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15 Dec 18, 12:51 PM |
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Turkey - update
This is the first year I'm doing Christmas at ours so my first time cooking a turkey! I've obviously cooked chicken before.
Any fail safe tips? We have decided to splash out on a local turkey farm one and cut costs on other things. Edited at 09:32 PM. |
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15 Dec 18, 01:52 PM |
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Cook it upside down to start with as all the juice run into the breast and keep the meat moist. Then turn it right side up to brown.
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15 Dec 18, 03:07 PM |
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I always cover the top of mine with streaky bacon, my mum used to always cook hers with two slices of bread on top... I never asked why lol, but turkey was always nice, I also remember she cooked it slow and low whilst we were all asleep and we woke up to the smell of the turkey cooking
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15 Dec 18, 03:51 PM |
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Loads of butter on the skin or under skin, sea salt , streaky bacon then on top, (not smoked unless you like smoked) Foil on then last hour I take the foil off and the bacon so it can brown a bit more!
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15 Dec 18, 05:48 PM |
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15 Dec 18, 05:49 PM |
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I'll add bacon to my list of things to buy. Thanks.
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15 Dec 18, 05:54 PM |
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How many are you cooking for?
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15 Dec 18, 06:19 PM |
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Salted butter under the skin, even do a few incisions with a sharp knife and put the butter in there. Then put skin back over and season it. I used to put streaky bacon on it but don't bother now as like the skin a bit crispy.
Remember the skin is a barrier so by just putting something on that to help keep it moist doesn't work Cover in foil and cook slowly However as an aside I cooked a turkey crown in the slow cooker the other week and it was superb so doing one that way for a family party on Weds |
16 Dec 18, 11:31 AM |
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16 Dec 18, 11:36 AM |
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that is not too bad - just need to make sure you know what space you have in the oven - a turkey for 8 takes up quite a bit of space, as does stuffing, and roast potatoes, and roast veggies? pigs in blankets? and if there are any vegetarians, their alternative will take space - etc etc.
Sometimes the turkey is the easy bit, the timings to get everything done and hot is the hard bit. |
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