Cooking a Turkey

[The Modfather]

Don't forget to shove an onion up its arse

 

[Pavilionaire]

Whose - Gordon Ramsey's?

 

[RexCathedra]

The BBC chef presupposes one has a frozen cannonball turkey from the supermarket. They are already injected at the plant with a salt solution. Real turkeys profit from a bath...

 

[MrShaun15]

The BBC chef presupposes one has a frozen cannonball turkey from the supermarket. They are already injected at the plant with a salt solution. Real turkeys profit from a bath...

or a jacuzzi, get the bubbles inside makes it seem lighter

 

[Titanic]

Why cook it at all... slice the breast thinly and wrap around sausage meat... instant sushi!

 

[kingcole]

Buy some muslin from a fabric shop - enough to cover the bird twice. Soak in melted butter, fold in half and cover the bird. Roast at 190c for the required length of time. Remove the muslin for the last 30 mins to crisp up the skin. No need to baste, tender breast and leave to stand for at least an hour. Thats what I'm planning for saturday so we'll see how it goes.

Just had to re-read this one - I thought we might be getting close to a racial issue!

 

[Barrel of Fun]

How about printing it?

BBC News - The printed future of Christmas dinner

 

[Bigtomfu]

Rest it for AT LEAST an hour. AT LEAST. Under foil and tea towels.


AT LEAST AN HOUR

This.

Rested ours for two hours last year under three layers of foil, two tea towels, and a bath towel. Still piping hot and fell off the bones. DELICIOUS.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Be sure to cook evenly

 

[RexCathedra]

Ceteris paribus, I'd smoke mine - long, slow cook over indirect charcoal heat, with apple-wood chunks added every so often.

I smoked the Thanksgiving turkey back on 6 November, removed the meat from the bone, except legs, thighs and wings, of course, and froze the lot. Warmed it up in the oven on the actual day, and it was splendid.

We do ham on Christmas, though..

 

[The Brighton Ace]

Any advice for a Turkey Crown 4.6 lb?