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On the subject of ducks..

Cymbaline65
Cymbaline65 Posts: 800
edited November 2011 in Poultry

Hi all -

I've been poking around the BGE forum as well as other sites in regards to preparing a duck on the Egg. Squeezy posted some really nice pics and he did it over medum-high heat (380-400 deg).

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1135137/spatchcock-duck#Item_12

I'm reading in other places (including BobS) that low and slow (220-250 deg) is the way to go. Obviously, I want to render the fat and crisp the skin so I'm thinking somewhere in between - 350 deg for 1hr 45m for a 6lb bird.

I'd like to hear from other Eggers on how they would approach it.

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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
    it can be done either way.  i go slow.  let the duck dry out in the fridge a couple days
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800

    Thanks, Strike. I know that baking soda can be lightly applied to the skin to render more moisture. I'm thinking I'll go 325 indirect.

     

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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800

    The duck turned out quite well. 350-375 for about 2hrs. Skin crispy and fat fully rendered. Seems I can't post an image - only a URL to an image so you'll just have to take my word for it.

     

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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800
    Found how to post pictures..it was higing from me :-)
    In the  Hinterlands between Cumming and Gainesville, GA
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  • Squeezy
    Squeezy Posts: 1,102
    What was your final internal temp. on that quacker?
    Never eat anything passed through a window unless you're a seagull ... BGE Lg.
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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800

    Well, that's not entirely easy to give you. I took them (I did two, actually) off at 145 degrees, put them in a cooler to transport them 1hr to my mother-in-law's house. Then had to put them on her grill to crisp up the skins as the steam softened up things a bit. So, they cooked a bit longer during transport, then cooled, then cooked a bit more before serving. I'd say 165-170 final. Things were still juicy.

     

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  • Squeezy
    Squeezy Posts: 1,102
    Thanks for the update ... glad it all came together for you!
    Never eat anything passed through a window unless you're a seagull ... BGE Lg.
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  • stike
    stike Posts: 15,597
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    @cymbaline: No baking soda, cornstarch is what you might have heard about
    ed egli avea del cul fatto trombetta -Dante
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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800
    @stike - actually, I got the cornstarch idea from Cooks Illustrated. They recommend a bit of CS and refrigerator time to help leech out more moisture from the skin to help crisp it.
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  • Cymbaline65
    Cymbaline65 Posts: 800

    @stike - I typed that totally wrong. CI recommends a bit of Baking Soda, not cornstarch...

     

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