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turkey, dressing verse stuffing
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fishlessman
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have never been able to make dressing taste as good as stuffing so will continue to stuff as usual. safety be damned then theres the unsafe practice of rinsing the bird, please tell, who risks their families lives and rinses the bird but wont stuff it
fukahwee maine
you can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it
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Stuffing! Stuffing!Lovin' my Large Egg since May 2012 (Richmond, VA) ... and makin' cookbooks at https://FamilyCookbookProject.com
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I rinse the bird but don't stuff as I haven't figured out how with the spatchcock process.
Edit: If going traditional (not spatch) I fill the cavity with aromatics-not stuffing. Not sure where I fall in your poll data.Louisville; Rolling smoke in the neighbourhood. # 38 for the win. Life is too short for light/lite beer! Seems I'm livin in a transitional period. -
lousubcap said:I rinse the bird but don't stuff as I haven't figured out how with the spatchcock process.
Edit: If going traditional (not spatch) I fill the cavity with aromatics-not stuffing. Not sure where I fall in your poll data.
fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Cooked a whole turkey twice. Ever. First one, long ago, was pre-egg on my old Weber kettle. Wife had all sides done and ready to serve. Bird was not even close to done. We had to cut it up and nuke it. Over the years, I kept offering to try again, but was always politely refused.
Second was in Mom's oven 3-4 years ago. Mad Max except no egg. Came out great!
Mom used to stuff a bird and no one ever died. Wife just used Stovetop (which I much preferred over Mom's). None of us ever rinsed the bird.I hate it when I go to the kitchen for food and all I find are ingredients!
MichaelCentral Connecticut -
I grew up with stuffing. Ever since I've been married its Cornbread dressing. I like both.
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Never stuff. Brine, rinse, dry, cook. Stuffing doesn't get stuffed. Who wants to eat someone that's been lounging around in a cavity with salmonella? Surely not this guy.
I'll still call it stuffing, but it probably more meets the definition of "dressing".
Besides, this year, we're doing parts (monster pair of deboned breasts netted together, plus some drums & thighs) anyhow, so nowhere to stuff anything... -
Carolina Q said:Cooked a whole turkey twice. Ever. First one, long ago, was pre-egg on my old Weber kettle. Wife had all sides done and ready to serve. Bird was not even close to done. We had to cut it up and nuke it. Over the years, I kept offering to try again, but was always politely refused.
Second was in Mom's oven 3-4 years ago. Mad Max except no egg. Came out great!
Mom used to stuff a bird and no one ever died. Wife just used Stovetop (which I much preferred over Mom's). None of us ever rinsed the bird.fukahwee maineyou can lead a fish to water but you can not make him drink it -
Dressing. Like the crunch on the edges. I spend two days making the broth so the flavor intensity is there. We usually have two, one traditional and one a little out there. The second is always something that someone brings.
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What is dressing? Anyway, we like a lot of stuffing, so we make it separately in a big batch and freeze wrapped in foil in 2 lb lumps. Ready for the oven, like sausage based meatloaf.
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That is dressing. Stuffing is cooked inside of the bird.
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No rinse, and dressing. Like others, aromatics in the bird.Sandy Springs & Dawsonville Ga
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Hate to think how long last year's 30 lb turkey would have taken if stuffed. Dinner would have been late.
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Personally I prefer stove top stuffing . So am I in the stuffing category, it’s in the nameXL BGE, KJ classic, Joe Jr, UDS x2
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Carolina Q said:Mom used to stuff a bird and no one ever died. Wife just used Stovetop (which I much preferred over Mom's). None of us ever rinsed the bird.
But...- She also used to cook turkeys longer, to a higher temp than I do, now, and the white meat was always drier as a result (sorry Mom). And,
- You can do everything wrong and be fine most of the time. It's just that it's not a small risk of catching a cold. It's a small risk of puking and sh***ing your guts out for days to a week, and maybe even dying from that! Nope, not me.
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No stuffin or washing of bird here. I am actually doing a bone out 8-9 pound turkey breast for Thanksgiving. It comes in a foil wrap....that I cook it in for about half the time (1 hour), before opening up the foil for browning and some smoke. The foil traps the moisture and i get a supper moist bird. When finished and rested, I cut the turkey down the middle, turn each breast on its side.....and cut into nice slices. I am so over fighting with all the bones and chit. Call me lazy but I get some killa white meat (only) and 100% yield on what I purchase. Easy carve, clean up and no disposal (unless you count the foil). Left overs go for sammies and of course......Turkey taco's.
As for the dressing (my favorite), I make a family favorite cornbread dressing which I have had every year now for I would say 58 years. I am assuming I didn't get it until i was prob 3 years old. All the best to you and yours.Ellijay GA with a Medium & MiniMax
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If you're gonna stuff it, make sure it's thawed out well. And cook it slow. Or over-cook the bejesus out of it.______________________________________________I love lamp..
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