goose

[bucketmouth64]

I am thinking of cooking a goose for xmas, but don't know anyone who has tried. I've looked at these in the grocery store and have always thought of cooking one. Are these oily like duck when you cook them? What is the meat texture or taste like...turkey, chicken, or does it have its own unique flavor? Any recipes you may like to share? I have a flavor injector that I like to use.

[Walleye Guy]

My experience with wild whole geese is to cook them quickly at a high temperature. I have also had success using the baking bags.

One time I put a wild goose on our Faberware rostissire. Slow cooked it for a few hours. The house smelled great, and the goose looked like something Emeril or Martha Stewart would have cooked. Unfortunately is was unbelievably tough. You couldn't even chew it. I thought is was a Michelin goose. The taste was great but it was basically unedible. I now cook them fast and hot and have had much better success.

Use a meat thermometer to make sure they are fully cooked.