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Oh yeah..check out the picture. I actually cooked that! Buffalo roasts are becoming one of my favorite foods because they're so easy to prepare and oh-so-good! I throw mine in a crock pot with some pineapple/apple juice and water, onion, carrots, and potatoes and turn it on low when I go to sleep at night. By the morning...well, let's just say that I can't resist eating roast for breakfast! No knife required for this meat! I'd guesstimate that one of the roasts would feed approximately 4 adults, or one L.C. Ratchford for three meals in one day!

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Cooking buffalo is pretty much the same as beef. You just have to remember not to over-cook it because it's so lean. My favorite way to cook these steaks is in one of those small (personal-sized) toaster ovens because it's fast and clean-up is easy. I place two seasoned steaks in the little oven and turn the dial to broil. 8 minutes on side one, 7 minutes on side two and it's ready to go at medium-well if you like it that way.

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No animals were hurt in the snapping of this photo, but a human finger was almost snatched off! You cook these hotdogs by boiling, grilling, or (my favorite) by popping them in the trusty microwave. Much better alternative for your kids than the pork and beef by-product filled hotdogs you'll get in the supermarket.

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Well, don't plan on making any gravy with the grease drippings from this breakfast sausage, because there won't be any! Remember...buffalo is so much leaner than beef and pork that you won't have any grease when preparing this breakfast sausage. If there's anything bad to say about buffalo, it's that it can get dry because there's very little fat in it. (And we don't add any because we want to keep it natural.) Just be sure not to overcook it.

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Look ma! No grease! You can substitute this healthy buffalo meat in any dish that calls for ground beef. You won't be sorry! Here at the Ratchford house, I like to use it for lasagna, pizza, tacos, chili - you name it! I've taken a picture of one of my pizza creations to the left. I'm so proud of myself! Of course, a good old fashioned buffalo burger thrown on the grill shouldn't be forgotten!

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Same goes for the ground elk as the ground buffalo. Just substitute it in any dish that calls for ground beef. Check out that juicy burger that I made just in a pan on the stove. Looks great, eh? It was!