Anyone know where I can buy duck fat locally? Ive tried Fresh Market, the normal grocery stores, and the big Asian store on Buck Jones. Anyone have any other ideas?

It is mainly a French thing by the way so any stores focusing on French cuisine would be helpful too.
Thanks.

9/9/2006 11:35:38 PM

what are you hoping to acheive? you could always roast a duck and collect the fat. or are you hoping to make pate'?

9/9/2006 11:57:20 PM

im actually using it for frying. I want to make duck-fat fries belgian style.

9/10/2006 12:22:16 AM

Try France.

9/10/2006 12:28:04 AM

so, buy a duck homie

9/10/2006 12:39:17 AM

hmmm....the thought of that made me puke (no offense).

How much fatter do we need to get?

9/10/2006 12:43:22 AM

check your metabolism

9/10/2006 12:46:32 AM

not that i'd dare make fries in such a way (or make fries), the easiest way to get duck fat would be, go buy a duck, cook it in such a way that the fat drains, and then use it.

i know that when i helped mom make christmas duck that we had a fair bit of it set to the side.

9/10/2006 1:12:02 AM

why would you make fries with duck fat?

9/10/2006 1:17:20 AM

why the fuck not?

9/10/2006 1:19:24 AM

call around to local french restaurants and see where they get theirs from. OR, look online


here, i found this for ya:

http://chefshop.com/itemdesc.asp?Camefrom=Search&Root=itemDesc&CartId=72-EVEREST-44368DWILG344&ic=3314&tpcZZZ=


best of luck

9/10/2006 1:42:07 AM

southern season (locally) or dean & deluca (http://www.deandeluca.com)

it'll be easier to get the fat from a food producer, as it will already be rendered.



to DIY, :In a large pot, combine 2 cups (500 ml) water with cut up strips of duck fat from 3-4 ducks. Bring to gentle boil and allow to cook until water has evaporated leaving approximately 12 cups (3 L) of rendered fat.

it'll take a while, it's messy, and it's expensive.

good luck.

9/10/2006 5:46:58 AM

well i read about it in a cooking magazine and there is actually a restaurant in Maine that specializes in it as well. http://www.duckfat.com/ which gets awesome reviews for its fries.

Plus duck fat is healthier than beef or pork fat and gives a more interesting taste. You people need to experiment more and try new things!


Thank you for the website but I had already checked that and shipping for it is expensive because it has to be next day shipping.

[Edited on September 10, 2006 at 8:21 AM. Reason : a]

9/10/2006 8:20:26 AM

duck fat is off the hook

9/10/2006 10:31:19 AM

Quote :

"southern season "

9/10/2006 2:30:08 PM

Quote :

"How much fatter do we need to get?"

Duck fat is a French thing, and on the whole they're nowhere near as fat as Americans, so maybe they're doing something right here.

9/10/2006 4:28:32 PM

The Fat Duck is a restaurant in England run by a food chemist (Blumenthal). He specializes in creating food combinations based on the molecular structure of food.

The more you know.

9/10/2006 6:22:33 PM

Whole Foods?
A Southern Season in Chapel Hill?

9/10/2006 9:56:08 PM

i didnt see anything on southern season's website. I will give them a call tomorrow along with whole foods. I checked the Fresh Market and the manager looked at me like I was crazy.

9/10/2006 10:30:54 PM

defintely try a southern season - they have a TON of stuff in the store that's not online.

9/10/2006 10:38:29 PM

???

9/10/2006 10:40:22 PM

fuck yourself

9/10/2006 10:56:48 PM

^^ WAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH


AHAHAHAHAH

9/10/2006 10:58:24 PM

i'd be curious to see your picture- at least i have one in the gallery. this isn't chit chat, don't fuck this thread up with your juvenile bullshit.

9/10/2006 11:00:22 PM

Whole foods

9/10/2006 11:04:28 PM

i didnt make the comment, i just laughed

9/10/2006 11:08:48 PM

DON'T FUCK WITH THE DUCK

9/10/2006 11:37:58 PM

it was begging to be done. im really the victim.

9/10/2006 11:57:41 PM

lol duck fat

9/11/2006 12:17:13 AM

You're using duck fat to make fucking fries?

CONFIT, DAMNIT! CONFIT!

9/11/2006 12:59:56 AM

found it at whole foods today. thanks for the help. Fries turned out pretty well. They are slightly sweet it seemed like, but I liked them. Give em a try sometime.

9/11/2006 10:51:31 PM