ORIGINAL: silentassassin
Yes, silentassassin, you can make deer taste good, but at what cost and time expense? If you spend the time and money (spices, oils, marinades etc.) you can make deer taste good (mask the flavor).
There is no time factor nor expense factor involved. The only time factor is whatever it time it take to skin the animal and then drive it to the processor and the only expense factor is paying to have the meat process ($45). I don't have to mask the flavor. I have never eaten a piece of deer meat that was gamey. I think that goes back to skinning the animal immediately and getting it on ice or into a cooler. The only other thing that I do is add a little salt, a little pepper, a little garlic powder, a little flower, and then I either deep fry at 325 or pan fry. I hear people talking all the time about deer meat being gamey etc. the only thing I can really say to that is that it must not be taken care of nor prepared properly. My wife is a buck O 5 and hardly eats meat and had never eaten deer meat until we started dating and she even loves it. Livbucks, you wouldn't be on of the first 50 or so that I made a believer out of
Like I said if you like beef and you don't like deer then your deer has not been processed nor cooked right.
Finally.........something I agree with Silent on 100% [
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Salt, pepper, garlic powder for the grill..........crushed garlic in the butter or oil for the pan. Sometimes a little Montreal seasoning or Lawry's for a change of pace. Takes 20 seconds for me to "prepare" my venison for taste.
Those are just the quick eats too........I prefer the sauces, chili, thin sliced sandwiches in mushroom gravy out of the crock, chops in cabernet........etc. The list is endless.