663868 Sun Nov 01 08:12:29 -0800 2009 12 8 Midwest 0 5146667 Hi, everyone! My son is coming home for Christmas, and we want to try to cook a goose. Can anybody advise the best place to buy goose, either frozen or fresh, in the Twin Cities area? Cost is an issue, but if it's a really good goose, I can save my pennies! I read a recipe in one of Lidia Bastianich's books to cook the goose for thirty minutes, and then to drain it of the melted grease before continuing the process. Does anybody have any other advice? Also, what DOES one do with goose grease? I'm trying to "recycle" in the kitchen, to conserve waste. Thanks! Sun Nov 01 08:12:29 -0800 2009 1120801 miki 1 5147353 Pretty sure that Clancy's in linden Hills can set you up with a fine goose. Otherwise order one from D'Artagnan.com. They ship overnight and the quality is very high. Seriously, there's only 1 proper thing to do with goose fat: use it to roast a big mess of potatoes. You can do this in the oven, or fry them on the stovetop. Extremely tasty. Sun Nov 01 14:04:41 -0800 2009 5146667 18727 Michael Florey 2 5148146 ONE proper thing? oh come on. clearly, you have never had a goose-fat piecrust. :) Sun Nov 01 20:19:07 -0800 2009 5147353 46030 soupkitten 3 5148554 never even heard of it. I can't bake all. Just a cook. I made tamale with lard once. pretty dang good. Mon Nov 02 06:31:14 -0800 2009 5148146 18727 Michael Florey 4 5152758 oh you should definitely make friends with a baker and give her/him some goose fat for a crust in exchange for a slice of the results. *drool* another thing (no baking skills required) is to make potted goose from the leftover roast meat and rendered fat. i make one w/o a recipe with some crushed juniper berries, it's fantastic-- & this way you can serve your xmas goose again at your new year's cocktail party. yeah, it's not exactly heart healthy food, but you can serve it with leetle teensy crackers, and it's once a year. or fry up the aromatics for a wild rice stuffing in the goose fat, rather than bacon & drippings. Tue Nov 03 12:45:56 -0800 2009 5148554 46030 soupkitten 5 5155652 I've had the potted stuff in France quite often. I think they call it "rillettes." It is indeed tasty. Wed Nov 04 11:44:36 -0800 2009 5152758 18727 Michael Florey 1 5147597 Miki has two good questions in this post: where to buy a goose in the Twin Cities area and what to do with all the goose fat that results. Please post on the Home Cooking board http://chowhound.chow.com/boards/31 about using goose fat. The season is fast approaching when lots of folks will be wondering the same thing. Just leave a heads up here, with the link to the new thread so we'll know where to go. We know it's a bit of a hassle, but it's always worth it! Thanks so much! Sun Nov 01 15:41:02 -0800 2009 5146667 2 The Chowhound Team 2 5159415 Okay, here goes: http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/665042 Thu Nov 05 16:09:38 -0800 2009 5158175 1120801 miki 1 5147740 I know you can order one from Byerly's. I have no idea about price. Sun Nov 01 16:45:35 -0800 2009 5146667 13777 Jordan 1 5147813 Wal-Mart is carrying geese now,it is pricey though ,don't know exactly how much but I do know it's over $3.00 a pound. Sun Nov 01 17:18:33 -0800 2009 5146667 53927 mutti 2 5155223 Goose generally goes for around $10.00 per lb. Less, if not free range. I raise geese (and adore them as animals- they really are wonderful creatures), but sell about 200 at the end of the season (now). When you raise them in small numbers, on specifically seeded pastures, hauling water to them every day, and then ship them to humane slaughterhouses (because there is really only one humane way to slaughter a goose), add up all the supplimental feed, gas for the tractor, runs to the feed store.... minimally pricing them at 10.00 per pound is breaking even. *Just a reminder as to the real costs of renewable livestock farming. Wed Nov 04 09:45:30 -0800 2009 5147813 1121460 tiliamay 1 5148091 Seward Co-op and some of the other co-ops usually get them in stock for the holidays from a local farmer's cooperative. We just discarded the goose fat...there was a lot of it! Sun Nov 01 19:45:40 -0800 2009 5146667 28204 Quince 1 5158119 Wow, this is all great information. I'm getting very excited. I'll start checking out the places recommended next week and let everyone know what I've found. Thank you! Thu Nov 05 09:17:18 -0800 2009 5146667 1120801 miki