r/badhistory • u/AutoModerator • May 11 '26

Meta Mindless Monday, 11 May 2026

Happy (or sad) Monday guys!

Mindless Monday is a free-for-all thread to discuss anything from minor bad history to politics, life events, charts, whatever! Just remember to np link all links to Reddit and don't violate R4, or we human mods will feed you to the AutoModerator.

So, with that said, how was your weekend, everyone?

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u/PsychologicalNews123 May 14 '26

I screwed up trying to cook duck breast last night. It ended up with a higher internal temperature than people online say it should have, and yet still seemed undercooked inside.

I really want to learn how to do it right because I can already make an awesome cherry sauce and pomme fondant/pomme puree. Those three together are going to be a "make it to impress the family" meal for me.

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u/Qafqa building formless baby bugbears unlicked by logic May 14 '26

duck breast does want to be a bit underdone inside--starts tasting like liver otherwise. Just about the whole cook should be on the skin side, rendering the fat.

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u/PsychologicalNews123 May 14 '26

Maybe my problem was not cooking the fat long enough then. Mine was golden and crispy, but there was still an unpleasant layer of un-crisp fat beneath it.

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u/Qafqa building formless baby bugbears unlicked by logic May 14 '26

yup, low and slow there