Duck Guides

With our duck guides, you'll learn to break down your bird, dry-age your meat, render the fat, and prepare a traditional French confit in no time.

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How to Make Classic Duck Confit

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How to Render Duck Fat and Make Crispy Quacklings in One Shot

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How to Dry-Age Duck at Home

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How to Break Down Whole Ducks Like a Pro

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How to Get the Most Dang for Your Duck: A (Very) Serious Eats Project

The Right Way to Use a Meat Thermometer

Explore Duck Guides

Duck confit being pulled out of a pot

What The Heck Is Confit? | Ask The Food Lab

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Guaydtiaao Bpet Dtoon (Thai Duck Noodle Soup)

Medium-rare duck breast sliced and served on a plate with orange wedges

Pan-Seared Duck Breast With Orange Pan Sauce

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Crispy Koji Duck Confit With Garlicky Duck-Fat Rice and Umeboshi Recipe

Crispy golden roasted duck crown sliced

Dry-Aged Roast Duck Breast Recipe

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Crispy Duck Cracklings With Za'atar and Sea Salt Recipe

Turducken carved and ready to serve

The Ultimate Turducken Recipe

Sliced seared sous vide duck breast on a white plate with sauce and sautéed greens.

Sous Vide Duck Breast

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Brown Duck Stock Recipe

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Rich Red Wine Duck Jus Recipe

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Break Out Your Nonstick Skillet for the Best Crispy Duck Leg Confit

Duck Tongue Recipe

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Crispy Duck Confit With Mixed Bitter Greens Salad Recipe

Two confit duck legs, cooked sous vide and then seared, on a white plate set on a wooden tabletop with a gray napkin and glass of water on the side.

Sous Vide Duck Confit Recipe

A leg of koji duck confit is held above the surface of the duck fat it was cooked in.

Koji Duck Confit Recipe

Foie Gras Torchon Recipe

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Seared Duck Breast With Prosciutto, Sage, and Peaches Recipe

Cherries, rhubarb, and raw duck livers

The Nasty Bits: Sautéed Duck Livers with Rhubarb and Cherry Sauce Recipe

Closeup of a sliced duck breast pastrami on a wooden cutting board

Duck Pastrami Recipe

A bowl of Cantonese roast duck soup with noodles

3-Step Cantonese Roast Duck Soup Noodles

Pineapple Duck Curry

Pineapple Duck Curry From 'Everyday Thai Cooking'

Closeup of Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce.

Sweet-Tart Duck Breasts With Fresh Cherry Sauce

Whole roasted Peking duck with plum sauce and cucumbers.

Peking Duck with Mandarin Pancakes and Plum Sauce

Gizzards Galore Recipe

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Scooped: Duck Fat Caramel Soy Sauce Ice Cream Recipe

Sunday Supper: Seared Duck Breast and Apricot Compote Recipe

Thai Spicy Duck Salad Recipe

Crispy duck fat-fried fingerling potatoes

Extra Crispy Duck Fat-Fried Fingerling Potatoes Recipe

Harold Dieterle's Duck Larb Recipe

A bowl of duck pho.

Duck Phở Recipe | Cook the Book

Duck and Fig Terrine

Duck Terrine With Figs From 'My Paris Kitchen'

Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck Recipe

Crispy Duck with Blackberry Gastrique, Roasted Pearl Onions, and Israeli Cous-Cous Recipe

Sausage and Sauerkraut Stew with Duck Fat Dumplings Recipe

Chicken or Duck Liver Mousse Recipe

Slow-Roasted Duck Leg and Crunchy Root Vegetable Salad Recipe

Pappardelle With Duck Ragu From 'Roberta's'

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Nigel Slater's Duck with Figs and Barolo

French in a Flash: Rustic Roast Duck with New Potatoes, Sugar Snaps, and Spring Onions Recipe

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Roast Duck Shooter's-Style Sandwich With Pickled Carrots, Daikon, Cucumber, and Hoisin Sauce Recipe

Melissa Clark's Seared Duck Breast with Garam Masala and Grapes

Closeup of a duck burger with pickled fennel and prune mayonnaise, ready to be assembled with the top half of a brioche bun.

Duck Burgers With Pickled Fennel and Prune Mayonnaise Recipe

How to Pan Sear Foie Gras

Kamo Nanban Soba

Kamo Nanban Soba From 'Japanese Soul Cooking'

Tea Smoked Rotisserie Duck | Grilling

Two duck confit legs in a skillet.

Traditional Duck Confit

A plate of crispy duck and bitter greens.

11 Duck Recipes With Perfect Preparation and Pairings

Duck à l'Orange

Duck à l'Orange Recipe

Duck of Paradise Recipe

Peppered Duck Breasts With Cherry-Port Sauce Recipe

French in a Flash: Slow-Roasted Duck Leg and Crunchy Root Vegetable Salad

Peppered Duck Breasts with Cherry-Port Sauce | Grilling