petitepedal ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #1 Posted November 2, 2022 why do I do this for just me? Then again...I have not invited anyone over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #2 Posted November 2, 2022 1 minute ago, petitepedal said: why do I do this for just me? Then again...I have not invited anyone over Bob Evans has turkey dinner on their senior menu year round. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #3 Posted November 2, 2022 I have a 20# turkey in the freezer. If you come visit me we can roast it and have a thanksgiving dinner. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeman564™ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #4 Posted November 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, petitepedal said: why do I do this for just me? Then again...I have not invited anyone over tradition Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffJim Posted November 2, 2022 Share #5 Posted November 2, 2022 One of my favorite meals, but rarely yearn for it other than late November. Christmas is beef, and Easter is ham. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #6 Posted November 2, 2022 41 minutes ago, petitepedal said: why do I do this for just me? Then again...I have not invited anyone over 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #7 Posted November 2, 2022 I like Turkey. We don't make Turkey dinners often enough. Chicken roasters are an acceptable substitute 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #8 Posted November 2, 2022 We are bucking tradition this year. No effing roast turkey. We don’t like it all that much. I still have last year’s leftovers in the freezer. Going with a variety of appetizers, vegetable sides, a pound of ham from the HB store and pie of course. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Popular Post Share #9 Posted November 2, 2022 2 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: We are bucking tradition this year. No effing roast turkey. We don’t like it all that much. I still have last year’s leftovers in the freezer. Going with a variety of appetizers, vegetable sides, a pound of ham from the HB store and pie of course. 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 2, 2022 Share #10 Posted November 2, 2022 45 minutes ago, Old No. 7 said: We are bucking tradition this year. No effing roast turkey. We don’t like it all that much. I still have last year’s leftovers in the freezer. Going with a variety of appetizers, vegetable sides, a pound of ham from the HB store and pie of course. Smoked turkey is the way to go 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #11 Posted November 2, 2022 Just now, Parr8hed said: Smoked turkey is the way to go Have you ever done a fried turkey? My brother smokes a bird every year. We normally oven bake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maddmaxx ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #12 Posted November 2, 2022 3 minutes ago, jsharr said: Have you ever done a fried turkey? My brother smokes a bird every year. We normally oven bake. Fried is "OK" but I prefer baked in a convection oven. The skin doesn't brown much but we don't eat that anyway. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Thaddeus Kosciuszko Posted November 2, 2022 Popular Post Share #13 Posted November 2, 2022 13 minutes ago, Parr8hed said: Smoked turkey is the way to go I agree, but it's tough to find rolling papers big enough to fit a whole turkey, and then it's tough to keep the turkey lit. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #14 Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, Old No. 7 said: We are bucking tradition this year. No effing roast turkey. We don’t like it all that much. I still have last year’s leftovers in the freezer. Going with a variety of appetizers, vegetable sides, a pound of ham from the HB store and pie of course. I gave up on turkey years ago. It's just not as good as other options. I'll probably do a whole chicken instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsnip Totin Jack ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #15 Posted November 2, 2022 1 minute ago, dinneR said: I gave up on turkey years ago. It's just not as good as other options. I'll probably do a whole chicken instead. Salmon would be nice but Wo7 isn’t a fan anymore. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 2, 2022 Share #16 Posted November 2, 2022 1 hour ago, jsharr said: Have you ever done a fried turkey? My brother smokes a bird every year. We normally oven bake. My wife loves the fried ones. I reckon that is what I will do. I am a toss up between smoked or fried. I like them both, both are far superior to roasted. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #17 Posted November 2, 2022 Just now, Parr8hed said: My wife loves the fried ones. I reckon that is what I will do. I am a toss up between smoked or fried. I like them both, both are far superior to roasted. Could you smoke it for a bit and then fry it at the end? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #18 Posted November 2, 2022 37 minutes ago, dinneR said: I gave up on turkey years ago. It's just not as good as other options. I'll probably do a whole chicken instead. You need to get a giant cast iron pan and spatchcock a turkey! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parr8hed Posted November 2, 2022 Share #19 Posted November 2, 2022 9 minutes ago, jsharr said: Could you smoke it for a bit and then fry it at the end? Interesting? Not sure how that would work but I don't hate the idea. