Tried ground turkey the results was not good

the thing is, most ground turkey is really not much lower in calories than lean ground beef.

butterball makes absolutely amazing ground turkey burgers that with a lil bbq sauce rival some good beef burgers out there. about 40% less cals too and a ton less fat.

What GauchoMark said. So many folks are fooled into thinking ground chicken or turkey is so much better than ground beef but in some cases, it can actually have much more fat if it's not specifically 90%. I've tried lean ground turkey a few times and have had the same reaction as the OP - it's just totally gross. I'm fine with other turkey products though like pepperoni, kielbasa and hot dogs.

OP, you can get 90% or higher lean ground beef and do just as well and I promise it will taste much better! It's tough to make burgers out of very lean meat though - they seem to fall apart too easily at least in my experience.

my sister made bell peppers and she doesnt eat beef so she made it with ground turkey... not good...

I use ground turkey ALL the time. It is tricky to cook because it has low fat. I mix it with a bit of torilla and sometimes tomato sauce and onions and then BROIL it in the oven.

You need to read the label on it carefully. Some ground turkey has lots of strange 'turkey bits' in it. Some does not. I also buy turkey breasts or chicken breasts and just throw it through my meat ginder.

This is the Barefoot Contessa's turkey meatloaf recipe, which is delicious. Not low cal, but delicous:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/ina-garten/turkey-meatloaf-recipe/index.html

I've never had a problem with ground turkey, but I do use it mostly in spaghetti or chili. I do like turkey burgers, and I've never had my house stink or my stomach upset in any way. But turkey bacon does make my house smell really weird, so that's where I draw the line.

Maybe you're just not used to it? Start with turkey burgers and ease into ground turkey. You'll have to remember that it tastes neither like ground beef or like the turkey you're used to at Thanksgiving. And it's adapts quickly to whatever sauce or spices you put on it.

I've found that unless you're seasoning it to high-heaven, it doesn't taste very good. We won't hesitate to use it in taco meat at all because the seasonings are giving it flavor. I saw it was pretty cheap at Aldi the other day ($1.79/lb) but we didn't buy any.

I'm hit or miss about ground turkey. It goes well IN stuff, but I can't do just turkey burgers. it's great in chili, or spaghetti sauce or stuffed peppers.. but just the meat.. in a patty not so much.

I have noticed a big difference in brands of ground turkey. The inexpensive brands are horrible.
I've gotten to the point that I buy only the Turkey Store branded products. If you are expecting it to be just like ground beef, it will not be, it's turkey and has to be treated like turkey. It does not have the same fat content and it's not red meat.
If you are making a burger, it is very easy to overcook it to the point of being dry and unpalatable. A little water or other liquid in the pan helps a lot. Flavor-wise, I find that adding Worcestershire sauce to ground turkey helps give it a more meaty flavor.

the thing is, most ground turkey is really not much lower in calories than lean ground beef.

This. I use 96% lean ground beef. It's like 70 calories less a serving than ground turkey, and it's still beef, baby!