@ShotgunX we are very short on Venison, so its a simple suppy/demand thing for those who want just 6 and a variety. You could also buy 3x 6-packs at the $12.
@ShotgunX@troy so of course after telling us this the all-Venison pack is sold out. People probably be selling on eBay in a limited edition Trader Joe’s mini bag for $100 a stick.
@troy But you were selling individual flavors at the same price across the board. Logic dictates that if you’re raising the price for a sampler, the individual product would also be more expensive.
@ShotgunX People would then complain “I’d buy some if the variety pack was available!” - it would be sold out already if the price was the same. We reserved majority of Venison for the variety (which makes up just 11.6% of our total inventory on this deal). If you aren’t a variety pack customer, we’ve got plenty at the lower pricing. And if you were lucky enough to get Venison at launch for $12, that’s what you get for visiting early!
@brainmist I am sure it tastes fine, but kind of stupid to mix pork in all of them other than the boar, since many people don’t eat pork. I do, but rarely and would have gotten the venison if it didn’t have pork in it.
@brainmist Bison and venison require LOTS of added fats to make a decent sausage, and pork is the least gamey place to get it. Beef fat carries a stronger flavor note, and costs more as well.
@brainmist@sillyheathen no one would buy 100% venison sausage because it’s not good…it’s dry, crumbly, and falls apart. U need more fat than is in venison meat in order to make sausage.
Hunter’s doesn’t want celery with good taste, Hunter’s wants celery that tastes good. (Predictable response to the presence of “cultured celery powder” in the ingredient lists of two flavors)
Twelve bucks for a pound and a half? If it’s really good stuff, that’s probably a deal. But my historic limit of consumption of summer sausage per fall season has been about half of that before I get bored and start making B&Ts and tuna salad and ham salad and…
Did some digging on where the “wild game” comes from : Each species is farm raised and free range
Our meats come from the US, with the exception of our Elk and Venison
The Elk and Venison come from New Zealand because it is an island that has never been exposed to Chronic Wasting Disease making the product safer to use
@butchworley@pmarin I’m somewhat surprised that the venison was gone first. Anyone who has had typical examples of both venison and bison sausage would, in my personal opinion, want the bison. But much could depend on the seasonings.
@butchworley@werehatrack I had a neighbor once give me some venison sausage; it was very good. I don’t know if pork was mixed in. I think it was professionally done and seasoned. Would definitely get that again.
Aren’t these more like a cured salami style than a regular raw sausage ?
Specs
Product: 6-Pack: Hunter’s Reserve Summer Sausage
Model: 820545073075, 820545073051, 820545073044
Condition: New
Hunter’s Reserve Wild Game Summer Sausage Bison
Hunter’s Reserve Wild Game Summer Sausage Venison
Hunter’s Reserve Wild Game Summer Sausage Boar
What’s Included?
Price Comparison
$37.98 (for 6) at Amazon
Warranty
90 days
Estimated Delivery
Monday, Oct 14 - Wednesday, Oct 16
/showme a hunter smoking a sausage
/giphy star trek sausage
/showme a sausage smoking a hunter
@mediocrebot … Ok I’m angry now because that’s arguably technically correct if you pause in the right place.
So you’re forcing a 50% upcharge just for variety? That’s a no on principle from me, dawg.
@ShotgunX we are very short on Venison, so its a simple suppy/demand thing for those who want just 6 and a variety. You could also buy 3x 6-packs at the $12.
@ShotgunX @troy so of course after telling us this the all-Venison pack is sold out. People probably be selling on eBay in a limited edition Trader Joe’s mini bag for $100 a stick.
@troy But you were selling individual flavors at the same price across the board. Logic dictates that if you’re raising the price for a sampler, the individual product would also be more expensive.
@ShotgunX People would then complain “I’d buy some if the variety pack was available!” - it would be sold out already if the price was the same. We reserved majority of Venison for the variety (which makes up just 11.6% of our total inventory on this deal). If you aren’t a variety pack customer, we’ve got plenty at the lower pricing. And if you were lucky enough to get Venison at launch for $12, that’s what you get for visiting early!
@ShotgunX @troy …
How early?
Summer’s over. Probably why this is now the “deal” here.
Perfect timing, Meh.
@phendrick Think i’ll just wait for the Thanksgiving turkey sausage in January.
Bison/venison mixed with pork?
That does not seem appealing.
@brainmist I am sure it tastes fine, but kind of stupid to mix pork in all of them other than the boar, since many people don’t eat pork. I do, but rarely and would have gotten the venison if it didn’t have pork in it.
@brainmist typically the game sausages are mixed with pork trim or pork fat to add the fat and temper some of the gamey flavor.
@brainmist @sillyheathen yes, venison especially needs extra fat mixed in because it’s too lean!
@brainmist Bison and venison require LOTS of added fats to make a decent sausage, and pork is the least gamey place to get it. Beef fat carries a stronger flavor note, and costs more as well.
@sillyheathen @TimW Some of us prefer bison and venison because they’re so lean. If I want pork fat, I’ll just buy bacon.
@brainmist @sillyheathen no one would buy 100% venison sausage because it’s not good…it’s dry, crumbly, and falls apart. U need more fat than is in venison meat in order to make sausage.
/giphy snaking-decayed-grave
Well I do love my meat in stick form!
@sillyheathen Such a dapper snake with that top hat.
Hunter’s doesn’t want celery with good taste, Hunter’s wants celery that tastes good. (Predictable response to the presence of “cultured celery powder” in the ingredient lists of two flavors)
Twelve bucks for a pound and a half? If it’s really good stuff, that’s probably a deal. But my historic limit of consumption of summer sausage per fall season has been about half of that before I get bored and start making B&Ts and tuna salad and ham salad and…
Did some digging on where the “wild game” comes from : Each species is farm raised and free range
Our meats come from the US, with the exception of our Elk and Venison
The Elk and Venison come from New Zealand because it is an island that has never been exposed to Chronic Wasting Disease making the product safer to use
@butchworley this answer implies an Elk was available but apparently not here. Must have run off with the deer.
@butchworley @pmarin I’m somewhat surprised that the venison was gone first. Anyone who has had typical examples of both venison and bison sausage would, in my personal opinion, want the bison. But much could depend on the seasonings.
@butchworley @werehatrack I had a neighbor once give me some venison sausage; it was very good. I don’t know if pork was mixed in. I think it was professionally done and seasoned. Would definitely get that again.
Aren’t these more like a cured salami style than a regular raw sausage ?
@butchworley @pmarin “Summer sausage” typically does bear more of a resemblance to salami than to breakfast sausage, yes.
/showme a hunter smoking on a sausage dog outside the tasty freeze
@mediocrebot The bot def got the “sausage dog” correct, but the “on” is a little suspect.
/giphy meat stick
@somf69 I’ll be impressed if anyone can clean that plate (man that is a lot of macaroni to go with that meat)
/showme Eric Cartman singing Swiss Colony Beef Log
/showme brisket-cruel-shreeker
I’ll bite
/giphy windy-derisive-promqueen
