It's nearly Thanksgiving. Have you bought your turkey? Will you brine it? Have you ever fried a turkey?

It's nearly Thanksgiving. Have you bought your turkey? Will you brine it?

Have you ever fried a turkey? What about stuffing? Fresh or frozen?

Just curious about how other people do Thanksgiving. If it isn't turkey, then what do you have to eat? Asked by newfietom 49 months ago Similar questions: Thanksgiving bought turkey brine fried Food & Drink > Food.

Similar questions: Thanksgiving bought turkey brine fried.

Yes I have, My turkey. Actually, I bought (2) 20+ pounders. I've discovered through observation that If I buy both turkey's before Thanksgiving down here in Eureka Springs, AR then I'll have one for Christmas too.

Because at Christmas, the locals eat ham rather than turkey because AR is where most ham comes from. (But it isn't cheap. ) Also, I don't like ham.

Anyway, I bake my turkey for 20 minuters per pound in a 335 degree oven for the first 4 hours-covered. Then I test it with a meat thermometer. At this point I uncover it, baste all of the skin with real butter, salt & pepper it, and put Mr. Turkey back into the oven for however much longer he needs to be there, in order to get him to the point of doneness that I like.(No, I've never fried a whole turkey, nor have I put him in My dishwasher to cook him, like I heard one story about someone who did.) As for stuffing, I used to make it from scratch, but in these days of living alone with just my little dog and I, I buy a box mix of some kind of stuffing and make that up too for the both of us.

(For the dog also? Yes, this is the only reason I bother to cook at all anymore.It's just because she likes cooked food. ) Then the rest of the meal consists of hot (from scratch) mashed pototoes, a veggie for me, cranberry sauce, freshly baked banana bread that I would have made earlier in the week, and some sort of a Yummy desert (scratch made), and cold water to wash it all down with.

Three years ago, I tried a Goose (Very Greasy and little meat) for Thankgiving. I was sorry about buying it after I cooked it, because it wasn't very good. As a matter of fact, even my little dog wouldn't eat it and I had to throw it all out in the trash.

What a waste of time and money, not to mention how badly I felt for that mistake. Thank The Almighty that I didn't have extra dinner guests. Don't cook a duck either.

They taste better with a nice orange glaze sauce, but again - they have very little meat on their bones, enough to maybe feed two people only. Another waste of money and time. Have a Nice Thanksgiving.

Sources: Personal experience..

We havent bought ours yet Because my husbands employer buys us a couple of turkeys every Thanksgiving. But we fry about three or four every year (going on about 3 or 4 years). My Husband actually does the frying, but usually quits after three, because we do it the night before and it begans to get late.As usual he needs to get in bed early so he can get up at about 3 in the morning to go duck hunting.

That is another story in its self that I want get into. Anyhow that leaves my mom, my sister, and myself up till about 1 frying the rest of the Turkeys. Don't get me wrong it has become a tradition that I really enjoy because of the time spent with my Mom and sis.

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Turkey is in the freezer and new stove is on the way I brought my turkey last week. Plan on getting some cornish hens and ham next week. I do cornbread dressing and put it around the turkey and the cornish hens.

Sometimes I mix stove top stuffing with my dressing. My desserts are homemade. Certain things I make and freeze ahead,so there is less time in the kitchen.

Pound cakes ,potato pies and pecan pies freeze well.

This year, some of each I'm going to be helping a farmer with his turkey harvest, so I'll be bringing home a very, very, very fresh turkey. That one will be brined, since it won't have anything added to it and will certainly need salt for flavor and to make it less tough. It'll be roasted without stuffing since I need to make sure it doesn't dry out.

For that I'm seeking a very traditional roasted-turkey flavor. At a separate post-Thanksgiving event I'll also be frying some turkeys. (It's a big, big party).

For that I'll be using inexpensive commercial turkeys, which don't need to be brined because they're already injected with broth, salt, and probably industrial waste and strontium-90. These birds aren't nearly as flavorful but the frying helps that, and it produces a very moist and tasty bird. I'd much rather use good organic birds, but at $4+ a pound I just can't afford it for a party that big.

More importantly, it does it quickly, and without taking up any oven space. A party that big (50) requires careful menu design to crank out a LOT of food while using only the available elements. The dressing will be cooked in the oven in loaf pans (probably stacked on each other to maximize oven space).

Plus, the frying is nicely spectacular, an event everybody loves to watch. And as long as I have all that oil heated up I can fry everything else that anybody wants to fry, from a ham (also on the menu this year) to some ribs (last year) to a batter-dipped peanut butter and jelly sandwich (two years ago).

1 AJ042277, regarding your answer "we havent bought ours yet":That sounds like a busy holiday! Vwery nice. I think you should go forward with your traditions and allow your mom to participate as much as she's willing and able to.

You might be surprised. Although she may shed a couple tears, she won't be able to dwell on the sadness if there is lots of activity and enjoyable conversation and people to be around. It might end up being the best cure.

AJ042277, regarding your answer "we havent bought ours yet":That sounds like a busy holiday! Vwery nice. I think you should go forward with your traditions and allow your mom to participate as much as she's willing and able to.

You might be surprised. Although she may shed a couple tears, she won't be able to dwell on the sadness if there is lots of activity and enjoyable conversation and people to be around. It might end up being the best cure.

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