Where can I get a goose now?

Milky_Mocha

Silvertabby said:

I take it that you don't have a cat!

No I don't haha 😂 

Milky_Mocha

emmajones1976 said:

Let me save you some money: dont bother with a goose at Xmas. Yes it smells nice cooking and yes, it tastes nice, but the whole thing melts in the over and you barely have any meat to actually bother with once it comes out. Back to a turkey this year after last years experiment.

Oh dear! How many of you were there? The packaging on mine says it serves 8 too 10 people. 

shykins

have to agree you dont get much meat off a goose but you get LOADS of goose fat so make sure you keep draining it off and saving it.  you can then freeze it and you will have made your money back in that alone for roasties all year

Milky_mocha i always take the number of serving numbers with a pinch of salt as it aways seems unlikely to me but perhaps it depends on the amount of meat you eat!!

AskAsk

i have never had goose.  this thread has got me thinking i should try it to see what it tastes like.  can you buy a small bit of goose from somewhere like m&s?

Savvy_Sue

I've had duck legs from CostCo. 

Or there's your local Chinese takeaway ...

Milky_Mocha

Just thought I'd come back to say it went really well and the goose tasted divine. Like a cross between duck and chicken. Shykins, yes there was about a litre of goose fat drained but I think that's why the meat in the end was not fatty, or at least it didn't taste or look fatty once cooked. One thing I noticed about the drained fat is that it didn't coagulate. Does that mean it's healthier fat? I'd like to think so. As for the quantity, I made a side dish starter so I think that helped to fill everyone up but without that, it would've been just about enough for eight people. Only just. And that includes 4 young children. It wouldn't have been enough for 8 hungry adults I don't think. Thanks everyone.

To AskAsk, I've never seen goose sold in parts but it's an interesting thought.

SavvySue - I didn't know Costco sold duck legs. I'll definitely get some for new year's eve.

Have a lovely weekend, all. 

northwalesd

Glad you enjoyed it

Savvy_Sue

I don't know if the goose fat is healthier, but I had a jar of it recently. It solidified in the fridge, but liquefied almost immediately at room temperature, then solidified when it went back in the fridge. It said on the jar that this would happen.

shykins

yes thats right about the goose fat looking more liquid when out the fridge.    it is higher in mono unsaturated fats so which makes it more heart healthy than some other meat fats

i freeze any extra i have and it usually lasts all year as you dont need a lot for your roasties etc  

as i said before i rarely believe the amount they say dishes serve particularly with meat and goose, like duck, doesnt render a lot of meat for the size of the bird.    glad you enjoyed it,  if you want more now is a good time to get them as they are very hard to get hold of for most of the year

Skiddaw1

I love goose. We're having goose for our Christmas dinner this year. It works well for us (just the two of us plus cat) as it's quite true- geese look enormous but they're big boned and fatty and there's surprisingly little meat on a goose. Much rather wrestle with a goose than a Brontosaurus (turkey ). Flavour is to die for too and as has been said, all that wonderful fat for roasties, etc. Potted goose is nice too if you have left overs.