Didnt think goose fat was all that!!!

[puddicat]

Specially bought it for our late xmas dinner,to do the roasties with,beautiful roasties but i could have used my usual beeef dripping and got the same results and so much cheaper!!!

[Ethel]

I only use goose fat when I've cooked a goose, otherwise I use dripping, or the fat from whatever joint I'm cooking, for my roasties

[puddicat]

Hi ethel,thought would try it as loads had said goose fat was the best for roasties, i paid nearly �2.50 for a small jar of the stuff,keep to beef dripping in the future!!!

[B00]

I'm with Ethel, I always use the fat of whiever meat im cooking at the time to do roasties with.

�2.50 is a bit steep! No wonder you were gutted puddicat.

[puddicat]

Had guests boo wanted to impress,never again,let me see will have to go and see if there are any canadian snow gooses available at the pond just over the road from me lol,times are hard!!!

[moonshadow]

I was disappointed with the goose fat roasties as well puddicat, that Nigella has a lot to answer for.

[cazzz1975]

they are certainly not special when you spend the day dodging their massive poo's

[puddicat]

moon do you want a laugh?? i thought i would make nigellas quick choccy mousse,as usual in a rush and bought i thought good quality organic green and black chocolate,nope i bought the brand but with spiced fruit,and the thought i had bought double cream,but had bought xtra heavy cream,arrrrrrrrrrrrgh!!!

[puddicat]

invisble that isnt a roastie behave lol using olive oil,you from the south perhaps???!

[moonshadow]

You can't beat M&S choc mousse puddicat, just put it in glass dishes cover with whipped cream, stick it in the fridge and tell everyone you made it yourself.

[puddicat]

Naughty Naughty moon!!!

[Eve]

I saw some in a shop today and was tempted but glad I didn't bother now.

My mum always uses lard and roasts them in the tin with the meat which then makes the gravy.

I tend to use olive oil or water with a stock cube with mine for a healthier version but can't beat my mum's roast dinner :)

[badcompany]

yeah i noticed that with goose fat as well,or maybe it was thatn after you keep hearing everyone rave about it,i expected the goosefat to give the roasties a unique flavour of goose,but there was no flavour whatsoever! gonna stick to normal cooking oil in the future,not olive though as it leaves an overpowering flavour!

[Connemmara]

I just use my chip pan - of course potatoes are parboiled - beautiful - especially if the potatoes are roosters -

[badcompany]

Connemmara,does'nt all the crowing wake you up at dawn?

[Aprilis]

In order to work well and give you lovely crispy roast tatties the goose fat needs to be exceptionally hot. The idea of using goose fat is that it can withstand a higher temperature than other fats and oils and so give a more crispy roast potato. If it isn't really, really hot then the spuds don't come out too good.

[badcompany]

cheers again aprilis,i did'nt realise it was so healthy,no wonder it cost so much for a small pot!


http://www.goosefat.co.uk/

[tiggerblue10]

I always use vegetable oil for roasties. They come out lovely and they don't leave a greasy film on the roof of your mouth.

[badcompany]

was'nt john travolta and Olivia Newton-John in that greasy film?

[tiggerblue10]

Quite!