Questions tagged [turkey]
Use for questions about cooking or preparing the bird in the Meleagris genus, native to North America. Questions about the traditional cuisine from the nation of Turkey should be tagged [turkish-cuisine] instead.
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Why did my Turkey Stock turn into gelatin?
We took our left-over turkey carcass and parts and simmered them for a few hours with water in a pot with some herbs and veggies. After removing the solids, and separating the fat, we placed it in ...
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How can I effectively time a short thawing and brining of a a turkey?
I have a 14 lb. frozen turkey. It has been in the refrigerator for 12 hours now but there is not enough time to thaw it completely in the fridge before cooking it in the turkey fryer. Could I safely ...
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how long to cook a turkey per pound
I'm cooking a turkey for thanksgiving for the first time. I've got a beautiful 11 lb turkey and according to the websites I found, I should cook it for about three hours. When I asked my girlfriend's ...
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Brining a kosher bird
How should I adjust the salinity of a brine when using a kosher turkey? Some reccomendations suggest decreasing the salinity of the brine, but how much?
My recipe is two quarts of water with 1 c. of ...
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Is it safe to fully cook a stuffed turkey the night before thanksgiving?
If I empty the cavity of stuffing after I cook it thoroughly, and reheat the turkey and stuffing separately the next day, will its consumption be hazardous?
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Can you eat turkey eggs?
I'm considering acquiring a few turkey hens and was wondering can you eat Turkey eggs? Has anyone eaten one? How do they taste?
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How do you keep turkey from getting too dry?
It's Thanksgiving up here in Canada, and I'm wondering what can be done to keep the breast meat on a turkey from being too dry?
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Is there a difference between freezing meat at 26°F and 0°F?
According to this answer, you are allowed to market turkeys as fresh as long as they haven't been frozen below 26°F. What is the purpose of this law/regulation?
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How do I make a really flavorful turkey burger?
Since turkey burgers don't have a lot of fat, you lose a lot of the flavor that you get with beef. Also, you have to make sure you cook them through (170 degrees), so they tend to dry out.
What are ...
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Can you make pan gravy if the turkey was brined?
I've read every question here that mentions brining a turkey, and I've seen conflicting remarks about whether the pan drippings are suitable for making gravy. (None of the existing questions actually ...
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Know if a turkey is done cooking
I am making a turkey in a bag this weekend and I was wondering if there is a sure fire way to know when your turkey is done cooking. I don't have a meat (or any other) thermometer.
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How much salt does brining a turkey add?
I want to brine a turkey for Thanksgiving, using Alton Brown's recipe for brining. My wife is concerned that this will increase the amount of salt and sugar in the turkey, making it unhealthy. How ...
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Can I brine a self-basting turkey?
I was planning to brine my turkey but I realise that I bought a self-basting turkey.
According to most websites, brining a self-basting turkey is a big "no".
But has anyone brine a self-basting ...
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How can I make a vegan turkey-skin substitute?
I recently tried to practice making a Seitan based vegan turkey tube using this recipe. To test results for different cooking methods, I split the final dough in half before baking, made one that was ...
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How much turkey should I plan per person?
For the holidays, I plan to do a turkey, but I need to order in advance since the place I'm buying from is popular and usually sells out in pre-orders. Estimates of how much turkey to plan per person ...
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What is Turkey Bacon?
Is there a standard part of the turkey that they use to process "turkey bacon"? Is it pressed from different sections of the turkey?
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How cold can a brining turkey get before freezing?
If I brine a turkey in a solution of 1/2 cup of salt per 1 gallon of distilled water, how do I tell how cold it can get before the brine freezes?
Here in America, we all know water freezes at 32 ...
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What do I do if my turkey is done way too early?
From a user who posted as an answer elsewhere:
I cooked the 22 pound turkey way to early. It's done at 10:30 and we aren't eating till 4:00. Right now I have it sitting in the roaster covered with ...
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Spatchcock Turkey in Small Oven
I'm looking to spatchcock a turkey this year, and I was wondering what size of bird (in pounds) would fit on a standard quarter sized baking sheet.
My oven is relatively small (it looks like it can ...
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Roast Turkey - How to get the meat to fall off the bones
Roughly, my procedure for roast turkey is:
start with a frozen turkey
a couple of days of partial thawing in the fridge
soak in brine for 12-24 hours to complete thawing and get it more-or-less ...
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What are the options for thawing a frozen turkey?
I'm aware of a few methods (many days in the refrigerator, hours under cold water, etc.) for thawing a whole turkey before cooking it. However, I don't know how these methods balance against each ...
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What are the considerations in deciding which way up to roast a bird?
This question is partially prompted by this question and the two "how to cook turkey" links therein. The question and the links seem to implicitly assume you cook your turkey on its back, ...
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Spatchcocked turkey cooking time
How long should I plan on cooking a 16 pound spatchcocked turkey? What temperature would be best to cook a 16 pound spatchcocked turkey?
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How many minutes in the oven per pound: stuffed turkey
My mom is asking. Not sure if she's brining the turkey, but probably. Also, she probably knows the answer but is just testing me.
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How to adjust time for oven stuck at 350F
My oven is stuck at 350F. I need to cook a lasagna that requires 400F for 1:55 (one hour 55 minutes). I also need to cook a turkey at 375F for 4:30 (separately). How do I adjust since my oven is stuck ...
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I have two days to thaw a 16 pound turkey; Can I start thawing it in cold water, and do the rest in the fridge?
The calculator here:
http://www.butterball.com/how-tos/thaw-a-turkey
says I need about four days of thawing, and I only have two. Can I cold water thaw it at the start, and let the rest thaw in the ...
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Can I dry-brine a turkey crown while it's defrosting?
At the suggestion of certain knowledgeable parties, I plan on dry-brining my turkey crown for Christmas dinner this year. However, I will most likely be buying a frozen crown, so I'm wondering what ...
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