What size roasting tin do I need for a 4 kilo goose?

PipneyJane

NaughtiusMaximus said:

Not sure if this is the best board to post this on but as MSE doesn't have one devoted to cooking and the MS arms is no more, it's probably as good as any other.

I've ordered a goose for christmas day and it just occurred to me I'm not sure if I have a big enough roasting tin, does anyone have any idea what size I need for a 4 kilo bird? 

Hi @NaughtiusMaximus

What did you decide in the end?  Did you buy a larger roasting tin?

My DH collected our goose this morning.  It's 6.5kg and, even diagonally, was too long for our largest roasting pan.  He's just back from A$da, having purchased a 41cm enamelled pan from them.  I think it was £12 and it feels very sturdy.  It's at least an inch longer than our previous largest pan.

HTH

- Pip


PS:  With our goose, we got a 795g bag of fat that had been harvested from it and 150g of liver, both of which are now in the freezer.  The goose liver will become pate, when I can get some chicken livers to pad it out.  (The rest of the giblets are also in the freezer, to go into the post-Christmas stock pot.)