Goose anyone?

[mattdaniels]

Well she's in.

[mattdaniels]

Forgot to post the money shot.



Choccy fondant with cherries for pud.

[Gandahar]

Goose summary ... too much wing. Over priced for what you get.

Bit like a large duck.

On the other hand turkey gives you lots, but it is quite dry.

In summary, if you have 6 people have one large chicken and one guinea fowl.

Can't go wrong.

[Pferdestarke]

Turkey is dry if you crucify the breast by roasting it for hours in a 180 oven. It's a huge bird but has a similar texture to chicken which we wouldnt Dream of cooking for three hours.

Brine it. Water bath it. Utterly moist and delicious. I'd go as far as saying a revelation. My six dinner guests all agreed

[krallicious]

For another POV




It tasted very good. I do like turkey but goose just tastes far better. If you are cooking for 6 you will be needing a bird that weighs around 6kg.

I also like to do chicken but like this

[Pferdestarke]

Fantastic. All of it.

[mattdaniels]

Pferdestarke said:

It's a huge bird but has a similar texture to chicken

Nothing like chicken IMHO, it's very like duck both in taste and texture but with about double the amount of fat.

[Pferdestarke]

I'm talking about Turkey not goose.

[krallicious]

anonymous said:

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It did taste very good too. Looking forward to the 2nd round when I'm back visiting my parents next week.

[mattdaniels]

Pferdestarke said:

I'm talking about Turkey not goose.

I'm an idiot. Apologies.

[HotJambalaya]

Totally forgot about this!

Well the posts about bugger all meat on it were bang on the money!

5.1kg goose, took it out, went to cut the breast off, the knife tip went in about 3mm at the most, to reveal skin only and on what appeared to be 10 inches of breast was actually about 10 inches of skin, and about 5 inches of breast meat, and a very thin bit at that. Thank god there was some meat on the legs, and that god we also cooked a beef wellington!

Think we also over cooked it a touch which didnt help. Overall, hmmm, novelty factor I guess, but wont rush back to spend £70 on one...

[DeuxCentCinq]

If you want to drain off five gallons of fat for roasties, it's a great idea. Other than that...