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goat meat
« on: February 06, 2021, 06:45:57 AM »
debating on picking up a goat on craigslist and butchering it. never had "farm goat". i have had antelope which i believe is a goat species.  are goats goood table fare, burger steaks, throw a quarter on the traeger? 

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #1 on: February 06, 2021, 06:49:43 AM »
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #2 on: February 06, 2021, 07:01:56 AM »
We raised Toggenburg goats when I was growing up.  We slaughtered the wethers when they were about 6 months(I think).  I remember the meat as being quite stringy and kind of being an acquired taste.  It is nothing like antelope at all.  Antilocapridae Americana is not a goat and is all alone in the classification and is the best tasting game meat when processed correctly, very tender and mild, unlike domestic goat, tough and stringy.

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #3 on: February 06, 2021, 07:12:58 AM »
hmm interesting, im glad you said that, cause i havent seen that online,  i prob will still try it, but im glad to see a honest somewhat negative review of it,  what about sheep meat

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #4 on: February 06, 2021, 07:23:55 AM »
Mmmmmmm, lamb.  Been too many years since raised my own. Didn't think kid goat was that bad either.
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #5 on: February 06, 2021, 07:32:56 AM »
I would agree with Caseknife.
I raised goats for many years and butchered many of them. The meat seemed similar to deer meat. Very tough too!
I finally got away from them (mostly because they were too noisy and I got tired of listening to them). I ended up replacing them with hair sheep.
I'm never going back to goat. I prefer lamb. I know a lot of folks don't care for lamb but I prefer it over goat meat.
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #6 on: February 06, 2021, 08:15:45 AM »
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #7 on: February 06, 2021, 08:24:42 AM »
If you  are going to buy a goat to butcher, make sure you have a pressure cooker, at least in my opinion. As others stated, they can be a tough
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #8 on: February 06, 2021, 08:26:29 AM »
I'd try a meat goat breed like boer, a properly finished wether, before I'd write off all goats as the same tough stringy meat.

You eat a dairy goat you'll be disappointed, might as well eat a holstein cow and say it wasn't as good as a prime angus steer.

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #9 on: February 06, 2021, 08:31:50 AM »
Gross.

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #10 on: February 06, 2021, 08:40:00 AM »
Not a fan of goat meat. Was told I was eating lamb. It was really tough and didn’t care for it. I was told after the fact it was goat. I can cross goat off the list!!!
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Re: goat meat
« Reply #11 on: February 06, 2021, 08:46:51 AM »
People will pretend somethings are good to eat. People will also pretend to be the opposite gender.
Goat sucks.

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #12 on: February 06, 2021, 09:21:18 AM »
Yeah, I stick to beef and pork.

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #13 on: February 06, 2021, 09:52:40 AM »
I always thought it was like a gamey pork chop, even when cooked over good hardwood.  Not terrible, but not something I'd go out of my way for. 

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Re: goat meat
« Reply #14 on: February 06, 2021, 10:56:31 AM »
I'd try a meat goat breed like boer, a properly finished wether, before I'd write off all goats as the same tough stringy meat.

You eat a dairy goat you'll be disappointed, might as well eat a holstein cow and say it wasn't as good as a prime angus steer.

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:yeah:  Set your self up for success and do what kf said. Dairy vs meat breed, properly finished will most definitely make a difference.
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