it. I actually want one of the horns for decorative
purposes rather than the meat, though. No luck looking through Hide and Fur or similar companies.
Does anyone know of water buffalo farmers?

One of the FoodTV programs (Taste America) had a bit on a place in Vermont.

jim

David Wright said:

Doug Freyburger said:

I'm interested in water buffalo. I know they are raised for their milk for mozzorella di buffala,
so there are places out there that have it. I actually want one of the horns for decorative
purposes rather than the meat, though. No luck looking through Hide and Fur or similar companies.
Does anyone know of water buffalo farmers?

There was a thread on another ng about this several months ago. Here's one source of information:
americanwaterbuffalo.orgamericanwaterbuffalo.orgOpen ↗

As for the horns ... tinyurl.com2lz7xOpen ↗

Wow, thanks. I can afford one of the ram ones now, will have to save up for a water buffalo one.

I've had bison a few times in my life, but not many. As I was raised on a farm when there wasn't
feed added to the animals' food, meat never tasted as it does today. My sister in the 60's to 90's
raised beef and it was always a pleasure to taste meat as I did when I was young. However, I seldom
eat red meat. But the last time I had bison was at Cabela's in Pennsylvania at their newly opened
store. It was cooked dry and well -- just the way I like it! Meat was canned on the farm as well, so
it was always well done; and that's the way I like it best. We all have our preferences. Dee

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Anthony said:

I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or

suggestions?

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Assuming steaks (like ribeye or strip), it's much denser than beef and has less moisture/fat. Cook
to rare or med-rare at most.

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Anthony said:

I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?

georgetownfarm.comgeorgetownfarm.comOpen ↗ This is a local Virginia farm not too far from me. Even most
Virginians don't know that bison used to be native and prevelent to the area. You can get bison in
just about any supermakrket around here (again, a little

known

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fact to a lot of Virgians). We pretty much only eat bison if we are going to eat red meat... I
really love the flavor and the relitive health benifits over beef.

Good luck

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Hi I live in Virginia. Went to the site you listed, but they don't show anything about where it is.
I haven't noticed any bison meat around. I shop in the Fairfax and Manassas area - but live in the
Shenandoah Valley.

Do you live anywhere close enough to make a suggestion of places to buy?

Thanks, Dee

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pavane said:

BTW Whole Foods does not normally carry organic meats, only organically-fed meats.

So what's the differece?

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Wouldn't organic meats be the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc...?

Whereas organically fed meats would be meats fed a diet free from chemicals. (no pesticides,
herbicides, factory made fertilizers, animal protein, antibiotics, styroids, etc...)
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Wouldn't organic meats be the heart, lungs, liver, kidneys, etc...?

They are organs, not organic.

Practice safe eating - always use condiments

Dee, Sorry, just saw this post. Georgetown Farms is in Free Union, just outside of Charlottesville.
Believe it or not, I bet your local grocery has it. Even Kroger's carry it in almost every store.
Usually they only have the ground buffalo, but that's great for plenty of dishes. Whole Foods in
fairfax carries most of the Georgetown Farms stuff, as does Ukrops anywhere in the state. I'm not
sure about Giant, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was tucked away somewhere.

Finally, I think you can order directly from them, its not the most costeffect method, but it will
get it to your door.

Good luck and I hope you find some to try!

Nick

p.s. if you do get the ground bison, its also VERY lean. When I make burgers I always add some
olive oil and never over cook them. I also use the meat in pasta sauces, etc. I make a killer
burrito with the bison meat and this terriffic cheadder from Grafton in Vermont- but that's
another post

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On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 11:49:20 -0500, Anthony wrote:

> I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?

georgetownfarm.comgeorgetownfarm.comOpen ↗ This is a local Virginia farm not too far from me. Even most
Virginians don't know that bison used to be native and prevelent to the area. You

can

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get bison in just about any supermakrket around here (again, a little

known

Quoted message said:

fact to a lot of Virgians). We pretty much only eat bison if we are going to eat red meat... I

really

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

love the flavor and the relitive health benifits over beef.

Good luck

-N

Hi I live in Virginia. Went to the site you listed, but they don't show anything about where it
is. I haven't noticed any bison meat around. I shop in the Fairfax and

Manassas

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area - but live in the Shenandoah Valley.

Do you live anywhere close enough to make a suggestion of places to buy?

Thanks, Dee

Nick said:

Dee, Sorry, just saw this post. Georgetown Farms is in Free Union, just outside of
Charlottesville. Believe it or not, I bet your local grocery has it. Even Kroger's carry it in
almost every store. Usually they only have the ground buffalo, but that's great for plenty of
dishes. Whole Foods in fairfax carries most of the Georgetown Farms stuff, as does Ukrops anywhere
in the state. I'm not sure about Giant, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was tucked away
somewhere.

Finally, I think you can order directly from them, its not the most costeffect method, but it will
get it to your door.

Good luck and I hope you find some to try!

Nick

p.s. if you do get the ground bison, its also VERY lean. When I make burgers I always add some
olive oil and never over cook them. I also use the meat in pasta sauces, etc. I make a killer
burrito with the bison meat and this terriffic cheadder from Grafton in Vermont- but that's
another post

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>On Tue, 06 Jan 2004 11:49:20 -0500, Anthony wrote:
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>>I'm thinking about trying some bison. Anyone have comments or suggestions?
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georgetownfarm.comgeorgetownfarm.comOpen ↗ This is a local Virginia farm not too far from me. Even most
Virginians don't know that bison used to be native and prevelent to the area. You

can

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

get bison in just about any supermakrket around here (again, a little

known

Quoted message said:

fact to a lot of Virgians). We pretty much only eat bison if we are going to eat red meat... I

really

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

love the flavor and the relitive health benifits over beef.

Good luck

-N

Hi I live in Virginia. Went to the site you listed, but they don't show anything about where it
is. I haven't noticed any bison meat around. I shop in the Fairfax and

Manassas

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area - but live in the Shenandoah Valley.

Do you live anywhere close enough to make a suggestion of places to buy?

Thanks, Dee

C'mon! You can't state that you make a killer burrito and not post the recipe!

Rich

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David Wright said:

Doug Freyburger said:

I'm interested in water buffalo. I know they are raised for their milk for mozzorella di
buffala, so there are places out there that have it. I actually want one of the horns for
decorative purposes rather than the meat, though. No luck looking through Hide and Fur or
similar companies. Does anyone know of water buffalo farmers?

There was a thread on another ng about this several months ago. Here's one source of
information: americanwaterbuffalo.orgamericanwaterbuffalo.orgOpen ↗

As for the horns ... tinyurl.com2lz7xOpen ↗

Wow, thanks. I can afford one of the ram ones now, will have to save up for a water buffalo one.

Howdy from near Houston, TX,

We raise Water Buffaloes and know many other people who do also. Feel free to contact us:

Michael and Stephanie Clay 281-371-0334 [email hidden] waterdairy.comwaterdairy.comOpen ↗