Goose anyone?

[HotJambalaya]

Caught a jamie Oliver Xmas program and got sucked into this plan. I've never had a goose before, so should be interesting! Following his recipe, looks pretty easy all in all... Anyone else do goose for Christmas? How is it? Everyone I've spoken to seems to love it, but (a bit like turkey I guess) never seem to eat it at other times of the year...

Got to say the roast potatoes look awesome with it!

[HotJambalaya]

I think I've got about 5.5kg for 6 of us.

And 1.2kg fillet steak cut for a beef wellington..... So hopefully should be covered on the quantity front. I heard there was quite a lot of wastage in it, so I guess that part is right at least

[HotJambalaya]

thanks, interesting stuff!

I where are you poking the thermometer into? the breast or leg?

This is the recipe I'm doing

http://www.jamieoliver.com/recipes/goose-recipes/s...

Roast potatoes are a couple of shelves below the goose, catching all the fat!

[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...