Turkey Day - Roast or Fried?

[theknight571]

I've had 'em Roasted, Fried and BBQ'd. Never a smoked one though.

Allways turns out drier than chalk.

I would vote for no Turkey at all.... unless someone in my family (including me) can learn how to prepare one properly.

 

[TehMac]

BBQ ftw!

 

[RapidSnail]

What's this "Turkey Day" you speak of? Oh wait, you mean Thanksgiving.

 

[Otaking]

I had a Cajun Fried Turkey from Popeye's last year... ended up being dry and non-flavorful.

Maybe they cooked it wrong, but if that's how a fried turkey tastes like, I'm all for a normal Roasted Turkey.

 

[zoiks]

Can you smoke a turkey indoors? I know this is a stupid question but then I've never tried smoking any kind of food.

 

[Howard]

http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_8389,00.html

 

[cjmtfd102401]

My fiance had me buy two turkeys the other day. I know he will be frying one, I am not sure what his plans to do with the second one. I guess I will find out on Thursday.

 

[Thraxen]

I absolutely love turkey. Fried, smoked, oven roasted... it's all good. I've only had fried once, maybe twice, and it was very good. But I think I still prefer smoked overall. Actually, I'd like to have one of each, but I'd choose smoked if I could only have one.

BTW, why isn't smoked in the options?

 

[Saulbadguy]

Originally posted by: zoiks
Can you smoke a turkey indoors? I know this is a stupid question but then I've never tried smoking any kind of food.

If you own a smokehouse.

 

[pontifex]

Originally posted by: stogez
Once you've had good fried turkey, you never want to go back to roasted

yeah, the last few years we've had fried turkey (fried in peanut oil i think) and it tastes so much better.

 

[Spydermag68]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Spydermag68
Smoke FTW!

I did that lase year and that is what I am doing this year

what kind of wood and what temps? I've smoked chickens before...wasn't impressed. Been meaning to try a turkey.

The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

 

[AbsolutDealage]

Last couple of years we've done 1 roasted and 1 smoked. This year I'm roasting and frying.

 

[Dirigible]

One of each. Means no one needs to wake up super early to start a big bird roasting. Smaller bird in the oven -> quicker cooking time. Another bird in the fryer 'cause I hear it's good and the pictures of turkey fryer grease fires are cool. Wish me luck!

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: TXHokie
Second year I'm trying Fried turkey this year. Last year didn't come out to well - over cooked.

Added - Both

taste the same to me (i dont eat the skin).

same w/roasted chicken and fried chicken. if u remove the skin, they both taste the same.

but i suppose there is some fun in watching a whole turkey submersed into boiling oil...

 

[OVERKILL]

Smoked turkey :thumbsup:

 

[vi edit]

Originally posted by: spidey07

Originally posted by: Spydermag68
Smoke FTW!

I did that lase year and that is what I am doing this year

what kind of wood and what temps? I've smoked chickens before...wasn't impressed. Been meaning to try a turkey.

Apple or Cherry wood and smoked at around 250 for 4-6 hours. The trick is to let the smoke wood burn off for an hour before putting your bird on there. Otherwise it will come out *too* smokey tasting.

 

[beemercer]

I always have had roasted, but I want to try fried.

 

[Atheus]

Roast > all.

I am the only person to vote what's thanksgiving... *shrug*, how am I supposed to know?

 

[waggy]

I have NEVEr had fried. but the best turkey i have ever had was done on my Webber. yumm it was fricken great.

 

[KoolDrew]

I'd love to try fried turkey some day...but until that day comes it'll have to be old fashioned oven roasted. yep yep.

 

[Leros]

Honey smoked ham ftw, poultry sucks.

 

[beemercer]

Originally posted by: Leros
Honey smoked ham ftw, poultry sucks.

Bah, swine.

 

[rgwalt]

I fry turkeys for tailgates, and I eat other people's turkeys for Thanksgiving, which have always been roasted. If I was doing a Thanksgiving dinner I would fry a bird. I can cook a 15 pound bird in about an hour... you can't beat that!!!

I like both roasted and fried, but on the whole I find the fried birds are jucier and more tasty. I have roasted birds before, and I typically brine them before hand. My roasted birds are very good, arguably better than my fried birds. The problem with the fried birds is in the temperature control... I can hit the right temperature when I roast a bird much more easily than I can with a fried bird. This essentially means that a fried bird has more of a tendency to be over cooked than roasted bird.

R

 

[loup garou]

I like to do both.

 

[ponyo]

I like fried turkey.

We don't cook our own turkey on Turkey Day. We always pickup our cooked turkey and ham from HoneyBaked store every year. Whole Cajun style fried turkey and 7lb HoneyBaked ham for $80. No stress for my wife and saves me lot of time.