My sides don’t even make it past Thanksgiving. They’re the best dishes.
Your sides should be thrown away, your turkey should be frozen or almost gone.
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Kolanaki@pawb.social 7 hours ago
kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
This is because the turkey is always so dry.
kensand@sopuli.xyz 1 day ago
Try brining the turkey overnight before roasting. Keeps the bird nice and moist in my experience.
kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
Rather than all of that stress, I’d rather we collectively agree that it’s just not worth it.
Cook smaller poultry.
It’s easier to cook evenly and it usually tastes better anyway.
MountingSuspicion@reddthat.com 22 hours ago
Seems like something someone who isn’t cooking turkey would say, but in case you are cooking it, or are able to share with the person cooking it, Gordon Ramsey has a turkey recipe that involves buttering the meat directly that has never failed. I like to pre brine for alternative flavor, but for most cases his method is more than sufficient: gordonramsay.com/…/roast-turkey-with-lemon-parsle…
There’s also a video if you prefer.
kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
I can and have cooked turkey for myself.
**I have "won" at turkey.**
When I lived on my own and worked in the restaurant industry, I took it as a point of pride to figure out how to do it well. I tried brines, but found that simple salting and leaving it on the bottom shelf overnight was easier and just as effective. And that cutting it up and sous vide was a more reliable way to get it evenly cooked. And that I could still brown the skin on a cast iron pan in high heat afterwards.
And then decided it wasn’t worth it. Not when I can cook a chicken, a duck, and a Cornish hen for half the effort.
Nowadays, I don’t even do that much.
thenewred@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
Don’t overcook it. A lower internal temp is still safe if held for a period of time, e.g. 145 degrees Fahrenheit for 10 minutes.
kindred@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 hours ago
Try telling that to your mother who’s been handling the turkey for decades.
You get what you get and you either like it or you shut up and pretend that you do, because that’s your mum and she’s tired and hasn’t seen you in weeks and turkey is always a little dry, trust me I know, I’ve been doing this since before you were born, eat it with some cranberry sauce, have you seen your cous…
notreallyhere@lemmy.world 1 day ago
lol I forgot all about this
grahamja@reddthat.com 22 hours ago
It was about 4 months after the invasion of Iraq, it was a pretty happening year.
Kertyna@feddit.nl 1 day ago
What, the sides cure cancer or something??
obinice@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Dawg we’re not even 3 days into the Advent season yet, my turkey is still frozen outside waiting 😂
melsaskca@lemmy.ca 20 minutes ago
That was the last time Madonna was relevant. Now most won’t even watch her hardcore porn. /s