Buy Duck Fat

[mowenbrown]

I really want to make duck confit, and need to find duck fat to do so. I have tried the poultry vendors at eastern market and came up empty both times... anyone know of a place around town I can score some?

Merci.

[NotJuliaChild]

Wegman's carries the D'artagnan brand.

[JonParker]

I have grabbed a container of the D'Artagnan at Wegmans to make skillet fries before, but at $6 for an 8 oz. tub we're looking at a damned expensive confit.

[RainyDayLatte]

You can also find duck fat at Williams Sonoma now. They carry the Rougie brand in some of their stores and on their website: http://www.williams-sonoma.com/produc...

[mt7187]

Butcher's Block in Old Town almost always has duck fat. I buy tubs of it when I'm there.

[hppyheather]

Yep, I was also going to recommend Butcher's block (Robert Weidermier's market). I believe it is $8 a pound.

But, if you're going to make some duck confit, it does seem to make sense to just buy a whole duck ...

[monkeyrotica]

Even though this thread is 4 years old, cooking your own duck is still the most cost effective way of getting duck fat. I end up with almost half a gallon of the stuff. Freeze it and you're set.

[bgray5267]

Wagshal's on 4855 Mass Av NW carries it. I just called. It's $7.99/lb and comes in a 1lb container.

[TouchTheSquid]

I know for certain that Dean and Delucca in Georgetown has it with the cured meats and cheeses, but its probably way over priced.

[tartuffe]

If that's the only place you can get it, it's not "way over-priced.' Price, in other words, is a synonym for "how much do I want this" ? A better word would have been "expensive."

[MakingSense]

"way over priced" may be accurate. People buy stuff at Dean and Delucca, Balducci, Whole Foods or other places thinking that it's something rare or exotic because it's not at Safeway or Giant. And those stores charge high prices for things that you can find at other places around town for a lot less money. Or you can easily order the same things on the internet - even with the shipping, you often come out ahead.
We're talking about grease. Fat. It drips off the ducks that you cook. A lot of people throw it away. It would actually be cheaper to cook a couple of ducks and save the fat. Ducks are less than $3/lb and duck fat is $6+/lb. Good grief!

[MsDiPesto]

you can buy D'artagnan and I think one other brand on Amazon.

[ko1]

Wegman's has the D'Artagnan duck fat in with the rest of their products.

[gldfng43]

Organic Butcher in McLean had duck fat when I was in recently.

[youngfoodieguy]

supposedly the Superfresh on 41st in Hamden carries duck fat

[namret]

Buy a duck at the supermarket and get some that way.

[jsenter]

Balducci's usually has it in the freezer case.

For mail order www.hudsonvalleyfoiegras.com sells duck fat in 2 pound containers for $12.50. Since I usually make confit in large batches that is what I order.

[Ellen]

I use D'artagnan duckfat but haven't bought it in this town. Try Dean and DeLucca in Georgetown. If they don't have it, try Wegmans or Whole Foods, you probably will luck out at one of them.

[jsenter]

I think Whole Foods does not deal in duck at all any more. They said that they would not dal with anyone who made foie gras and that eliminates just about anyone big enough for them to deal with. When I have asked about duck in the stores no ones seams to know very much and I avoid asking cooperate PR there sine I do not like their level of moralizing.

[Hal Laurent]

Ah, perhaps that's why my local Whole Foods rarely has duck anymore. At the rate that they're deciding not to carry things, soon I'll have no need to shop there at all. :-(

[hon]

Just saw D'artagnan duckfat at the Fresh and Green on 41st Street