Duck/Goose has a much higher fat content than a Turkey does, so by the time the breast meat is cooked the skin is undercooked and "rubbery" instead of crisp. So you stuff a Goose/Duck, in order to slow down the cooking time of the breast meat so that it cooks at the same time as the skin. With a Turkey, the opposite is true. When the skin is ready, the breast meat is underdone. So you have to apply more "fat" to baste the breast meat while it cooks.
didnt he say before that stuffing was put into a duck so that the inside doesnt cook faster than the outside? i guess it must be different for a turkey then. maybe because of its size?
@angryasian101 Exactly right :)
pickledtochus 1 month ago
@angryasian101 - Thanks for the explanation. Great post! :)
rumpole33 4 months ago
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Duck/Goose has a much higher fat content than a Turkey does, so by the time the breast meat is cooked the skin is undercooked and "rubbery" instead of crisp. So you stuff a Goose/Duck, in order to slow down the cooking time of the breast meat so that it cooks at the same time as the skin. With a Turkey, the opposite is true. When the skin is ready, the breast meat is underdone. So you have to apply more "fat" to baste the breast meat while it cooks.
angryasian101 4 months ago
wheres the gravy?
DillyBansal 6 months ago
@PerfectionObsessive - i see. thanks much for the info.
rumpole33 7 months ago
@rumpole33 Turkey must be thoroughly cooked through, duck on the other hand, may be served medium rare.
PerfectionObsessive 7 months ago
i love his voice!!
MyMary7891 10 months ago
didnt he say before that stuffing was put into a duck so that the inside doesnt cook faster than the outside? i guess it must be different for a turkey then. maybe because of its size?
rumpole33 10 months ago
HE MEANS THE BUTTER MILK
CPFCCOUK 10 months ago
clarified butter with the fat removed...what?!
peanutking242 1 year ago