Never tried it. I know it's fatty but what's the meat like?
Thanks in advance.

A dark meat, a bit like duck (and as fatty, though like duck the fat helps keep the meat very moist). Obviously the fat rendered from cooking is great for roast tatties.

It's not great to work with after the event (i.e. no use for butties), but if you can polish it off in a single meal then it's an interesting meat.

I've only tried it a couple of times, and only cooked it once, but I'm not mad-keen on duck and probably less so for goose.

I had it once and don't remember anything about it.

Interesting, as I watched Rick Stein's Food Heroes Christmas special and Matthew Fort served a cold goose salad.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TCSgfLdeTb8

Thanks for replies - looks like the jury's out

Lovely but very expensive. Would rather have a couple ducks

It is really delicious but like others have said is very expensive. I paid £72 last year for one and you don't get much meat on it either.
It is very similar to duck but I actually prefer duck to be honest. Having a rib of beef this year instead.

I think LIDL were selling frozen ones for £12

i love goose, they are expensive but you generally get a lot for your money. the price does make you think twice....but its a Christmas day favourite in our house.

Is the carcass any good for stock? We have one flying in this Christmas.

Goose is expensive because they have to be raised "free range", they are not suitable for intensive rearing methods like chicken and turkeys are.

In saying that a good quality free-range turkey isn't that much cheaper than a goose in our local butchers.

I prefer Swan.

Oh I LOVE goose - so very savoury (a bit like gamey beef). Very tasty. Of course the fat can be used for roast potatoes (makes the best ones). Wish I was having it tomorrow.

we're having goose, OH does it with orage and lime zest. If there are leftovers, we'll do stir fry.

wouldnt try the usual curry, lasgane, sandwiches etc that we'd do with turkey

Not really. You have to skim it a lot, and it's not as tasty as chicken stock.

Remember when roasting it, to put it on a grid inside the roasting tin..... otherwise it literally will end up poaching in its own fat.

Pints of fat will come out of it.

Too expensive. Saw one at £44 in Tesco late Saturday and that was reduced.

I'd say you get very little for your money, there is not much meat on a goose, it's all bone. Delicious but very expensive per ounce of meat, and a single goose won't feed many.

Our goose fed two of us for 2 good sized meals with enough bits and pieces to fill up our 3 dogs (and that isn't easy). It is very rich and we could have had smaller portions than we did. My wife had said she always wanted goose so we gave it a go this.year but I think it will be back to turkey for Christmas 2013.

Sounds about right. A goose is fine for two people if you want something left for later.