Speaking of turkey, how is yours going to be cooked?

[glen]

I brine a goose, ala Good Eats. I make a chestnut dressing on the side. Use a Polder thermometer that stays in the turkey and tells me when it's the right temp. Highly recommended.

 

[Hayabusa Rider]

Originally posted by: glen
I brine a goose, ala Good Eats. I make a chestnut dressing on the side. Use a Polder thermometer that stays in the turkey and tells me when it's the right temp. Highly recommended.

Do ya really? Never cooked a goose, no pun intended.

 

[Kanalua]

Alton Brown is the bomb...

 

[silverpig]

We jam our 30 lb turkey in the oven and bake the sucker.

 

[Kanalua]

My grandma is going to cook it...
yum.....

and a $50 ham on the side....oh boy....

 

[Yossarian]

Originally posted by: rgwalt
This year I'm going to make a turducken (thats a chicken in a duck in a turkey), and I plan to fry it.

wtf?? Why not stuff all those into an ostrich while you're at it.

 

[Anubis]

we are makin 2. 1 is bein cooked in teh over the "Traditional" way the other is being FRIED. man i love fried turney. is so good so moist

 

[GoodToGo]

Flamethrower ought to do the trick.

 

[glen]

Originally posted by: Hayabusarider

Originally posted by: glen
I brine a goose, ala Good Eats. I make a chestnut dressing on the side. Use a Polder thermometer that stays in the turkey and tells me when it's the right temp. Highly recommended.

Do ya really? Never cooked a goose, no pun intended.

Yeah.
Look up Alton's duck instructions, but use a goose, it is the same thing as far as cooking goes.

 

[JC]

Cooking it on my XP. Starting tomorrow, should be done by Thursday

 

[Jugernot]

Not celebrating this year... I'm kind of to the point that I hate the holidays. Everything is so damned commericalized now... Not gonna celebrate Christmas either.

Aren't I a depressing mofo?

Jugs

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: PipBoy

Originally posted by: rgwalt
This year I'm going to make a turducken (thats a chicken in a duck in a turkey), and I plan to fry it.

wtf?? Why not stuff all those into an ostrich while you're at it.

An ostrich eh? Not a bad idea! Stupid birds...

Ryan

 

[AlienCraft]

By someone else....

 

[Zenmervolt]

My mother does a traditional baked turkey, and my father puts a smaller turkey on the Webber charcoal grill. The grilled turkey is amazing; dad throws in a few hickory chips and some wine in a drip pan and the bird picks up the flavours. Yum.

ZV

 

[Hamburgerpimp]

On the Beach in Baha, Mexico.

 

[eakers]

how do you find something big enough to deep fry a turkey in?

 

[rgwalt]

Originally posted by: eakers
how do you find something big enough to deep fry a turkey in?

Go to your local super-store (Wal-Mart, etc) and buy a turkey frier. They consist of a very large pot, a burner, and a stand. They run off of propane. They are also very handy for other things, like boiling 10lbs of potatoes at once, or cooking 4 gallons of chili.

Ryan

 

[Fireman]

I cook mine like this!

 

[jamison]

One 16 pounder in the oven and one 21 pounder smoked.

 

[linuxboy]

I thought about it and here's what I think I'll do this year:


medium sized bird (11-15 pounds)
I will make a jam out of persimmons, cranberries, a tad of grape, and kumquat rind. Use that as a glaze.

No stuffing except for potatoes, white raisins, dried cranberried, roasted hazelnuts and some of the glaze again only with nutmeg and cloves added (tiny bit).

I think I will cook it by first soaking in a buttermilk/brine solution for a few hours (naturally this will include smashed garlic cloves) and inject the brine into the breast. Regular oven works fine, so why not. Use a towel/cloth to put on the breast to make sure it keeps moist, as I dislike dry white meat. Cooking time will vary, so I'll check temperature by the bone and then glaze the top for the last 30 minutes or so to let all the skin have a nice finish, and also to let the juices mix so I can make gravy and sauce for the veggies.

Serve with persimmon slices and stuffing.


mmmm


Cheers !

 

[yakko]

I don't eat turkey.

 

[Luden]

Deep fried turkey is the best I've ever had but we always bake ours.

 

[deftron]

I think I'll jive my turkey this year.

 

[b0mbrman]

Deep-fried here. My cousin-in-law has been doing it for years.

I was skeptical at first but it tastes pretty good.