Turkey is generally blah by not if it's deep fried. I've experimented over the years and there's only one way I cook it now. Wash the bird and dry throughly. I melt 2 sticks of butter with a full bottle of Tabasco stirred in. Inject the bird everywhere. Bring the peanut oil (no other oil tastes right) to 400°, slowly slip the bird in and maintain 350° for 3.5 minutes per pound. The Tabasco loses most of its heat but adds a great flavor and everyone says it's the best tasting and moistest turkey ever

Forget Turkey. My family tradition is steak, thanks Dad!

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^^^ Now that looks good.

I used to do it the same way. Always a 12lb bird = 45 minutes.

My brother is frying a turkey... I usually make a dessert or sides..This year Mud pie, and chipotle mashed sweet potatoes...

Turkey is so meh

Let cook


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Joint it - remove the back and separate the legs - so you can cook the pieces individually to the correct temperature. Cover with strips of bacon while cooking.

There's a tremendous improvement in the flavor then.

We just made one last weekend in honour of the American Thanksgiving. We use the Gordon Ramsay Christmas turkey recipe.
Well make another one for Christmas.

It’s not the turkey, it’s the gravy and everything you can pour it on. Delicious.

Since the only time I ate turkey was Thanksgiving and Christmas, I like it. Especially the turkey sandwiches for days afterwards.

This will be the first Thanksgiving that I’ve not gone to my parents house, for the family get together, and my mom’s cooking…. Turkey, dressing, cheeseballs, deviled eggs, etc.

We're doing Salmon.

Oh yeah, I forgot about turkey sandwiches the next day. White bread with Duke’s mayonnaise on one slice and cranberry sauce on the other slice. I can devour 2 sandwiches in 5 minutes then promptly have a nap.

I like that.
That may be the closest to a true Thanksgiving dinner.

They had a large mouth bass .... and Punkin' Pie :D

or a catfish and turtle soup?


The very worst dish of a traditional Thanksgiving Dinner are cranberries.
I can't eat them.

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I like Turkey at Christmas time... But I don't miss it during the rest of the year.

New Mexico lamb.

A big butterflied leg, probably spiced "normally" so as to work with traditional fix'ns - but seriouseats was making a compelling argument for something szechuan-ish. That's too risky for me to commit that chunk/$$ of meat, but I gaurawntee that idea'll carry on, probably for kebabs.

It'll be odd, but after Mrs mjohnson introduced me to oyster stuffing/dressing - we're definitely having that as a side. It is so much better than this DeepFriedGenXMichigander expected. And the same habanero/cilantro cranberry sauce we've served since that kind of thing was cool late in the last century. Nothing chipotle though, we do have some limits.

Try this next time. Good stuff!

https://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchen/waffled-leftover-thanksgiving-brunch-recipe-3362110

The main protein this year will be leg of lamb.

But people want turkey, so I’m making each person their own little boneless stuffed turkey. Slice brined breast to 1/4”, wrap meat around pre-cooked stuffing to make a bun, sous vide 135F for four hours (I use a steam oven), with a glaze for color. Make-ahead gravy.

I hate sweet potatoes as a rule but occasionally I slice sweet potatoes really thin, assemble them tightly in a gratin dish and cover them with heavy cream, which has been seasoned with salt and pepper and a minced chipotle. Into the oven and...

Pretty awesome...

Never tried them mashed, might have to look into that.