I find the whole turkey for thanksgiving thing pretty weird..

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Clocker
i dont like turkey so much either. it actually gets me sleepy

Turkey rocks if you make it correctly. People that don't like it have had the "mom overcooked it, then sliced it and put it back in the oven to keep it warm in order to dry it out further" experience.

A tip: when you cut the breast, do not slice it longways. If you cut it from the short ends it keeps the moisture channels intact and therefore makes for a better tasting turkey.

Oh, and that whole turkey makes you sleepy thing is not true. You're getting sleepy because you're stomach is full:

http://www.snopes.com/food/ingredient/turkey.asp

 

[SonnyDaze]

I like pie. After my turkey of course.

 

[Rastus]

Originally posted by: Clocker
i dont like turkey so much either. it actually gets me sleepy

I see nothing wrong in passing out in an easy chair in front of a TV with a half eaten turkey leg in one hand and turkey grease running down my chin.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: z0mb13
Seriously why the big fuss over turkey during thanksgiving? Chicken IMO is MUCH tastier and easier to cook as well.

Heck lets start a new tradition: suckling roast pig for thanksgiving FTW!!

firstly; why not have a nice smoked ham instead?

secondly; Thanksgiving was in October. Crazy Americans.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Turkey OWNS!!!

 

[BoomerD]

I DO NOT like chicken. Maybe I've had the "opportunity" to have worked in too many chicken processing plants, and chicken "ranches" here in Kahleeforneeya, but IMO, it's one of the dirtyest meats you can eat. Look at the number of salmonella cases each year from "foul fowl"..Almost NONE of those are from turkey.Sure, one turkey case to 1000 chicken cases could be because so much more chicken is consumed, but the numbers of cases are mind-boggling.
Don't believe me, google it yourself.

I give a big :thumbsup: to fresh turkey. Wild Turkey is better, (no, not the bourbon) but is not available everywhere, so most of us have to settle for domestically raised birds. When you can get it, "free-range" turkeys are almost as good as wild, because instead of being cage raised, and fed mash and pellets, they have "roaming priviledges", and forage for bugs and worms in addition to prepared foods.

 

[beemercer]

To be honest, I cant really tell the difference; mainly because I use roughly a quart of gravy.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: beemercer
To be honest, I cant really tell the difference; mainly because I use roughly a quart of gravy.

ack! good turkey does not need anything on it!


best turkey i have had was a farm fresh bird done on my Webber! it was juicy and great.

turkey on grill. yumm

 

[AntisociaL]

I was at a cabin in Michigan this summer out in the woods on quad. I drove through some weeds and had a wild turkey come running out frightened.

This thing was so huge I nearly shat myself, it was the first time I had seen a wild one. It could have feed a few families

 

[beemercer]

Originally posted by: waggy

Originally posted by: beemercer
To be honest, I cant really tell the difference; mainly because I use roughly a quart of gravy.

ack! good turkey does not need anything on it!


turkey on grill. yumm

Agreed, but since every year my relatives manage to fck up the turkey, I end up using lots of gravy.

 

[HomeAppraiser]

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: Clocker
i dont like turkey so much either. it actually gets me sleepy

Most foods contain a chemcial called "triptophan"(sp)... it makes you tired. Turkey just happens to contain a hell of a lot of it.

That's why you serve it, makes dinner with the relatives bearable.

 

[waggy]

Originally posted by: HomeAppraiser

Originally posted by: Injury

Originally posted by: Clocker
i dont like turkey so much either. it actually gets me sleepy

Most foods contain a chemcial called "triptophan"(sp)... it makes you tired. Turkey just happens to contain a hell of a lot of it.

That's why you serve it, makes dinner with the relatives bearable.

and here i thought it was all the beer i drink

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
I was at a cabin in Michigan this summer out in the woods on quad. I drove through some weeds and had a wild turkey come running out frightened.

This thing was so huge I nearly shat myself, it was the first time I had seen a wild one. It could have feed a few families

We're getting those things around my house too. At night, I'll hear "WHOBBLEWHOBBLEWHOBBLE" out in the woods- scares the crap out of ya

They're litterally the size of a small bear too.

 

[Iron Woode]

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
I was at a cabin in Michigan this summer out in the woods on quad. I drove through some weeds and had a wild turkey come running out frightened.

This thing was so huge I nearly shat myself, it was the first time I had seen a wild one. It could have feed a few families

We're getting those things around my house too. At night, I'll hear "WHOBBLEWHOBBLEWHOBBLE" out in the woods- scares the crap out of ya

They're litterally the size of a small bear too.

are you sure its not the Hamburglar?

Robble! Robble!

 

[Fritzo]

Originally posted by: Iron Woode

Originally posted by: Fritzo

Originally posted by: AntisociaL
I was at a cabin in Michigan this summer out in the woods on quad. I drove through some weeds and had a wild turkey come running out frightened.

This thing was so huge I nearly shat myself, it was the first time I had seen a wild one. It could have feed a few families

We're getting those things around my house too. At night, I'll hear "WHOBBLEWHOBBLEWHOBBLE" out in the woods- scares the crap out of ya

They're litterally the size of a small bear too.

are you sure its not the Hamburglar?

Robble! Robble!

Nope..this was about 8 octaves higher. Might have been his wife.