Lynn, I think the writing is on the wall. I’ve never cooked a goose but from everything I’ve read here and other places, it would be a big no for me. I think this would be an experiment that could possibly go wrong and that’s not something you should try for a Christmas dinner. Maybe promise her to do it on another day. At the very least, have a backup ham on the smoker…..or something.
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Panhead John My daughter is just sure she will love goose. I know she won’t. After reading all the great stuff here and checking the web l’m going to cook her a goose. There will be a backup waiting in the wings. I have a Wagyu brisket and two durock pork belly’s in the freezer. One of those will be ready also. If it turns out she likes goose she’ll have all she wants because I won’t touch it. The other thing my search turned up was goose ain’t cheap! I should be raising these. -
Glad you have a backup plan! I have a feeling there will be lots of goose leftover and everyone will still be happy. 🤓 -
Or it gives me and you a reason to visit the rice fields in south Texas for a goose hunt!!!
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My grandfather hunted wild geese and when I was very young and we ate it often. My grandmother knew how to cook it and I used to love it. Been a very long time since I have eaten it.Comment
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Probably treat it like a duck….Comment
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I may have stumbled onto a clue about goose popularity. There are no geese or goose parts for sale in Sam’s club, H-E-B, Brookshire’s, or our local United Supermarkets. That has to say no one likes it.Comment
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SheilaAnn You are right! For a 9 pound bird they want $98.82. I’ll have to see if I want to spend that much to see which of us is right. I probably will, we constantly challenge each other. I win some and lose some. Either way I seem to raise smart, successful, challenging girls. I’m very blessed.
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I've only had goose in jerky and summer sausage form and it was great. My friend used to go to Canada every year to hunt them, he couldn't bring back a whole turkey for numerous reasons but he could bring back jerky and sausage.
Oak Smoke There is a local market here that sells whole geese and ducks but I've never tried either one. Also, I saw some whole geese at HEB but they are out now. Maybe they will have them again closer to Christmas.
Kroger has a listing for them on their website but they are out right now; they probably only carry them a week or two before Thanksgiving and Christmas.Last edited by 58limited; December 3, 2025, 06:59 PM.Comment
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I like Charlie Andrew's videos and this roasted goose video looks pretty good. He does mention at the end that goose is stronger/ gamier in flavor than chicken, turkey, and duck. I would also either heat the dressing before stuffing the bird or add it later for food safety reasons.
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I usually take all the breast meat from a season of harvested geese and have goose sticks made. I would never call any of the wild geese I harvested “fatty” by any stretch of the imagination. People are usually surprised at the almost burgundy color of the meat. I did enjoy it a lot when I sliced it about 1/4” thick and dipped it in an egg wash then into some panko crumbs. Then into a pan with some oil QUICKLY cooking the first side until the blood/myoglobin comes up, then flip and fry the other side for a couple minutes.Comment
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I, too, have always wanted to roast a goose for Christmas, but haven't so far. There is a German restaurant about a half an hour away in New Jersey. They traditionally have a roast goose dinner on the menu at Christmas time. We went once and ate it. I thought it was delicious. Different strokes for different folks, I guess. I also had a professor in college who was a first or second generation American from a German family. He used to rave about Christmas goose dinners and using the goose grease extracted during the roasting on everything. I, for one, hope you find a goose and a recipe and make it for your daughter this year.Comment
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After reading this thread I remember a neighbor we had awhile back gave us some Goose Brats. The were ok with all the seasoning and they probably had some pork mixed in as well.Comment
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Just reverse it, and goose the cook...Comment
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I used to hunt geese up in MD/Delaware out of pit blinds. My dad used a 10ga Ithaca that as he would say "really reaches out to 'em". Goose was our traditional Christmas dinner, if we were home he would cook it.. at my grandparents, Gran would prepare it. I always liked it except for the occasional unpleasant and unexpected tooth finding a shot that wasn't removed. Slow eating and careful chewing was the name of the game
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Hulagn1971 I understand completely. I absentmindedly bit into a piece of pheasant several years ago and yes alcohol was involved. Anyway I broke three jaw teeth in one bite. It hurt like hell. I spent enough to have bought a very nice new shotgun to get them fixed. -
Oak Smoke that sounds awful. This isn't food oriented but duck hunting incident. My Uncle Clint (RIP) was hunting ducks in a water blind with a friend who didn't have much experience. Ducks came up on them feet down and his friend swung over on him and shot the end of his barrel, resulting in Clint getting a broken jaw. I doubt he ever took him hunting again. -
Hulagn1971 I’m very picky about who I hunt with. These days it’s difficult to find someone who doesn’t want to drink while hunting. I’ve never been big on mixing the two, too risky.
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