Most people have an oven (and if you don't, you can cook confit on a stovetop), and an oven-safe vessel that can snugly fit a few duck legs submerged in fat. That's all the equipment needed for ...

While restaurants have tubs of rendered duck fat on hand to make large batches of duck confit, the added fat is not necessary when making the “rich and glistening” duck legs at home ...

Confit duck is a marvellous make-ahead dish. After cooking, the confit duck can be cooled and stored, covered in the fat, in an airtight container in the fridge. It will keep for weeks if properly ...

Duck breasts can be quickly pan-fried or grilled. Duck legs can be roasted like chicken legs, or roasted in duck fat, chilled and preserved in the fat as duck confit. FAQs about BBC Food ...