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On Mon, 5 Nov 2018 12:53:03 -0700, graham > wrote:

>On 2018-11-05 12:46 PM, wrote:
>> On Mon, 05 Nov 2018 10:16:41 -0500, Gary > wrote:
>>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> A goose has to be roasted exactly right if it is not to be a horrible,
>>>> greasy mess.
>>>
>>> Please, when you get time, tell how to do it right, iyo.
>>>
>>> I've always wanted to try goose. Have to special order it around
>>> Christmas time here as stores don't normally carry it. Pretty
>>> expensive too. I've always wanted to try it though.
>>
>> It is expensive in that one goose really only makes a good meal for
>> four. I go Chinese and leave it in the fridge uncovered overnight.
>> Then prick the breast well with a fork, not deeply, just enough to
>> allow the fat to get out, all the fat is on the breast in geese.
>>
>> I stuff mine with sage and onion stuffing, then place on a rack and
>> roast about 450° til it starts to sizzle, then turn down to 300/350°
>> -- check in thigh with thermometer, time will vary greatly with size
>> of the goose.
>>
>> Wish this had not been discussed, am now craving some roast goose
>>>
>>> The first (and only) time I cooked duck (domestic) I did it all
>>> wrong. I treated it like a roast chicken...stuffed and roasted.
>>> What a greasy mess that was. Still very delicious though so I ate
>>> way too much. For the next several months, just the mention of
>>> "DUCK" would make me nauseous. It was a family joke between my
>>> daughter and I for years. heh heh
>>>
>>> Odd shaped too. It was like a rectangular-shaped body, like a box
>>> with wings and legs.
>>>
>>> Note: In the past several years, a hunter friend always offers me
>>> free wild ducks. Heck...cage free, free range, organic little
>>> boys and girls. I rarely accept the offer though. The wild ones
>>> are a bit gamey, very lean and not worth all the cleaning trouble
>>> that a shot duck entails. You also have to be careful not to
>>> break a tooth on a missed shot pellet when eating it.
>>>
>>> He doesn't gut, remove feathers or anything. Each duck he eats,
>>> he just cuts out the few ounces of breast meat and throws the
>>> rest away. That's wrong imo. I scold/tease him about that
>>> constantly.
>
>I would love to try roasting one directly of an oven rack with a tray of
>potatoes underneath to catch the dripping fat. The thought of the
>clean-up puts me off.

I did mean the rack in a roasting pan