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Question about deer organs (when to know they are spoiled)
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:32 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:32 pm
Got a nice 10 pointer yesterday. I have only taken about 5 deer in my life and have never kept organs, and I always take my carcasses to a butcher
to get processed.
Decided to try and save the liver and heart on this one. Immidiately placed them in a plastic bag, and within a few hours had them in a salt brine solution refrigerated, then replaced the brine solution about 12 hrs later, and removed 12 hrs after that.
I have never had liver or heart so not sure what to expect. Needless to say it didn't smell very good when I removed them. Went ahead and finished trimming them and wrapped separately and sitting in the deep freezer.
I am thinking I am just going to not push my luck and toss it to the coons. Or is the stinky smell normal?
to get processed.
Decided to try and save the liver and heart on this one. Immidiately placed them in a plastic bag, and within a few hours had them in a salt brine solution refrigerated, then replaced the brine solution about 12 hrs later, and removed 12 hrs after that.
I have never had liver or heart so not sure what to expect. Needless to say it didn't smell very good when I removed them. Went ahead and finished trimming them and wrapped separately and sitting in the deep freezer.
I am thinking I am just going to not push my luck and toss it to the coons. Or is the stinky smell normal?
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 4:45 pm
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Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:36 pm to burger bearcat
Organs should smell normal like meat , are you sure it’s not the brine? And have to ask, the deer wasn’t gut shot was it?
24 hrs is not long enough for it to go bad if kept cool.
24 hrs is not long enough for it to go bad if kept cool.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:42 pm to Yukon7
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Organs should smell normal like meat
It has an unpleasant fishy like smell.
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are you sure it’s not the brine?
Just kosher salt and water and the blood that was extracted while brining
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And have to ask, the deer wasn’t gut shot was it?
It was shot with a 30-06 through the esophagus.
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24 hrs is not long enough for it to go bad if kept cool
I have heard organs can go bad in a matter of hours in some situations. But not sure.
This post was edited on 11/12/23 at 4:44 pm
Posted on 11/12/23 at 4:47 pm to burger bearcat
Liver can have a bit of a strong smell, I’m not a fan.
Heart on the other hand should smell like lean meat and is excellent.
Were they brined in the same bag together?
When the heart was removed, was the coagulated blood flushed out? First few I cleaned I was surprised how much stays in there. That’s a good place for bacteria to grow.
As good as heart is, it needs to be eaten rare, and I would trust my gut on the smell. Always ice down meat as quick as reasonably possible. Sounds like it may have been warm, then a large bag of water took a long time to cool off in the fridge allowing bacteria to grow.
Heart on the other hand should smell like lean meat and is excellent.
Were they brined in the same bag together?
When the heart was removed, was the coagulated blood flushed out? First few I cleaned I was surprised how much stays in there. That’s a good place for bacteria to grow.
As good as heart is, it needs to be eaten rare, and I would trust my gut on the smell. Always ice down meat as quick as reasonably possible. Sounds like it may have been warm, then a large bag of water took a long time to cool off in the fridge allowing bacteria to grow.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:05 pm to TheDrunkenTigah
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Were they brined in the same bag together?
Liver and heart seperate
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When the heart was removed, was the coagulated blood flushed out?
Yes
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Sounds like it may have been warm, then a large bag of water took a long time to cool off in the fridge allowing bacteria to grow.
I was wondering this. Of course the smell may have just been the liver. I was going to take them out separately and judge after freezing.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 5:07 pm to burger bearcat
Liver and heart are not the same. Heart is very mild, liver is not. Given the liver should be that fresh. But idk.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:02 pm to baldona
Regular venison is bad enough, why suffer through the liver too? ??
Posted on 11/12/23 at 8:26 pm to NorthEnd
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As good as heart is, it needs to be eaten rare, and I would trust my gut on the smell.
Agreed on this.
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Regular venison is bad enough
Sorry you suck at cooking...
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:13 pm to burger bearcat
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have never had liver
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Needless to say it didn't smell very good
Exactly.
If I'm surviving in the wild like Rambo while fighting some small-town Sheriff who wouldn't leave me alone I might eat dear liver. Until then.....
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:32 pm to NorthEnd
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Regular venison is bad enough, why suffer through the liver too? ??
Oh…….it’s “that” guy.
Posted on 11/12/23 at 9:40 pm to burger bearcat
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I was wondering this. Of course the smell may have just been the liver. I was going to take them out separately and judge after freezing.
Yeah you’ve got to get those cold quick. Most refrigerators at camps don’t get it cold enough and if it was 75 degrees outside this past weekend, I would have thrown them in a bag with no brine and into the freezer for 40 minutes or so. Then brine.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:13 am to The Levee
I would eat them fresh or not at all. I wouldn’t freeze the organs. Not really sure why I feel that way, but just seems like a meal right after the kill.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 9:27 am to NorthEnd
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Regular venison is bad enough, why suffer through the liver too? ??
Here is the attention you were seeking. Now go play somewhere else.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 5:33 pm to burger bearcat
the heart is a muscle just like any other muscle. No special prep needed just steak and freeze like any other piece of meat. Cook it like you would a steak
liver is not a muscle, it’s a filter. It needs to be eaten fresh and never frozen especially from a game animal. Ideally you eat the liver right out of the carcass
liver is not a muscle, it’s a filter. It needs to be eaten fresh and never frozen especially from a game animal. Ideally you eat the liver right out of the carcass
Posted on 11/13/23 at 6:30 pm to F73ME
quote:What a prick. OP is just preparing for joebama’s second term.
Here is the attention you were seeking. Now go play somewhere else.
Posted on 11/13/23 at 10:15 pm to burger bearcat
You being a novice at eating the organ meats, I had to ask if you properly removed the gall bladder from the liver? Failure to do so or accidentally allowing some of the bile to come in contact with the meat would explain your predicament. Bile is nasty stuff and bitter as hell. It will commence the digestion process on the meat immediately upon exposure.
Posted on 11/14/23 at 7:46 am to burger bearcat
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a nice 10 pointer yesterday.
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