Happy Thanksgiving !

[Mikado463]

Good food, family, friends and music for all !

 

[afterlife2]

Happy Goobles to you all.

 

[Danzilla31]

Happy Turkey Day everyone!!!!

 

[Pogre]

Back at ya!

This year I'm not stuffing the bird, for the first time. I love the stuffing cooked inside the bird, but I'm a bit hit or miss on the turkey turning out on the dry side so ima try without this year and see if that helps. Cuts the cooking time down so I'm gonna put it in the oven here in about a half hour. I'll still put some aromatics in the cavity tho. Just the basics, fresh thyme, rosemary and sage, and some onion and fresh garlic.

So what do you guys do? Stuff the bird or cook it separate? The general advice is to cook it separate to avoid a dry bird. I wonder what our friend, chef @ryanosaur does with his turkey?

 

[davidscott]

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!

 

[adk highlander]

Back at ya!

This year I'm not stuffing the bird, for the first time. I love the stuffing cooked inside the bird, but I'm a bit hit or miss on the turkey turning out on the dry side so ima try without this year and see if that helps. Cuts the cooking time down so I'm gonna put it in the oven here in about a half hour. I'll still put some aromatics in the cavity tho. Just the basics, fresh thyme, rosemary and sage, and some onion and fresh garlic.

So what do you guys do? Stuff the bird or cook it separate? The general advice is to cook it separate to avoid a dry bird. I wonder what our friend, chef @ryanosaur does with his turkey?

I always go separate. I brine in a citrus brine and cook the bird in an oven bag with the cavity stuffed with fruit onions, bay leaf.

Did a grilled pear herb dressing this year. Used fruit in almost every dish. Went kinda nuts this year. Been cooking for two days.

 

[Pogre]

I always go separate. I brine in a citrus brine and cook the bird in an oven bag with the cavity stuffed with fruit onions, bay leaf.

Did a grilled pear herb dressing this year. Used fruit in almost every dish. Went kinda nuts this year. Been cooking for two days.

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That looks awesome!

I know a lot of folks who put fruits or berries in the stuffing. I put the giblets and herbs in the stuffing. It's good both ways, but I like to keep it more on the savory side. I cook the crap out of the neck on the stove top and shred the meat from it into the gravy.

 

[Pogre]

Well now... THIS is how an audiophile cooks a turkey!

 

[William Lemmerhirt]

Happy Thanksgiving everybody!!!!!

@Pogre. My gut tells me…STOP EATING!!!!!
Just kidding. It tells me that the stuffing might pull the moisture from the meat. Be happy to have ryno correct me though. I also realize your bird is probably long since done.

Hope it was great.

 

[Alex2507]

I always go separate.

Yes, absolutely. Stuffing is a figure of speech ... not an actual practice performed on the bird! The hell's wrong with people? Putting it in the bird is disgusting.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Happy Thanksgiving to our southern neighbours, although it was over a month ago up here. You guys are late for everything - WW1, WW2, Thanksgiving....

I stuff my turkey and to help keep the meat moist, I add some apple juice to the mixture before stuffing the bird. I never have dry meat...

I won't be taking culinary advice from a lower primate who eats nits from his buddy's hair...

 

[Dan]

Well now... THIS is how an audiophile cooks a turkey!

Why did this remind me of the corona virus?


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[Dan]

Apple juice brined turkey with applewood smoke