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Average Weight 3.5kg (average 7 Pounds) Grain and Oatmeal Fed. Unstuffed, uncooked, giblet free.
Cooking Suggestion: Calculate the cooking time (see tips, below).
You will end up with at least a liter of luscious fat - save this for the potatoes and other veg. At the end of the cooking time, leave to rest for at least 30 mins, covered loosely with foil. The bird will not go cold, but will be moist and much easier to carve.
Roasting times: Cook for 10 mins at 240C/fan 220C/gas 9, then reduce to 190C/fan 170C/gas 5 and cook for 20 mins per kg for medium-rare, 32 mins per kg for more well-done, plus 30 mins resting.
How to carve: Goose breasts are shallow, so take a sharp, long thin-bladed knife and angle it at about 90 degrees to the breastbone, carving from the neck end. Detach the legs, then slice off the thigh meat.