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SusanW



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 9:27 pm    Post subject: Pressure cooking duck? Reply with quote

Alton Brown's duck recipe calls for steaming a quartered duck for about 45 minutes then finishing in a very hot cast iron pan/450 oven. Works great. Here is my question--do you think I can achieve the same result by pressure steaming for 15 minutes before the hot finish? Kinda hate to waste a duck by testing, want to noodle through the science first. Thanks!
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Dilbert



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PostPosted: Mon Apr 26, 2010 10:25 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

the higher pressure cooker temp might make it a bit tougher - but it'll certainly cook . . .
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Jim Cooley



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 2:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I pressure cook fryers all the time and the result is great. Perfect way to cook breasts and the like for chicken salad.

I think the temp at full pressure is only about 250° F, not that much higher than 212 to make toughening much of an issue.
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SusanW



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 3:37 pm    Post subject: Pressure cooking duck? Reply with quote

It's interesting that you raise the issue of toughening...I thought one of the advantages of pressure cooking was tenderizing.
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Dilbert



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 7:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

>>advantages of pressure cooking was tenderizing.

true, but more so as home "pressure cooking" is inherently a "wet" process.

the more typical advantage is "faster-while-wet" - i.e. being able to make boiling water hotter.

most proteins get "harder / tougher" when over-heated (wet or dry) - Jim has some practice so I defer to his experience.
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SusanW



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PostPosted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 9:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks to both of you--I may try this with PART of my duck Smile
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