Submitted by djln491 t3_z35ubu in Connecticut
We have been using an roaster oven for the past 5 years. Has worked well and saves oven space. How about you?
Submitted by djln491 t3_z35ubu in Connecticut
We have been using an roaster oven for the past 5 years. Has worked well and saves oven space. How about you?
My bird is currently in brine with black peppercorn, allspice berries, ginger, brown sugar, and vegetable stock until tomorrow morning. Then I'll pre-heat my oven to 500 degrees convection, fill the cavity with apples, onions, cinnamon, sage, and rosemary, and roast the bird for 30 minutes before dropping the temp to 350, draping strips of bacon across the breast, and continuing to roast for three more hours (for a 20 lb bird).
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This is close to my plan....
Sounds great I use duck fat and no foil
I like your style
Dry brine day or so before. Then day of, early-ish in the morning start up the coals in the smoker and toss the bird on at about 275-300 F.
Roaster here too. I found it seems to be more forgiving than the regular over as the turkey still comes out good even if you overshoot it.
Saves oven space the day of thanksgiving, and takes up space the other 364 days of the year.
Mine goes on the smoker for 7 hours tomorrow at 225°. It’ll be lathered in mayonnaise and herbs inside and out.
Freeze it good and solid.
Let it thaw for about 25 minutes.
Drop it into a huge cook pot filled with boiling oil.
Clamp on the lid quickly.
Leave the house.
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I do not identify as a CT turkey cooker
I let Stew Leonard's do the cooking ...😁
I don’t eat meat and currently feel bad for everyone coming to my house today. You guys go all out. I will be putting a few spices in and over maybe under the skin and putting that 21 pounder in a bag. Happy Thanksgiving 🍽
Grill it with bacon laid across the top. Delicious and keeps the oven free
Deep fried. Such a time saver. I’m not even gonna thaw it out this year.
That's dangerous when it's still frozen hitting the oil.
I'd advise not to do that ...
The fire hazard from Deep frying a turkey freaks me out too much to ever try doing it
Yeah I passed on this technique.
When I do a bird, just go through seasonings and place in oven.
Just hate the begining when it smells gamey. Once íts further along, smells great.
There are lines on the pot above which if you fill you will have a spillover. It’s actually quite safe if you don’t bubba it. Just read the directions.
That said it isn’t cheap at all. The peanut oil in quantity is quite expensive.
Hope you enjoyed your massive fire.
Im making a turkey for another dinner on Friday and it's currently in the fridge sitting in a dry brine. Just gonna roast it, breast side down for majority of the cooking before flipping it right side up.
Dry brine, rub all over with an herb butter (safe, parsley, thyme, rosemary) and under the skin. L Stuff with more herbs, onion and a lemon, roast in the oven
In an oven
Fryer never looked back
Different every year. This year I spatchcocked on the Traeger. My favorite whole bird method is from Weber where you cook breast side down on the grill until 125 degrees and then finish the right side up. All I k ow is it works amazingly well that way.
Alton Brown’s brine method. https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-roast-turkey-recipe-1950271
I did my first fry a couple days ago. It is my go to method now. Just dry that bird out with paper towels. You can dry brine or dry rub it. Fry for 3 min per pound and boy howdy is it good.
Microwave
We always use fryers an cook about 5 or more for people around my sister's neighborhood
Covered in bacon before it goes in.
Alton Brown brine recipe, and either in oven 325 or smoker overnight. However, even when done really really well, turkey is still a very underwhelming meat to me.
I don't. I'm vegan like people should be.
I don't eat meat either but this comment is so cringy.
Enjoy your tofurkey
Prize-Hedgehog t1_ixk673l wrote
I’ve done a dry brine and spatchcocked it, cooks it in a lot shorter time, and it’s super juicy and flavorful. However, if you like to stuff the bird that method isn’t for you.