HEELLP!! (o/t)

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Registered: 11-13-2004
HEELLP!! (o/t)
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Sun, 11-05-2006 - 6:13pm

In a moment of stupidity I have found myself agreeing to cook Thanksgiving meal for 14 people. DD will be "helping" me. The queen told me we're either going out to eat or your on your own... Oh swell....
I am NOT going to a restaurant for Thanksgiving. So my pig headed side naturally got me in trouble. I thought, what better place to plead for help than the POT board.
I need to order a fresh turkey. How many lbs.?
How long do I cook it at what temp.?
Any other tips and tricks?
I am not going to give the queen the satisfaction of asking her these questions.. :-)

PS. I make really good homemade pies. Everything else is what microwaves were made for....

Thanks!
D

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Registered: 08-17-2005
In reply to: daddioe
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 4:56pm

Wow, I'm getting hungry. Sounds delicious. Nothing I would add nor take away...

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Registered: 08-17-2005
In reply to: daddioe
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 4:59pm

One warning about the turkey bags is to make certain that you don't put any extra stuffing in there that doesn't fit right in the bird, because it will soak up all the oil. I made the mistake of doing that one year, and we didn't have the "fat" for the gravy...

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Registered: 08-17-2005
In reply to: daddioe
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 5:01pm

Actually, we like to mix cream of mushroom soup with our rice and it's quite tasty...

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Registered: 03-26-2003
In reply to: daddioe
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 5:44pm

woo-hoo! You go, daddioe!

This probably goes without saying, but since no one told *me* years ago...if you get a frozen turkey (I don't know how a fresh one comes) be sure and take the giblet sack out of the turkey before you cook it!! We smoked our very 1st Thanksgiving turkey for both sides of the family and we didn't even know that little sack was in there! aaaaccckkkk! ruined the entire bird. Shoulda seen my MIL (bless her heart) running all over town trying to find a cooked bird we could eat!! ROFL!!

As for a side, I can't live w/o my broccoli and rice casserole.

I do the cornbread dressing on the side, too. And, if for some reason you accidently pour out the liquid fat from the turkey (done that too) you can use canned chicken broth to make the gravy. Or, do like my MIL does and use cream of chicken soup and chicken broth to make the gravy.

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Registered: 02-14-2000
In reply to: daddioe
Mon, 11-06-2006 - 8:01pm
I did the same thing the first time I roasted a turkey - didn't have a clue about the giblet/neck sacks.
Pam

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