Turkey? Or not?

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-12-2015 03:49PM

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ToddyDoody · 24-12-2015 03:54PM

Anyone ever visit the turkey in Dublin Zoo?

Bit like a tightly wound old woman making noise

kylith · 24-12-2015 04:12PM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

I think a lot of snobbery about good is related to the cost or how common it is. Very obvious in seafood where one generations poverty food is another generations delicacy.

The poor in the 19th C had goose at Christmas. That's what the Cratchets had. When Scrooge reformed he bought them a turkey. Luxury.

Turkey's a lovely meat. Most people are not cooking it right, nor is cooked properly in most places. As a roast it needs to be eaten really quickly to preserve its moistness. Good turkey is melt in the mouth. But nothing dries so fast.

It might have been lovely once upon a time, or if you splash out on one of the bronze turkeys, but I think that the mass produced, bred for size ones most people get aren't good. The taste and quality has been sacrificed for size and speed of growth.

Championship Vinyl · 24-12-2015 04:14PM

Had pheasant one year. It was delicious and a welcome change...but turkey. And then turkey sandwiches.

24-12-2015 04:15PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Like myself

Turkey is great stuff imo, love it.

Eugene Norman · 24-12-2015 04:39PM

kylith wrote: »

It might have been lovely once upon a time, or if you splash out on one of the bronze turkeys, but I think that the mass produced, bred for size ones most people get aren't good. The taste and quality has been sacrificed for size and speed of growth.

I get the organic ones.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-12-2015 04:41PM

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MarkY91 · 24-12-2015 05:00PM

Christmas without turkey and ham for me and my family wouldn't be Christmas. I find it strange that so many people have Christmas without turkey. I literally know nobody in my life who doesn't. Learn something new everyday

arybvtcw0eolkf · 24-12-2015 05:02PM

I'm down with Gout at the moment so there'll be nothing like turkey, duck etc for me this year :mad:

freshpopcorn · 24-12-2015 05:13PM

We always have a large turkey and a full smoked ham.
Would prefer the ham to turkey but I still like turkey and would eat it during the year. We always do our own stuffings/sides for Christmas because we wouldn't want to be let down.
Legs of lamb and roast beef are just every day dinners to us.

MadDog76 · 24-12-2015 05:34PM

No turkey at Christmas!!??!!?!!! :eek:

What's next ....... no sprouts!!??!!!?!!!! F*cking peasants!!!! :mad:

Calibos · 24-12-2015 07:01PM

Seems like a lot of people eat a Sunday roast turkey and stuffing all year long and it's nothing special at Christmas and instead have roast Beef once a year at Christmas whereas we're the exact opposite.

Zimmey · 24-12-2015 10:42PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Why? Turkey has a flavour distinct from chicken. Moist turkey tastes like moist turkey, not moist chicken. Or dry chicken.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-12-2015 10:43PM

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goz83 · 24-12-2015 10:50PM

For me, it's a must. The wife went vegetarian a year ago, but then had to eat beef for iron when pregnant and still eats it. We got a 6+kilo turkey. So, all in all, there will be 2 adults eating turkey and 6 kids. The left overs are great for sandwiches and turkey curry

For smaller families, I think the turkey crown in Lidl is super value. We got one a couple of years ago and it was lovely.

A 4 kilo ham awaits us too :cool:

Zimmey · 24-12-2015 10:50PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Yes.

OldMrBrennan83 · 24-12-2015 11:06PM

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ja1986 · 24-12-2015 11:10PM

Thought I would hack this thread for a quick question. My friend is cooking dinner for her sister and partner tomorrow and she just told me the turkey is going to take six hours to cook so she is cooking for 3 hours tonight and 3 hours tomorrow. Iv a bad feeling she's going to poison them all. Can you actually cook it that way?

I'm actually not having turkey tomorrow. We've decided on spiced beef ,ham and duck. I'd eat my body weight in spiced beef.....and that's a lot!