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsharr ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #20 Posted November 2, 2022 Just now, Parr8hed said: Interesting? Not sure how that would work but I don't hate the idea. Remember to video just in case. And remember to start the video with "Hold my _________"* *Bourbon and Coke, Beer, whatever. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #21 Posted November 2, 2022 11 minutes ago, jsharr said: Could you smoke it for a bit and then fry it at the end? If you are going to fry the end you need to quit smoking it before you get down to the butt. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MickinMD ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #22 Posted November 2, 2022 5 hours ago, petitepedal said: why do I do this for just me? Then again...I have not invited anyone over Turkey prices are supposedly up 23% this year. My brother and sister-in-law usually buy it and the rest of us bring other stuff. I'm always expected to do 3 lb of Polish kielbasa cooked, cut, mixed and marinated in 4 lb of sauerkraut and a little of the kielbasa cooking water with caraway seeds - almost everyone in the extended family loves it - and usually do either 5 lb of German-style potato salad with bacon or a mix of cauliflower and broccoli in a cheese sauce. With the prices at Costco for florets so much cheaper and already cut than buying a head of cauliflower and two heads of broccoli in the supermarket, I think that's what I'll do this year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petitepedal ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Author Share #23 Posted November 2, 2022 I found a recipe on line for a Turkey Wellington...it looked interesting 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisL Posted November 2, 2022 Share #24 Posted November 2, 2022 I was hankering turkey a couple of weeks ago so bought a frozen turkey breast but never made it. I’m thinking it’s too close to Thanksgiving to eat it now…. Maybe Saturday. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2Far ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #25 Posted November 2, 2022 4 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Smoked turkey is the way to go We've been doing brined & rubbed, bewbs on the rotisserie for years. Don't put any salt in the rub. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #26 Posted November 2, 2022 3 hours ago, Old No. 7 said: Salmon would be nice but Wo7 isn’t a fan anymore. I could do that, but I already eat salmon twice a week. I love salmon and so does my GF and her kids. I might smoke some and use it as an appetizer or make salmon chowder. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoseySusan Posted November 2, 2022 Share #27 Posted November 2, 2022 2 hours ago, Parr8hed said: My wife loves the fried ones. I reckon that is what I will do. I am a toss up between smoked or fried. I like them both, both are far superior to roasted. Unless you brine it first, stuff a lot of butter and herbs beneath the skin and into the cavity and then roast it. Very yummy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinneR ★ Posted November 2, 2022 Share #28 Posted November 2, 2022 2 hours ago, jsharr said: You need to get a giant cast iron pan and spatchcock a turkey! Sheet pan is probably the only way I would cook a turkey. Unless you brine it, it cooks unevenly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 2, 2022 Share #29 Posted November 2, 2022 8 hours ago, Longjohn said: I have a 20# turkey in the freezer. If you come visit me we can roast it and have a thanksgiving dinner. Great plan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airehead Posted November 2, 2022 Share #30 Posted November 2, 2022 Make a thanksgiving turkey pot pie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingstar Posted November 3, 2022 Share #31 Posted November 3, 2022 Maybe I should fly over to your kitchen. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
groupw Posted November 3, 2022 Share #32 Posted November 3, 2022 11 hours ago, Parr8hed said: Smoked turkey is the way to go 11 hours ago, jsharr said: Have you ever done a fried turkey? My brother smokes a bird every year. We normally oven bake. I deep fried the turkey for many years. Far superior to roasted in my opinion. I could fry a turkey in 40ish minutes. For a while I was doing 2 so I could have leftovers. With 1, there was rarely anything left! Last year, I smoked a turkey breast since it was just WoW, our son and MiL. Apparently son liked it well enough the daughters are requesting I smoke one this year. I smoked a breast this last weekend for practice. Turned out great! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 3, 2022 Share #33 Posted November 3, 2022 We will get an invite from our besties. I will make a side and a dessert. We will probably spend the night. I might have a drink or two. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Longjohn ★ Posted November 3, 2022 Share #34 Posted November 3, 2022 46 minutes ago, Dirtyhip said: We will get an invite from our besties. I will make a side and a dessert. We will probably spend the night. I might have a drink or two. I might do that as well, without the drink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dirtyhip Posted November 3, 2022 Share #35 Posted November 3, 2022 31 minutes ago, Longjohn said: I might do that as well, without the drink. We drink alcohol so rarely these days. It is nice to enjoy it once in a great while. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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