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Barbecue (alt.food.barbecue) Discuss barbecue and grilling--southern style "low and slow" smoking of ribs, shoulders and briskets, as well as direct heat grilling of everything from burgers to salmon to vegetables. |
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Duck?
I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing
the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any experience with ducks or have a better idea? |
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Randy wrote:
> I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing > the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any > experience with ducks or have a better idea? > I did two ducks at the same time on my WSM last year. Put several million holes in the skin, brine in your favorite brine and cook any way you like. I smoked mine for ~6 hours at 275+/- with aromatics loosely stuffed into the body cavity. The result was useless skin (not a problem for my family) and the richest, most tender duck I've ever had. Be aware that if you aren't hanging them or using a stand, the bodies will fill up with hot fat so be careful how you handle them. Matthew |
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"Randy" > wrote in message ... > I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing > the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any > experience with ducks or have a better idea? > We've done one and treated it just like chicken. It was excellent, but I wish we would have done two of them. There just wasn't enough meat. It didn't stay around long enough for us to cut it even. We just stood over it on the counter and picked. It was *that* good. kili |
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"Randy" > wrote in message
... > I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing > the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any > experience with ducks or have a better idea? I just checked my memory against a few cookbooks, most roast duck recipes call for the higher temps first. Which is really convenient for grilling isn't it? Here's the directions from one recipe I've got in front of me: Season generously with S&P, place the bird breast down on a rack roast at 400F for 30 minutes basting 3 times. Reduce to 325F, turn the duck breast up continue basting until juices run clear or thigh can be pierced with a skewer, about 45 minutes. I'd be wary of cooking too long at lower temps because despite skin fattiness, the meat is so damn lean it dries up easily. And overcooked duck is just plain bad. I think you can do something like this on your WSM if you remove the pan. I really enjoy a duck done up well though, lots of flavor. |
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"Matthew L. Martin" > wrote in message ... > Randy wrote: > > I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing > > the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any > > experience with ducks or have a better idea? > > > > I did two ducks at the same time on my WSM last year. Put several > million holes in the skin, brine in your favorite brine and cook any way > you like. I smoked mine for ~6 hours at 275+/- with aromatics loosely > stuffed into the body cavity. The result was useless skin (not a problem > for my family) and the richest, most tender duck I've ever had. > > Be aware that if you aren't hanging them or using a stand, the bodies > will fill up with hot fat so be careful how you handle them. > > Matthew What Matthew said, with one other minor point. If you plan on carving it, let it cool first. The meat falls from the bone when you lift it from the smoker and carving it is nigh impossible. Mmmmm, I have a hankering for another duck or two. Graeme |
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Matthew L. Martin wrote: > Randy wrote: > >> I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing >> the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any >> experience with ducks or have a better idea? >> > > I did two ducks at the same time on my WSM last year. Put several > million holes in the skin, brine in your favorite brine and cook any way > you like. I smoked mine for ~6 hours at 275+/- with aromatics loosely > stuffed into the body cavity. The result was useless skin (not a problem > for my family) and the richest, most tender duck I've ever had. > > Be aware that if you aren't hanging them or using a stand, the bodies > will fill up with hot fat so be careful how you handle them. > > Matthew Thanks Matthew, I'm planning on using a using vertical stand and no water in the pan. I would really like to get the skin crispy, that's why I thought low and slow first might render out a lot of the fat then crank it up to crisp the skin. The other thought I had was to steam it for about an hour then roast it until crispy. -RP |
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We recentlly slow roasted a duck in our meco smoker, a vertical smoker like
the WSM but of very inferior quality[I'm hoping minute by minute that it will burn up]. With low temp cooking in the 250F range, the skin never became crisp, and there remained a lot of fat between the skin and the meat. I have done a number of ducks on the Weber Performer, piercing the skin, and starting at a high temp., 400F or so, until the skin was browning, and then reducing the temp. indirectly to about 300F. I would do this the next time and avoid low temp. smoke cooking. Another excellent way to do duck that has nothing to do with "que" is using something like the Farberware Rotisserie, which browns the outside skin and renders the fat. You can save that fat for Charcroute Garni, and for Cassoulet. Kent "Randy" > wrote in message ... >I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing the >skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any experience >with ducks or have a better idea? > |
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"Randy" > wrote in message ... > I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing > the skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any > experience with ducks or have a better idea? > They have a helluva lot of fat on them. Great on the smoker. No worries about them drying out. TFM® |
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"Randy" > wrote in message ... >I want to cook a duck this weekend in the WSM. I am thinking piercing the >skin, 250 for an hour, then 325 until done. Anybody have any experience >with ducks or have a better idea? > I typically steam first, and then just crisp the skin. -- J Lo Lingerie *plus* 50% off Thongs www.cafepress.com/dwacon |
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