Zimmey · 24-12-2015 11:17PM

Patww79 wrote: »

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Well, if they don't taste different to you then you don't need to rethink it!

MistyCheese · 24-12-2015 11:17PM

Nah, we're not big turkey fans in this house. It's just a big, dry chicken but a bit more gamey.

goz83 · 25-12-2015 10:54AM

ja1986 wrote: »

Thought I would hack this thread for a quick question. My friend is cooking dinner for her sister and partner tomorrow and she just told me the turkey is going to take six hours to cook so she is cooking for 3 hours tonight and 3 hours tomorrow. Iv a bad feeling she's going to poison them all. Can you actually cook it that way?

I'm actually not having turkey tomorrow. We've decided on spiced beef ,ham and duck. I'd eat my body weight in spiced beef.....and that's a lot!

Yes, thats fine. Lots of people do it that way.

6 hours! You sure it's a turkey? My 6 kilo turkey will take 4 and a half.

force eleven · 25-12-2015 11:01AM

Crown of turkey from the local butcher, 8 Ib, cover it in butter soaked muslin cloth and cook for just under 3 hrs. Perfection.

OldMrBrennan83 · 25-12-2015 11:06AM

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goz83 · 25-12-2015 01:11PM

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Well thats an 8 kilo bird, so just under 6 hours is fine, stuffed. A 3 kilo turkey should only take 3-3.5 hours depending on whether it is stuffed or not. 6 hours is going to be a very dry bird.

I mistyped mine, which will be 4.5 hours

Juicy turkey.....with bacon on top.

Graces7 · 25-12-2015 03:04PM

ToddyDoody wrote: »

Anyone ever visit the turkey in Dublin Zoo?

Bit like a tightly wound old woman making noise

Oh stop! I had forgotten the turkeys at the Traditional Farms at Muckross.. just never connected them with my dinner! That dreadful red and blue wattled male and the female so enamoured.. and the noise! They had one that used to attack visitors.... wonder what happened to him..

goz83 · 25-12-2015 04:32PM

Graces7 wrote: »

Oh stop! I had forgotten the turkeys at the Traditional Farms at Muckross.. just never connected them with my dinner! That dreadful red and blue wattled male and the female so enamoured.. and the noise! They had one that used to attack visitors.... wonder what happened to him..

Im pretty sure it ended up on my plate.

Annasopra · 25-12-2015 04:33PM

For years before my Mum died we had divine rib roast of beef.

Since then he has a new partner and she is an atrocious cook. Last year she finished cooking the Turkey in the microwave.

Diamond Doll · 25-12-2015 04:38PM

Joeytheparrot wrote: »

For years before my Mum died we had divine rib roast of beef.

Since then he has a new partner and she is an atrocious cook. Last year she finished cooking the Turkey in the microwave.

Why don't you cook it yourself instead?

Annasopra · 25-12-2015 04:40PM

Eugene Norman wrote: »

I think a lot of snobbery about good is related to the cost or how common it is. Very obvious in seafood where one generations poverty food is another generations delicacy.

The poor in the 19th C had goose at Christmas. That's what the Cratchets had. When Scrooge reformed he bought them a turkey. Luxury.

Turkey's a lovely meat. Most people are not cooking it right, nor is cooked properly in most places. As a roast it needs to be eaten really quickly to preserve its moistness. Good turkey is melt in the mouth. But nothing dries so fast.

I was watching Jamie Oliver last night. He said take out of the oven and then rest your turkey for 2 hours. That way the turkey moistens itself.

Annasopra · 25-12-2015 04:43PM

MadDog76 wrote: »

No turkey at Christmas!!??!!?!!! :eek:

What's next ....... no sprouts!!??!!!?!!!! F*cking peasants!!!! :mad:

We never ever had sprouts when I was younger. Only when I grew up did I realise that sprouts were as traditional as Turkey.

Turkey? Or not?

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