duck legs

[hungryone]

Cooler weather has given me an envie for cassoulet...but I want to make my own duck confit. Whole Foods used to carry duck legs, but on my last few visits, I couldn't even find ducks, nevermind just legs. Anyone know of a (local) source for ducks or even just duck legs? TIA.

[Isabella Maja]

Hong Kong Market has plennya ducks!

[hungryone]

Fresh or frozen? Last time I was there looking for ducks, I could only find whole, frozen ones. Are the ducks in the meat case, or over in the poultry-pho-noodles-side case on the wall by the bakery items?

[Isabella Maja]

Well, I only saw frozen. By the bakery area in the frozen case.
But that doesn't mean they don't have fresh ones, as I wasn't looking for one.

Are you looking for just killed ducks?
I don't know any store that sells fresh duck, at least not in the city.

Maybe the Butcher Block could help you, but not sure.

[hungryone]

No, not freshly killed--more like fresh-thawed-previously-frozen (like most poultry). I've never seen frozen packs of just legs, but that would suit my needs as well.

[Yvette]

When you find your duck legs, can you post where you got them along with your recipe. I'm in a cassoulet mood too.

[EatinAintCheatin]

A long shot, but you could call Frank and Marna Brigtsen and ask them where they get their duck. They are super nice people and if Frank has a source he may share that info with you.

[justagirl]

Hong Kong has plenty of duck and duck pieces. WF had fresh whole ducks Saturday night when I was there.

[Isabella Maja]

No, not freshly killed--more like fresh-thawed-previously-frozen (like most poultry). I've never seen frozen packs of just legs, but that would suit my needs as well.

All I have ever seen for the most part is frozen.

Around Thanksgiving & Christmas, I've seen thawed ones.
But I don't remember where.

Just a thought . . . if you are a regular at a specific store, why not ask them to thaw one for you. I'd give it 2 days to go from freezer to refrigerator & thaw out.

Not exactly sure why you don't want to thaw it yourself, but if you asked me in my present situation, I wouldn't be able to myself . . . so just thinking about your original question.

Keep us posted.

[hungryone]

Its not that I don't want to thaw it out, just that I'm looking for the hind ends, not whole ducks. I'd like to confit a dozen legs; what on earth am I going to do with a dozen thawed breasts?