Thanksgiving - whatcha cookin?

Little Steven

We ended up with more people for Christmas dinner than I had planned. I had a frozen bird in the freezer and decided to put it on. Worked out great. You have to understand that pretty much everything is frozen here at Christmas B-)

minniemoh

Charlesmaneri said:

@ Littlesteven &minniemoh my question is how do you season a frozen Turkey ?

Once the moisture starts to develop on the skin, you can dust it with whatever you want. I didn't put anything in the cavity. It's really a very simple cook with a great outcome.

Little Steven

Found the post where I did the frozen one:

22 lbs prime rib, 24 lb mad max bird, 14 lb frozen bird and stuffing

Steve


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GrannyX4

Wow, how many did you feed?

Little Steven

There weren't a lot of leftovers. It was'09.

Little Steven

 
Steve

MJH

Baked sweet potatoes with a streussel made with marshmelllows, pecans, brown sugar and butter is a favorite at our house.

Village Idiot

Guajolote

Eggcelsior

Village Idiot said:

Guajolote

Veo lo que usted lo hizo allí

Village Idiot

Eggcelsior said:

Village Idiot said:

Guajolote

Veo lo que usted lo hizo allí

Soy un Tejano.  Hablamos Español.

Eggcelsior

Village Idiot said:

Eggcelsior said:

Village Idiot said:

Guajolote

Veo lo que usted lo hizo allí

Soy un Tejano.  Hablamos Español.

Si, claro

caliking

LS - that's beautiful. Few things beat cooking and sharing a meal with a houseful of family and friends.

Mickey

Eggcelsior said:

Village Idiot said:

Eggcelsior said:

Village Idiot said:

Guajolote

Veo lo que usted lo hizo allí

Soy un Tejano.  Hablamos Español.

Si, claro

I just ran all that in Google. Found out VI is the father to Travis. Google is so cool.

Village Idiot

Mickey said:

I just ran all that in Google. Found out VI is the father to Travis. Google is so cool.

Col. Wm. B. Travis, of Alamo fame?

Mickey

Village Idiot said:

Mickey said:

I just ran all that in Google. Found out VI is the father to Travis. Google is so cool.

Col. Wm. B. Travis, of Alamo fame?

Sorry but Pvt Travis of Fort Hood Tx Army fame

cazzy

Brining a whole turkey for 72 hours, then will smoke on the egg. Going to sous vide a turkey breast, then will finish on the egg.

This time, I'm going to listen to Travis and make the Mad Max gravy.

Village Idiot

cazzy said:

Brining a whole turkey for 72 hours, then will smoke on the egg. Going to sous vide a turkey breast, then will finish on the egg. This time, I'm going to listen to Travis and make the Mad Max gravy.

Caz,

I'm thinking of brining a turkey also.  This will be my first time.  From what I'm reading, 16 to 18 hours of brining is enough.  Do you have a reason for going 72 hours?

caliking

I smoked a turkey last year, not on the egg, but it was excellent. Brined overnight, let it dry in the refrigerator another night, and then let it sit at room temp for about an hour with the breast iced before throwing it on the drum smoker. I would like to try a dry-brined turkey next year, which takes a few days from what I remember reading. 

cazzy

Village Idiot said:

cazzy said:

Brining a whole turkey for 72 hours, then will smoke on the egg. Going to sous vide a turkey breast, then will finish on the egg. This time, I'm going to listen to Travis and make the Mad Max gravy.

Caz,

I'm thinking of brining a turkey also.  This will be my first time.  From what I'm reading, 16 to 18 hours of brining is enough.  Do you have a reason for going 72 hours?

I totally screwed up the numbers in my head as I was thinking about my short ribs.  lol...so the 72 was in my head.  

I will brine longer than your time though...going 36 hours like I did last year as it resulted in the best turkey I have ever tasted.

Used the brine recipe Cen listed in his thread:

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145474/the-herbed-poultry-brine-from-charcuterie-the-craft-of-salting-smoking-and-curing/p1

My cook thread:  

http://eggheadforum.com/discussion/1145734/he-shoots-he-scores