crap.
How bad? Compare it to the turkey in Christmas Vacation.
Not that bad. The breast meat was a tad dry. I’ll probably take the dry white meat and shred it, and then combine it with barbecue sauce or some other moisture in order to do something decent with it.
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Bummer dude.
I lucked out, came up from the man cave a little earlier than expected, threw the thermometer in it, and BAM! Done. Phew.
However, Mrs. Quads was taking a nap (probably due to listening to me play guitar all morning) and I didn’t want to wake her up, so I made all the sides, salad, homemade pretzels (our newish family tradition is to play a board game after dinner - while eating homemade pretzels) and set the table. Turned out great but I’m spent.
Next time, spray some Pam on some foil and wrap the wings with it, and keep an eye on that thermometer!
Happy Thanksgiving.
our newish family tradition is to play a board game after dinner - while eating homemade pretzels)
This sounds pretty awesome.
our newish family tradition is to play a board game after dinner - while eating homemade pretzels)
This sounds pretty awesome.
Tonight it is the Star Wars version of Risk. Picked it up (unopened) out of the recycling bin this summer. My son is a HUGE Star Wars fan, now all I have to do is get this damn kitchen cleaned. Luckily I moved a 32" flat screen into the great room this morning and am streaming the game…
Just fired up the deep fryer for the mck414 family bird. Will be eating in roughly 90 minutes!
Just fired up the deep fryer for the mck414 family bird. Will be eating in roughly 90 minutes!
IMHO, this is the best way to do a turkey. Love it. Enjoy!
Next time fry it. Perfect every time.
Next time, spray some Pam on some foil and wrap the wings with it, and keep an eye on that thermometer!
Happy Thanksgiving.
Don’t know who this “Pam” chick is, but she sounds like a freak!
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Just about impossible to over cook a turkey.Two easy steps a implanted pop up indicator and a digital thermometer both set for 178 degree.Better luck next year and limit 2 cocktails until the bird is ready to rest 
you dropped the bird on your watch.
18 lb turkey, brined 16 hours, roasted in a convection oven at 400 for 2.5 hours until thermometer hit ~160 in the breast, rested for thirty minutes…done perfectly.
Next time fry it. Perfect every time.
Three years running. Will never go back to baked.
Gotta brine the turkey. I also brine pork and chicken. It keeps meat moist even when overcooked.
our newish family tradition is to play a board game after dinner - while eating homemade pretzels)
This sounds pretty awesome.
Tonight it is the Star Wars version of Risk. Picked it up (unopened) out of the recycling bin this summer. My son is a HUGE Star Wars fan, now all I have to do is get this damn kitchen cleaned. Luckily I moved a 32" flat screen into the great room this morning and am streaming the game…
Lets get to the important stuff. At the recycling bin unopened? I hope to hell you reported this to the authorities so the proper fines and jail time can be issued. I may not sleep the rest of the night just knowing there is some bastard out there that would do such a thing. May the Force have mercy on their soul
The answer to 85% of all cooking problems.
Yeah, I know. I overthought things and decided that it needed to cook a bit longer. I was trying a new method for the first time…I butterflied it and laid if flat on my Big Greenn Egg to grill it. I figured initially that it should take about 1.5 hours, but then thought that wasn’t very long, and maybe 2 hours would be better. Wrongo…1.5 with 15-20 minutes of rest would have been perfect…shouldn’t have second-guessed myself. Rats…
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Next time fry it. Perfect every time.
Three years running. Will never go back to baked.
Yup, been frying them since 2000. Have used the turey fryer to cook up chicken wings as well, can easyily fit 5lbs a shot.
Though I haven’t tried a brine yet, need to add that to my to-do list.
Do a re soak in warm chicken stock .
Deep frying makes the juiciest birds .