Thanksgiving turkey

[Prime LeVan]

Smoke'em

Brine for 24-48 hours in a seasoned salt and citrus brine
Completely dry, spatchcock
Bind with bacon grease and season liberally with your favorite rub
Refriderate overnight to help dry the turkey more
Smoke at 250-275 until 165. Do not over cook
Let rest covered for 1-2 hours. IMPORTANT STEP to let those juices develop more.

Carve and eat man!

 

[lakersfan45]

Cooking juicy roast turkey is actually quite easy.
1. Brine
2. Spatchcock (split open and lay flat)
3. Keep a digital thermometer in thigh near bone and PULL AS SOON AS IT GETS TO 165.
4. Let rest for an hour

The highlighted/underlined part can not be overstated. Failure to do this is why most turkey is dry.

Bro this is worse than ikea directions

 

[mjmj]

Bro this is worse than ikea directions

Maybe cooking isn't for you. Send everyone a pic of your "chicken", they're sure to cancel and find other plans so you don't have to worry.

 

[Prime LeVan]

Smoke'em

Brine for 24-48 hours in a seasoned salt and citrus brine
Completely dry, spatchcock
Bind with bacon grease and season liberally with your favorite rub
Refriderate overnight to help dry the turkey more
Smoke at 250-275 until 165. Do not over cook
Let rest covered for 1-2 hours. IMPORTANT STEP to let those juices develop more.

Carve and eat man!

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Forgot an important step: spritz the turkey(s) ever 45 minutes or so with a 50/50 mix of apple cider vinegar and beer. I have used apple juice (or other juice like pineapple) and water as a 50/50 mix too.

 

[Gutter Chris]

I love perky turkeys but that’s not what this thread is about

I want to make my first thanksgiving turkey this year. Anyone have any recepees? I genrrally hate turkey and when I make chicken breast I broil it for thirty mins, shred it, then fry it till it looks like this View attachment 1119570
But u can’t do that I know because I’m cooking for
Many so I have to find something accessible. I want a recipe that will give me some juicy breast s

I don't have a recipe because I don't know what herbs and seasons you like

But I have a protip for the juicy breasts you seek that works very well and makes success all but guaranteed

Put the turk in an oven bag in the roasting pan and cook it upside-down. You won't get that crisp outer skin with this trick ....but you'll get a whole turkey that isn't all dried out and everyone likes.

also even if you don't use the stuffing or eat it , cook the bird stuffed for flavor and dryness reasons.

 

[Prime LeVan]

Roasting a turkey is simple, even for people who can’t cook.

Assuming that you’re starting from frozen be sure to stick your hand in the neck hole and check to see if there’s a bag of giblets (liver, heart etc). Pull that out and toss it out (or cook it in the turkey pan and feed it to your dog).

Making your own stuffing is simple. Buy some cheap whole wheat bread and pull it apart with your hands. And some diced onion and celery, salt and pepper. If you want to elevate the flavour you can add a box of Stove Top stuffing to yours. Cram the stuffing in the turkey.

Place some celery, onion (or both) in the bottom of your roasting pan and set the turkey on top. Coat the turkey with butter or olive oil, salt and pepper.

Cover the pan and roast at 350. Usually takes about 2.5-3 hours for a medium sized turkey. Remove the cover to brown the skin at the end.

Tell someone else to make the sides. You’ll have plenty of time to watch football and drink while they’re doing the real work.

My grandmother made dressing (stuffing) using Saltines instead of bread. It's a NE NC regional recipe.

Boil the giblets for a broth

Onions, celery, seasoning, mix in Saltines to desired texture and bake.

She also made a variation with oysters in it too.

BTW, its stuffing if it is in the bird and dressing if it is around the bird in the pan from what I was told.

 

[Prime LeVan]

I don't have a recipe because I don't know what herbs and seasons you like

But I have a protip for the juicy breasts you seek that works very well and makes success all but guaranteed

Put the turk in an oven bag in the roasting pan and cook it upside-down. You won't get that crisp outer skin with this trick ....but you'll get a whole turkey that isn't all dried out and everyone likes.

also even if you don't use the stuffing or eat it , cook the bird stuffed for flavor and dryness reasons.

