Bespoke Foods Tinned Duck Confit

Bespoke Foods Tinned Duck Confit

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Crook

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234 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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This is a bit of a first world problem however now that this is now NLA are there any similar alternatives?

Please don’t suggest I make my own as thats never going to happen smile

I’ve looked online and there are other alternatives but at a considerable price increase; if it’s worth it then that’s what it is, but I would be grateful if anyone has any advice.

Many thanks.

Super Sonic

7,876 posts

64 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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andyA700

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47 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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Crook

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Saturday 10th August 2024
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Hmm, I’ll pass thanks
ETA the whole tinned thing!


Edited by Crook on Saturday 10th August 12:11

Crook

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andyA700 said:
I saw this and was curious as it has mixed reviews.

What's the marinade bit?

dontlookdown

2,014 posts

103 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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Pop over to France and stock up on a few tins of the real stuff. It lasts for ages unopened.

Great excuse for a weekend there.

Crook

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Saturday 10th August 2024
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The Bespoke foods one was a French import and was really good value and a good product (sold in Partridges, Waitrose etc.)

There's another import I've seen, they also do a cassoulet, but no idea if it's any good: Ignore it's on ebay

Just had a look on Carrefour's website and this looks perfect: https://www.carrefour.fr/p/confit-de-canard-2-cuis... but it's in France and I'm sadly not, nor likely to be for the foreseeable.

I was hoping someone would be able to suggest something that I wasn't aware of scratchchin


Edited by Crook on Saturday 10th August 12:35

oddman

2,976 posts

262 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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Crook said:
Please don’t suggest I make my own as thats never going to happen smile
Ignored

It's so laughably easy to do, it barely counts as cooking. I use it, almost incidentally, to cook game bird and wild duck legs alongside the more complicated recipe I might use for the breast meat and the rest of the carcase.

A few duck legs, a pot or two of duck or goose fat, stock veg, rosemary bay garlic S&P.

S&P the legs the day before cooking (this can be omitted)

Submerge the legs and other ingredients in the fat in a baking dish and cook in a low oven for at least two and a half hours overnight would be fine. Can transfer the whole lot to a big jar if you want the whole French experience. Will keep for weeks in the fridge.

JKRolling

565 posts

112 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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I have purchased other items from this company in the past and found them to be pretty good.

https://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/duck-leg-conf...

Crook

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Saturday 10th August 2024
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JKRolling said:
I have purchased other items from this company in the past and found them to be pretty good.

https://www.finefoodspecialist.co.uk/duck-leg-conf...
Thanks, looks good, I may well give that a try thumbup

Crook

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Saturday 10th August 2024
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oddman said:
Ignored

It's so laughably easy to do, it barely counts as cooking. I use it, almost incidentally, to cook game bird and wild duck legs alongside the more complicated recipe I might use for the breast meat and the rest of the carcase.

A few duck legs, a pot or two of duck or goose fat, stock veg, rosemary bay garlic S&P.

S&P the legs the day before cooking (this can be omitted)

Submerge the legs and other ingredients in the fat in a baking dish and cook in a low oven for at least two and a half hours overnight would be fine. Can transfer the whole lot to a big jar if you want the whole French experience. Will keep for weeks in the fridge.
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Thanks, I have actually done it before but it just stinks the house out too much. Plopping it out of a tin and into the oven is ideal.

Mobile Chicane

21,394 posts

222 months

Saturday 10th August 2024
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The slow cooker works very well for confit duck legs.

You could run an extension cable to outside if you didn't want the smell in the house.

Crook

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Sunday 11th August 2024
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Mobile Chicane said:
The slow cooker works very well for confit duck legs.

You could run an extension cable to outside if you didn't want the smell in the house.
I think that these would be a cheaper solution:
https://www.partridges.co.uk/duck-confit-tin.html

(I don’t have a slow cooker)

andyA700

3,452 posts

47 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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Crook said:
andyA700 said:
I saw this and was curious as it has mixed reviews.

What's the marinade bit?
They do various marinades - plum, orange etc. We have found them to be very tasty, buit not as good as the French tinned versions.

Highandhappy123

16 posts

48 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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Does anyone know why this is no longer available? Used to get in Waitrose and noticed they haven't had for a while

Gord2

51 posts

180 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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French Click have some alternatives: https://www.frenchclick.co.uk/p-1346-mr-duck-confi...

andyA700

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47 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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Gord2 said:
French Click have some alternatives: https://www.frenchclick.co.uk/p-1346-mr-duck-confi...
A bit pricy, but I bet it is good.

Crook

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Sunday 11th August 2024
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Highandhappy123 said:
Does anyone know why this is no longer available? Used to get in Waitrose and noticed they haven't had for a while
No, at first I thought it may be something they’d decided to stop stocking as they have this now Cassoulet also by Empire Bespoke Foods. If you go to their website they don’t show it now. Could be a supplier has gone. It’s a shame as it was a good product at a reasonable price.

I’ll most likely get whatever version Partridges or Selfridges sell next time I’m near.




Highandhappy123

16 posts

48 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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The cassoulet isn't great - the duck was amazing. Used to have it with cheese in a burger bun.
Very annoying it's now hard to get or at a sensible price

soad

33,578 posts

186 months

Sunday 11th August 2024
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The only things to be tinned are spam and corned beef.