Uncooked Ground Buffalo Burgers

What is it?

Four uncooked patties come in a 16-ounce frozen package, made from ground bison raised on open prairie ranches with access to grass and whole grains. Compared with beef in Trader Joe’s lineup, this meat is leaner and usually cooks faster, so handling it like a thinner burger helps keep it from drying out. Each patty needs to be thawed before cooking, then grilled or pan-seared to an internal temperature of 160 degrees. Because bison has less fat than beef, the texture tends to be a bit denser, and the flavor sits somewhere between beef and venison, with a slightly cleaner, sweeter edge.