Duck leg

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82°CUnlike the breast, cook this one fully through.

Cook to this all the way through

Safe minimum 72°CLivsmedelsverket

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On the grill

Duck leg is dark, fatty, and full of connective tissue — none of the pink-serving logic of the breast applies here. Cook it low and slow until it is genuinely tender.

Indirect heat for the bulk of the cook renders the fat gradually; a direct finish crisps the skin once the meat is already done.