I did that once without the bag and it turned out great.

I'm assuming the bag helps steam it?

 

[Gutter Chris]

I did that once without the bag and it turned out great.

I'm assuming the bag helps steam it?

Yea I think so. Keeps it from being exposed to the hot dry air as well as keeps it in its own juices and steam.

The cook it upside-down was a fortunate accident where I didn't do it on purpose the first time but I was very pleased by the results.

 

[Osculater]

Have you thought about making a steak and posting some photos on here? I would very much like to see what you come up with.

@lakersfan45 likes his steaks extra well-done with ketchup

 

[Osculater]

I cooked a few turkeys by following recipes online LOL

 

[Stoic1]

When I read these threads I reconsider my stance on red flag laws

 

[lakersfan45]

@lakersfan45 likes his steaks extra well-done with ketchup

Medium Rare
But I will take some A1 sauce if it’s around lolz. One time I was at a fancy steakhouse called cut in Beverly Hills and I ordered my steak and half jokingly asked for A1 sauce. The sever was like he didn’t even laugh lol. I then joked that I had a bladder or small size and beer to find the bathroom. Again no laugh thus guy was all steak bisness

Anyway I’m mostly a vagitarian, not a big fan of steak

 

[Osculater]

Medium Rare
But I will take some A1 sauce if it’s around lolz. One time I was at a fancy steakhouse called cut in Beverly Hills and I ordered my steak and half jokingly asked for A1 sauce. The sever was like he didn’t even laugh lol. I then joked that I had a bladder or small size and beer to find the bathroom. Again no laugh thus guy was all steak bisness

Anyway I’m mostly a vagitarian, not a big fan of steak

 

[KaNesDeath]

But u can’t do that I know because I’m cooking for
Many so I have to find something accessible. I want a recipe that will give me some juicy breast s

Cook the Turkey the day before. Let rest till room temperature then refrigerate till the next day.

Get yourself half pans, tinfoil and turkey broth. Hour before dinner carve the turkey. In one half pan put white, another half pan dark and wings/legs in a third. For the white and dark meat half pans put at least 1/2 inch of turkey broth an cover tightly with tinfoil. Then reheat in the oven.

 

[cowboyjunkie]

My grandmother made dressing (stuffing) using Saltines instead of bread. It's a NE NC regional recipe.

Boil the giblets for a broth

Onions, celery, seasoning, mix in Saltines to desired texture and bake.

She also made a variation with oysters in it too.

BTW, its stuffing if it is in the bird and dressing if it is around the bird in the pan from what I was told.

That’s a new one to me. I might give it a try at Christmas.

 

[Prime LeVan]

That’s a new one to me. I might give it a try at Christmas.

I never had Stove Top style until I met my first wife and had dinner with them. I thought Saltines was the only way.

 

[Natural Order]

Turkey is meant to be rehydrated with gravy, fools.

 

[ricc505]

I love perky turkeys but that’s not what this thread is about

I want to make my first thanksgiving turkey this year. Anyone have any recepees? I genrrally hate turkey and when I make chicken breast I broil it for thirty mins, shred it, then fry it till it looks like this View attachment 1119570
But u can’t do that I know because I’m cooking for
Many so I have to find something accessible. I want a recipe that will give me some juicy breast s

If you need a specific recipe I can look and see what I have written down. I usually buy farm fresh local birds, I like to brine first, I use chicken bullion cubes, salt, citrus and spices. I'll inject marinade too. I've used oven, countertop roster, deep frier, and I've smoked them

 

[Prime LeVan]

Turkey is meant to be rehydrated with gravy, fools.

Smoked turkey drippings make an insane gravy.

 

[Swiftie]

I just pre-order my entire meal from Cracker Barrel and pick it up a couple days before Thanksgiving.