Cindy Hamilton wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> On Tuesday, November 28, 2017 at 8:19:32 AM UTC-5,
> wrote:
> > On Mon, 27 Nov 2017 18:16:10 -0600, "cshenk" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > jmcquown wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >
> > >> On 11/26/2017 6:32 PM, cshenk wrote:
> > >> > wrote in rec.food.cooking:
> > >> >
> > >> >>On Sun, 26 Nov 2017 12:24:24 -0600, "cshenk" >
> > >> wrote:
> > >> > >
> >
> > >> Eight pounds? Sorry but I've never seen an 8 lb. duck. I
> > bought a >> half a small duck. Already roasted. From the freezer
> > section. A >> quarter of a duck was enough for me at one meal. I
> > could not have >> fed six or 8 people even if they were heavy fatty
> > meat-eaters. >>
> > >> Jill
> > >
> > > Sorry Jill. I get commercial farmed ones. They run pretty much
> > > 8 lbs.
> > >
> > >
> > > Lucrecia was the one with an issue with that much fatty meat at
> > > one sitting I think.
> > >
> > > Note I was talking pre-cooking weight. You are talking
> > > pre-cooked 1/2 duck and got 4 meals. Thats same as my 8 off a
> > > full duck. We are low meat eaters so for us that's 10-12
> > > servings off an 8lb frozen whole raw duck.
> > >
> > > We do the whole ones so we can also save the duck fat for other
> > > cooking.
> > >
> > > Carol
> >
> > I am talking commercially raised ducks also! What they weigh raw,
> > and the eventual outcome (given you have cooked it correctly) will
> > NOT feed 8, just a bite maybe. I have even had Eider duck years
> > ago and that fed four of us handily.
> >
> > I'm outta here, you're the only person known to have fed 10-12 with
> > a single duck !!
>
> For many people, meat is the garnish, not the meal.
>
> Cindy Hamilton
Correct, we get about 3oz each of cooked meat. We also get some fairly
awesome bone broth from the rest plus all the duck fat for other uses.
We are closer in eating to USDA guidelines I guess? I've always heard
USA folks eat more meat at every meal, but I am suprised that a whole
duck doesn't feed 8 to some here. I will grant there is a lot of bone
in a duck, but there still something like 4lbs of meat in a whole duck.
Cooked down, it's 20% fat or so loss. 60oz raw meat drops to 45oz.
Thats 5oz per serving if making 8.
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