Thanksgiving question

simple... chickens are small, go 'cluck cluck', and taste good.
Turkeys are a bit bigger, go 'gobble gobble', and taste dry and nasty.

There's a reason we only eat turkeys once a year... and have you ever heard of the chain restaurant 'kentucky fried turkey'? I think not, and with good reason. :p:thumbsup:
 
simple... chickens are small, go 'cluck cluck', and taste good.
Turkeys are a bit bigger, go 'gobble gobble', and taste dry and nasty.

There's a reason we only eat turkeys once a year... and have you ever heard of the chain restaurant 'kentucky fried turkey'? I think not, and with good reason. :p:thumbsup:

:lolup: Nope, anyone else?
 
Normally we do both but only at Xmas time.

We will have two turkeys, 3-4 chickens and 2-3 legs of ham with all the fixings.

we get about 30 odd people for xmas time it's great.

The kids really love it.
 
Also, a wild turkey will do almost as much damage to your vehicle when it flies into it as a deer will when it runs into it. There are a lot more feathers on a turkey than on a chicken. :D
 
I can think of only similarities - both have tryptophan, both are cute when they're babies, both good with lettuce and mayo, and both afraid of axes!

Oh wait, here's a difference - if you call someone a chicken, you think they're a coward - if you call them a turkey, you think they're a loser. :p
 
simple... chickens are small, go 'cluck cluck', and taste good.
Turkeys are a bit bigger, go 'gobble gobble', and taste dry and nasty.

There's a reason we only eat turkeys once a year... and have you ever heard of the chain restaurant 'kentucky fried turkey'? I think not, and with good reason. :p:thumbsup:

You really must come for dinner at my house. One of the secrets to not having a dry and nasty turkey is to begin cooking it upside down, so the breast meat doesn't overcook, and the lovely juices drip into it. Then turn it breast side up for the last hour so you get a nicely crisped skin. Silicone mitts work well for this, or a couple of clean plastic bags over regular ones.
 
The upside down turkey cooking idea sounds like it would actually come out amazing!!! I am going to try to convince my sister-in-law to do this with our turkey :)

Thanks Jas!
 
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You really must come for dinner at my house. One of the secrets to not having a dry and nasty turkey is to begin cooking it upside down, so the breast meat doesn't overcook, and the lovely juices drip into it. Then turn it breast side up for the last hour so you get a nicely crisped skin. Silicone mitts work well for this, or a couple of clean plastic bags over regular ones.

I never thought I would learn how to cook a turkey here at Casinomeister.
Brilliant idea Jasminebed. Cannot wait for Xmas lunch now.:D
 
When I lived in Phoenix one of the trends was doing a deep fried turkey. I've never actually tried it but it's supposed to be really yummy. Although it can be pretty dangerous, we'd always hear lots of fire trucks around Thanksgiving!
 
One of the secrets to not having a dry and nasty turkey is to begin cooking it upside down, so the breast meat doesn't overcook, and the lovely juices drip into it. Then turn it breast side up for the last hour so you get a nicely crisped skin. Silicone mitts work well for this, or a couple of clean plastic bags over regular ones.

I don't celebrate Thanksgiving but i do love cooking turkey once in a while. Thank you for this valuable advice :)
 
I cooked our Thanksgiving turkey upside down for the first couple of hours on Thanksgiving.

I had not idea how difficult it would be to flip it back over but let me tell you it was definitely worth it!

It was the most tender turkey I have ever had in my life :) Thanks so much for helping my impress my family
 

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