Whoa!!!! That is NOT the official position!

[quote=RealNC post_id=140574 time=1701108898 user_id=914]
Last time I had a Thanksgiving was in Germany around 97 or so. I had no clue what it was even about (still don't, now that I think about it,) but I remember eating till I almost puked. Too bad there's no Thanksgiving in Greece though.
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Its about killing off the Indians, er Native Americans.

Last time I had a Thanksgiving was in Germany around 97 or so. I had no clue what it was even about (still don't, now that I think about it,) but I remember eating till I almost puked. Too bad there's no Thanksgiving in Greece though.

[quote=Jizaboz post_id=140557 time=1700967432 user_id=910]
Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving.[/quote]
That was just an ordinary day, although we got jellied cranberry sauce and stuffing as part of lunch. It's today, specifically, that I'm more concerned about. (Hint, hint.)

The Butterball turkey turned out perfect as usual!

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I just rub softened butter all over it, add salt, pepper, poultry seasoning and rosemary to the outside. Then on the inside I throw in a few garlic cloves, onion, and apple slices. Throw it into a cooking bag and cook for 2 1/2 hours (16 pound turkey) and it comes out like this.

Today we ate the legs. I no longer eat the legs the day of cooking the turkey. Instead, days later I wrap them in foil and squirt them with a bit of liquid smoke and throw in the oven about 45 minutes on convection bake. Then I unwrap them and cook another 15 minutes on a cooking sheet to get the skin nice and crispy :smile:

Hope you all had a good Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to all of us!

I am doing this for Thanksgiving this year. Or, Christ, earlier. Less competition from the jackals?

Thaw it on the counter in plastic wrap. It works for fish

[quote="Ice Cream Jonsey" post_id=125598 time=1638690315 user_id=3]
CO, is it possible to buy one of those turkeys right now? I got fucked on Thanksgiving, I stayed at home (no invites) by myself and as I come out of this funk I realize I'm an adult and can buy a turkey at any time. But where??
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Dude Walmart and local grocery stores still got mad Butterballs at 99 cents a pound. Just plan on thawing it for a week in the fridge.

CO, is it possible to buy one of those turkeys right now? I got fucked on Thanksgiving, I stayed at home (no invites) by myself and as I come out of this funk I realize I'm an adult and can buy a turkey at any time. But where??

Haha true! If reincarnation is true, coming back as a beef cow in Japan is a good trade if the test scales tip to the less than human value.

Plus you would need a large pot for all his mistresses, too.

[quote=Jizaboz post_id=104906 time=1575501118 user_id=910]
[img]https://i.kym-cdn.com/photos/images/facebook/000/971/Wow, I thought I was a madman for spending about 60$ on a raw prime rib roast every Christmas lol[/quote]No, that's not mad, it's just what a prime rib roast costs almost anywhere. Mad would be something like a Kobe rib roast which would probably cost a grand or more.

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But it least it looks like it you cooked it good!

Wow, I thought I was a madman for spending about 60$ on a raw prime rib roast every Christmas lol

Pinback, we are not laughing at anyone's financial choices here on the internet. I have at least two purchases recently which were objectively dogshit, and what CO did here was for FLAVOR.

Are you against flavor?

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283 including shipping which was 80 by itself. I could have driven to Fresno to pick up but that would have cost $60 in gas with the guzzler I've got now.

Was it in the neighborhood of $300? Point taken if you feel you can do stuff to the bird to make a less expensive one more delicious. But nobody should shame you here. This is a BBS with people all over the country and the cost of living in America is weirdly all over the map.

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Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving! I named this Heritage Turkey as Tom (since I'm pretty sure it was a male). This year we changed up a little bit, in addition to stuffing with onions and scallions, we added a bit of citrus stuffed in the bird. I mean, who doesn't like lemon + something chicken so why not turkey? The lemons and one orange added just the slightest bit of citrus flavor to the meat and more importantly the broth and then gravy. Took this guy out at 170 degrees because we really prefer a bird that is cooked well enough that the legs wiggle when you shake them.

Once agein the flavor was awesome, white meat is really good but this time the dark meat is the real star. Literally melts in the mouth, the moisture in the meat bursts into the mouth and the flavor is like a bird shouldn't ever achieve. The gravy is the real star of what happened here because of the layers of flavor it brings.

Here's the problem here: the price went up this year. I won't mention the actual price here because I don't want to be called a yuppie or something but I really did have some hesitation about going through with it this year.

Verdict: probably the last year we'll be doing the Heritage Turkey thing for awhile. While it's a great experience and I don't regret doing it because the turkey is literally the center of the Thanksgiving experience, the price has risen to the point where I'm not sure it's worth the extravagance. For a fraction of the cost we could get a fresh or organic bird and I'm starting to think that what we do with the bird is more important than what the bird is.

So . . . goodbye Heritage Turkey Thread.

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