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Using Duck Fat on your turkey instead of butter

Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:36 pm
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
124288 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:36 pm
Haven't done it before, doing it this year.

Usually I dry brine for a few days, and then morning of take softened butter, sometimes with herbs mixed into it, and cover the entire turkey with it, and stuff under the skin. I usually cook on high heat (450-500) for 30 minutes, then lower temp to 350 and cook until internal temp in the breast meat of 155-160.

Do I do anything different with duck fat? Exactly the same? I haven't worked with Duck Fat much, I know it has a slightly higher smoke point on the stove than butter would, but other than that just not something I've worked with a lot.
This post was edited on 11/14/23 at 1:37 pm
Posted by LSUballs
RayVegas LA
Member since Feb 2008
39071 posts
Posted on 11/14/23 at 1:46 pm to
Posted by Tree_Fall
Member since Mar 2021
883 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 9:48 am to
A main difference between duck fat and butter is duck fat has less water in it than a stick of butter. You can use less duck fat. Personally, I'd save the fat for frying potatoes.
Posted by Willie Stroker
Member since Sep 2008
14659 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 12:58 pm to
That seems kind of like putting clam juice on oysters
Posted by Fun Bunch
New Orleans
Member since May 2008
124288 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 5:11 pm to
Not at all. It’s very common to do and something a lot of chefs do.
Posted by X123F45
Member since Apr 2015
28787 posts
Posted on 11/15/23 at 5:37 pm to
quote:

Expensive


You can get a pint of organic duck fat for about 7 bucks.

I get a jar every month from rouses
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