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Turkey Panic
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AustinQ | Report | 13 Dec 2016 16:52 |
I am not a huge meat eater- in fact I only started eating meat a few years ago. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:00 |
Well we get ours from the local butcher .you can select all white meat or mixed which will be different prices |
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KathleenBell | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:01 |
I haven't cooked for the last three years as we now go out to a restaurant for Christmas Lunch, but before that I always bought a turkey crown (either from Asda or M&S.). |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:25 |
It's not much different from cooking a chicken, except it takes longer! Make sure you baste it during cooking as it can be dry. I prefer fresh, from a local butcher, but frozen is OK as long as defrosted correctly. Don't think the flavour is as good though. If people like dark (leg) meat (I do!) then get a whole bird, not a crown. A butcher can also give you an idea of the size you'll need too. Check online or in magazines for temperatures if you're using a meat thermometer. There's an article in this month's Sainsburys magazine. |
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AustinQ | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:32 |
Shirley, I don't even know where the closest butchers is!! (I feel such an inadequate meat eater!) However, having an boneless turkey does appeal. I might look into it, although it sounds like it could be an expensive option? |
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Von | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:44 |
http://www.deliaonline.com/recipes/occasions/christmas/christmas-main-courses/traditional-roast-turkey-with-pork-sage-and-onion-stuffing |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 13 Dec 2016 17:45 |
Cook the (notional) stuffing separately, if you cram it in the turkey it becomes very thick, needs to cook longer which dries the outer m\at off. Put some oddments in the cavity, raisins,, chopped mushrooms even tinned!, lemon juice, whatever |
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AustinQ | Report | 13 Dec 2016 18:21 |
Sheila, just looking at a whole load of turkey cooking advice on-line.....it's loaded with stuff that's so confusing. But... |
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AustinQ | Report | 13 Dec 2016 18:24 |
Rollo!! don't confuse my head!! Turkey is adventurous for me!! |
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InspectorGreenPen | Report | 13 Dec 2016 18:52 |
Some chefs now agree that if you try cook it whole, the breast type meat is dried out whilst the legs etc are still half done and slimy. Under cook it and you risk getting salmonella. |
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Elizabeth2469049 | Report | 13 Dec 2016 18:55 |
Rollo - the Russian doll system, should be careful, some of the fanciful recipes using four or five birds, sounds fun but they need a long cook to get the inmost birds cooked thoroughly enough to avoid food poisoning - so very difficult to keep the outer layers from drying out! |
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SheilaSomerset | Report | 13 Dec 2016 19:30 |
I've never had a problem with cooking an unjointed turkey. You can always cover the breast with foil until the last part of cooking so it doesn't get too brown. I find just a load of breast meat (crown) very unappealing and think the legs make the whole bird juicier and tastier. |
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supercrutch | Report | 13 Dec 2016 20:45 |
I have always cooked the whole turkey or crown for 1/4 of the cooking time (usually the 3rd 1/4) breast side down. |
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AnninGlos | Report | 13 Dec 2016 21:45 |
Well a couple of years back we had a bronze frozen turkey from Tesco, other years at daughters we have had a local (to her) fresh turkey. I can honestly say both were equally good. The frozen bird of course must be completely defrosted. You can find defrosting and cooking times on line. |
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Kay???? | Report | 13 Dec 2016 22:14 |
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Joeva | Report | 13 Dec 2016 22:56 |
If you're not confident about cooking a whole turkey AustinQ, why not buy one from a butcher and ask for it to be boned and rolled ..... easy - peasy :-) |
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PricklyHolly | Report | 13 Dec 2016 23:28 |
Go for it Austin. I am sure it will all be fine. |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 13 Dec 2016 23:46 |
I (like Sue) tend to cook turkey breast side down for at least the first half of the duration. |
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Sharron | Report | 14 Dec 2016 00:26 |
Bleh!!! |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 14 Dec 2016 10:16 |
Both my daughters did! :-D |
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