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Hair Dryer Cooking: From S'mores To Crispy Duck
Hazen's classic recipe for roast duck contains this unusual twist: Dunk the duck in boiling water and then thoroughly go over it with a hair dryer, Hazen writes in Essentials of Classic Italian.
The result, she says, is duck skin that's "succulent" and "deliciously crisp" but not oily.
We'll explore exactly how the blow dryer helps crisp up poultry skin in a moment. But first, a bit of background — and some fun with chocolate.
A hair dryer with a narrow nozzle melts dark chocolate on top of a graham cracker. Credit: Morgan Walker/NPR