If you buy a frozen farm raised duck from the grocery instead
of shooting your own, you should drop it in boiling water to
cover and when it comes back to a boil, leave it for 7 minutes.
Remove from the water, pat it completely dry with paper towel
and use a hand held hair dryer on it for another 7 minutes.

Farm raised duck has WAY too much girdled fat, the boiling and
hair dryer heating causes the pores in the duck's skin to open
wide so that the fat ooozes out into the roasting pan during
cooking to make the beginnings of a great gravy instead of
staying in the duck to make greasy meat.

Just another helpful hint that will annoy someone, or better
yet a good many someones. ;-)

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Ken Fortenberry