Cooking a Turkey

[sleazye]

frying a turkey is pretty unhealthy, isn't it?

Not any more unhealthy than your standard turkey. The meat doesn't absorb any of the oil. The delicious skin isn't the most healthy thing, but as long as you let it sit, a lot of the oil will run off.

Remember, when you roast the turkey you are using a lot of butter, so the frying of the skin isn't any worse for you. You can even use the remaining peanut oil over and over again since the turkey absorbs so little of it.

Oh and don't forget to brine the turkey in salt water overnight. Still a much easier process than the roast.

[Koolblue13]

Damn...that sounds great! What is this Duck Bacon that you speak of?

I agree about the pop-up thermometer.

When injecting, you only inject the bird in a couple of places, (breast and thighs), the trick is to slowly pull the injector up, and move it around in different directions as you inject. When you pull it out, (cue the laughter), pinch and massage the hole. It will shut and leaking juices won't be an issue.

Sliced Duck Breast, the same way they slice pig gut to make bacon. It's absolutely incredible. Duck fat over hog fat and that's saying something.

Forget the injector and whatever sick **** you are doing to that bird. There is no way to stop the juices from getting out.

Brine a natural bird in a saline solution for 12 to 24 hours. Put herbs and garlic and whatever flavors you want into the brine and soak that bird, while leaving no holes.

You have to be sure to get on from a small butcher and not the grocery store, because those disgusting water balls are full of nasty artificial juices, that take a bland piece of sad excuse for an animal and turn it into a fake barely edible hunk of palate insulting meat.

[Koolblue13]

frying a turkey is pretty unhealthy, isn't it?

IMO, fried turkey is only for those who can't successfully roast a turkey.

Way over rated IMO.

And smoked turkey, like the legs you see at carnivals, just tastes like second rate ham.

[motorhead]

Is stuffing the Turkey vastly overrated?

Yes. Balls are much better!

I like to inject bird with garlic and herb. Now that's some good dead bird right there.

[Skinsfan1311]

Sliced Duck Breast, the same way they slice pig gut to make bacon. It's absolutely incredible. Duck fat over hog fat and that's saying something.

Forget the injector and whatever sick **** you are doing to that bird. There is no way to stop the juices from getting out.

Brine a natural bird in a saline solution for 12 to 24 hours. Put herbs and garlic and whatever flavors you want into the brine and soak that bird, while leaving no holes.

You have to be sure to get on from a small butcher and not the grocery store, because those disgusting water balls are full of nasty artificial juices, that take a bland piece of sad excuse for an animal and turn it into a fake barely edible hunk of palate insulting meat.

Thanks! I'll have to try the duck bacon.

I've brined a few birds and that's a great method to help infuse flavor. Thanks for the tips!

[joeknows]

you absolutely CAN put the stuffing in the bird....... safe eating temperature of poultry is 180 f ........... so long as the stuffing reaches that temp it is safe to eat

cook the turkey breast down as the juices fall to the breast...

flip for the last hour to bronze the skin

[Kosher Ham]

you absolutely CAN put the stuffing in the bird....... safe eating temperature of poultry is 180 f ........... so long as the stuffing reaches that temp it is safe to eat

cook the turkey breast down as the juices fall to the breast...

flip for the last hour to bronze the skin

180 ? Where did you get that from ?

[SnyderShrugged]

Zoony, As others have said, Frying it is definietly the most delicious method that I've used, and i've made our Turkey every year since I was 16.

It's easy too!

Normally, I will inject it with some form of marinade (Garlic Herb, lemmon pepper, etc) about 24 hrs before cooking. I also rub adobo seasoning liberally on the whole outside.

Then we use peanut oil (which is safest and most tasty too)

Fry it about 10 min per lb

You will be the hero for the day and everyone will have multiple helpings!

You can get an inexpensive fryer at Walmart for under $40. Though, my dad uses an electric version that has a thermostat which is a little easier, but a tad more expensive.

Please trust me on this! You cant go wrong this way and it will make dinner much easier and better tasting than the traditional baking method

[HighOnHendrix]

My mother accidentally discovered one year that if you cook it "upside" down, it makes the white meat very juicy instead of all dried up like usual. Makes sense. If you put the breast down, the juices run into it on their way down. It's really good.

[Koolblue13]

you absolutely CAN put the stuffing in the bird....... safe eating temperature of poultry is 180 f ........... so long as the stuffing reaches that temp it is safe to eat

cook the turkey breast down as the juices fall to the breast...

flip for the last hour to bronze the skin

If you cook the stuffing inside of the bird to 180, the meat will be like the Turkey in Christmas Vacation.

Cooking a turkey upside down isn't as good, either. Braised turkey will taste off.

[Skinsfan1311]

the meat will be like the Turkey in Christmas Vacation.

[zoony]

I'm on a quest for a roasting pan. Just ordered one off amazon.com but had to cancel b/c they couldn't ship in time . Of course they couldn't tell me that until AFTER I placed the order


Any advice on a roasting pan? They seem to range from $29.99 to $199.99 for the All-Clad

[sleazye]

safe eating temperature of poultry is 180 f ........... so long as the stuffing reaches that temp it is safe to eat

If you were to follow this advice... wait for it

You'd be the turkey

[China]

If you've never deep fried a turkey before, make sure you don't do something stupid like overfilling the fryer, or sticking in a frozen bird:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLNLYL24qUA (go to the 2:50 mark)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA71Z...eature=related

[Koolblue13]

If you were to follow this advice... wait for it

You'd be the turkey

Oooohhhh! (in a Dice Clay voice) :OLS:

I'm on a quest for a roasting pan. Just ordered one off amazon.com but had to cancel b/c they couldn't ship in time . Of course they couldn't tell me that until AFTER I placed the order


Any advice on a roasting pan? They seem to range from $29.99 to $199.99 for the All-Clad

Easiest? I would just get a cheap throw away from the grocery and place a sheet pan under it.