Gobble gobble gobble!

missierex

I don't like Turkey, and neither does anyone in my family. It's so bland and dry!

Instead, we have Roast Lamb for dinner at Christmas. We have also had steak, Roast Chicken, and Roast Beef over the years. Is this unusual? Am I the only one or are there many other boardsters not mad about the ol' Turkey?

Hande hoche!

Quite a few people have goose for Christmas dinner.

WellThen?

No, my mother cooks two chickens. It's not even that we don't like turkey, i just think she finds it easier....but when we have guests, they are always confused as to why there are two chickens on the table, just like a normal Sunday!

Captain Farrell

not a fan of turkey myself, but the rest of the family like it. we do a turkey and a saddle of venison. lovely.

Links234

missierex wrote: »

It's so bland and dry!

YOU'RE COOKING IT WRONG!!!

krudler

Christmas dinner is all about the brussel sprouts and stuffing, I'd just eat a plate of that.

Hande hoche!

krudler wrote: »

Christmas dinner is all about the brussel sprouts and stuffing, I'd just eat a plate of that.

The stuffing is glorious, there is seldom enough.

Fr_Dougal

krudler wrote: »

Christmas dinner is all about the brussel sprouts and stuffing, I'd just eat a plate of that.

Lets not forget creamy, buttery mash potatoes and roast spuds.

KungPao

Links234 wrote: »

YOU'RE COOKING IT WRONG!!!

Uh huh.

We Irish tend to incinerate meat and boil veg until it becomes gross.

Just cook the bird until it's cooked...it's not a cremation, take it out while it's still juicy!

And veg is much nicer with a bit of oil, salt and pepper and thrown into the oven...boiled vegetables taste like crap in general.

missierex

Fr_Dougal wrote: »

Lets not forget creamy, buttery mash potatoes and roast spuds.

DROOL....Or carrot and parsnip mashed together. My ultimate favourite!

krudler

KungPao wrote: »

Uh huh.

We Irish tend to incinerate meat and boil veg until it becomes gross.

Just cook the bird until it's cooked...it's not a cremation, take it out while it's still juicy!

And veg is much nicer with a bit of oil, salt and pepper and thrown into the oven...boiled vegetables taste like crap in general.

I always used to get steaks well done until I knew what I was missing, you're just ruining a piece of meat.

cloud493

Well that thread title was misleading.

Dr Strange

We have a wing rib of beef, had that last year as well. The years before that we had goose. All very yummy.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Can't not be turkey. The crown tends not to be as dry as the entire bird.

Burrd.

debabyjesus

krudler wrote: »

I always used to get steaks well done until I knew what I was missing, you're just ruining a piece of meat.

Rubbish.

super_furry

The best thing about Christmas is St Stephen's Day's turkey stew.

Canis Lupus

super_furry wrote: »

The best thing about Christmas is St Stephen's Day's turkey stew.

Turkey what?

Fresh bread, loads of real butter, turkey and stuffing sandwiches for me.

Hande hoche!

super_furry wrote: »

The best thing about Christmas is St Stephen's Day's turkey stew.

We inevitably resort to Turkey curry.

trashcan

KungPao wrote: »

Uh huh.

We Irish tend to incinerate meat and boil veg until it becomes gross.

Just cook the bird until it's cooked...it's not a cremation, take it out while it's still juicy!

And veg is much nicer with a bit of oil, salt and pepper and thrown into the oven...boiled vegetables taste like crap in general.

Amen to that. Can't abide boiled veg. Always disliked turnip for instance, until I tried roasting it - world of difference.

Like the Turkey and Ham dinner at Crimbo. It just feels right, and as a once a year thing it makes the dinner a bit special.

Ghost Buster

I also enjoy oral genital stimulation.

Dolbert

Poaching the turkey's where it's at

Duff

Nothing better than a turkey cooked right, with a heaaap of cranberry sauce, stuffing, veg and schpuds.

norrie rugger

Why would your turkey be dry?
Overcooking it and not basting it enough perchance?

oldyouth

Cook the turkey properly, let it rest for the entire afternoon. Take the breast off in one piece and put in the fridge. Eat it cold the next day and it is the most delicious meat you will ever have

Karl Stein

:eek:

Deep Fried Turkey








.

fryup

try pheasant, they sell it in Lidl and its lovely (buy 2 to feed 4)

Sauve

We often have steak for dinner at christmas, with a brandy and peppercorn sauce. I look forward to it for weeks.

This year it's turkey and ham- tradition wins this round!

Pumpkinseeds

My parents have turkey, lamb, ham and beef most years. I'm a veggie so I enjoy hearing them suffering through the meat sweats. I'm cooking a turkey crown, swamped in butter and covered with streaky bacon for my husband this year.

Plazaman

You can't beat a nice leg of fish for Christmas.

The Pheasant2

If you find turkey dry try goose instead - just as traditional but juicer and more flavourful. You also get that lovely fat to roast the veg in

cloud493

We're having beef, sausages, and ham. Love the sausages in the roast

danniemcq

Me and Ma have an average size chicken and a HUGE ham for christmas. Turkey is just meh.

norrie rugger

Turkey is frikken awesome, if done correctly

P_1

Normally an uber carnivore but for some reason I just can't stand turkey.

Links234

KungPao wrote: »

Uh huh.

We Irish tend to incinerate meat and boil veg until it becomes gross.

Just cook the bird until it's cooked...it's not a cremation, take it out while it's still juicy!

And veg is much nicer with a bit of oil, salt and pepper and thrown into the oven...boiled vegetables taste like crap in general.

Tell me about it, a lot of people in Ireland seem to think we have to cook food until it's either dessicated, or boiled to mush. Girlfriend used to hate roast beef until I cooked it for her, because all she'd had was dried out chewy roast beef before

I'd disagree with you that boiled veg tastes like crap, it can be pretty damn good as long as it's not overboiled and loses it's taste, brocolli is lovely when it still has a bit of crunch to it. Frozen veg, not so much. Last night I was cooking a big Christmas dinner for herself before she went home to her family for Christmas, and I did maple roasted carrots and parsnips

But yeah, some people just don't know how food should be cooked, then complain when it's not tasting great? Like, I really don't like to be a food nazi about it, but turkey shouldn't be dry unless you're doing something wrong.

looking_around

smarter than the people who don't like turkey, but have it anyway 0_o.

It's normally ham or beef from the partners side.
My own family (celebrate xmas eve and often get take aways :P.) Chinese food is a common one. Also have had roast duck, steaks, rabbit, pheasant.

gctest50

Plazaman wrote: »

You can't beat a nice leg of fish for Christmas.

Pablo

spank_inferno

missierex wrote: »

I don't like Turkey, and neither does anyone in my family. It's so bland and dry!

Same thread every year.

Turkey is a perfectly fine meat if you know how to cook it

If you're a sh1t cook, well c'est la vie.

Daqster

If only there was a seasonal berry preserve to offset what some consider a dry meat.