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hows "things"??


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Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!


Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?


I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

Correct!!

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

It's about damn time.

BigDrawMan wrote:hey hows "things"??

Some are bigger than they should be. Some are smaller. Some don't exist anymore. Some have appeared that I didn't invite but I'm getting used to them. How are your things?

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Nice empathy there.

Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!

First off I'm going to scrape Beebs' leavings off any surfaces potentially adjacent to food items. Then I'm going to quaff some cheap wine. Then, I'm going to ponder food. Some more quaffing. Ponder. Quaff. That's it for preparations.

Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?

You know very well one doesn't "control" one's minions. One dices them finely to add to the stuffing.

I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

I like mininos with pico de gallo and a little Frank's hot sauce. Yep. I like them mininos. Except not on Thanksgiving. They're more for Cinco de Mayo. C'est oui.

Correct!!

Thinking and facility. That's quite brilliant, if suspect.

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!
I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

Your aunt sounds quite unrelated by blood, but very sharp.

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

See, we do two turkeys. One is smoked on the smoker. One is done in the oven so I can stuff it. It's communist to do stuffing outside of a turkey. I bet there are ALL SORTS of commies here doing that, too! It's wrong! You need to shove it up the turkey's butt with lots of butter so it gets crispy and gooey and succulent and wonderful! NOT IN A PAN BY ITSELF!!!

Who cares whether the turkey is dry? I don't even particularly like turkey. It is but a vehicle for THE STUFFING. But, if I had to guess about moisture and all I'd say apply some Oil of Olay Regenerist liberally (SEE! I said liberal.) and lie down for a bit for it to soak in and then go eat some more stuffing.

Thanks for the FT2DAY!

Well, just, wow. Snif.

Things are peachy.

Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!

I haven't got time to expound. There will be lots of delish foodstuffs prepared by me. Minions are for sissies. It will almost all get et, except for an errant devilled egg that always seems to be left behind. And the one item that is invariably forgotten in the garage refrigerator until just before the end of dinner, whatever that may be this year.

I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

Don't believe I've encountered a minino, but could one perhaps help you with your seplin' and tpyin' skills?

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

Send her to us. We will school her in the proper way of dealing with you. I mean, honoring you. <hack, snort>

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!
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hows "things"??


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Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!


Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?


I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

Correct!!

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

I suspect what you are going for here is deep frying said bird. It does make for a mighty juicy and succulent outcome.

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

Make sure bird is COMPLETELY thawed and patted dry of excess moisture. Drop that sucker in the deep fryer. Let 'er cook. Then call 911 since you've prolly burned down half the neighborhood in the attempt.

dammit.

See, we do two turkeys. One is smoked on the smoker. One is done in the oven so I can stuff it. It's communist to do stuffing outside of a turkey. I bet there are ALL SORTS of commies here doing that, too! It's wrong! You need to shove it up the turkey's butt with lots of butter so it gets crispy and gooey and succulent and wonderful! NOT IN A PAN BY ITSELF!!!

Ok, call me a commie. Just call me in time for oyster stuffing.......OUTSIDE da BIRD!

ulysses5019 wrote:

See, we do two turkeys. One is smoked on the smoker. One is done in the oven so I can stuff it. It's communist to do stuffing outside of a turkey. I bet there are ALL SORTS of commies here doing that, too! It's wrong! You need to shove it up the turkey's butt with lots of butter so it gets crispy and gooey and succulent and wonderful! NOT IN A PAN BY ITSELF!!!

Ok, call me a commie. Just call me in time for oyster stuffing.......OUTSIDE da BIRD!

NOOOOooooooooooooo. Noooooooooooooooo.

BigDrawMan wrote:hey

hows "things"??

"Things" go better with Coke, which I happen to be drinking even as I type this.

BigDrawMan wrote:great



Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!


Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?

I leave all such things in the capable hands of my beloved elwing. She is the queen of the kitchen and I am her devoted subject. I make myself available to do "minion" things such as chopping things, opening cans, and such.

BigDrawMan wrote:I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

Certainment!

BigDrawMan wrote:Correct!!

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

Though I am not privy to all the culinary secrets that elwing possesses, I know that her succulent turkey involves butter, a basting brush and a bag. Alas I am not permitted to see the miracle she works with these mundane implements.

I bet there are ALL SORTS of commies here doing that, too! It's wrong!

Sorry, Lady Beebs, but you're wrong. Don't make me go all royal on your ass.

I asked for FT2N and here it is!!!!!!!!!!!!!

BDM is my minion!



Brining my dear is the best way to get a juicy bird.

And yes, I do it all myself.

And my stuffing is outside the bird!

Sorry dear.

Well, harrumph! Harrumph, I say!

Wait. That means there's more inside-the-turkey stuffing for me! I can deal with that.

Go ahead and unstuff away.

Brining my dear is the best way to get a juicy bird.

Christie, I want to try brining my bird tonight. I mean, I want my servents to. Please tell me how you do it. How to tell them how to do it, I mean. Thankseverso

BigDrawMan wrote:hey
hows "things"??
great
Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!
Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?
I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?
Correct!!
Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!
I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!
There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!
EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

Brining results in a Most Fabulous and Delicious Roast Turkey Dining Experience.

Mix together in a big pot about 2 gallons of cold water, some salt, maybe a couple cups, about half as much sugar as salt, then spices -- bay leafs, sage, garlic, allspice, basil.

Put the turkey in, making sure it's submerged, and soak it for at least 24 hours.

Take the turkey out of the big pot and pat it dry.

Roast using your preferred method.

Yum!

Though I am not privy to all the culinary secrets that elwing possesses, I know that her succulent turkey involves butter, a basting brush and a bag. Alas I am not permitted to see the miracle she works with these mundane implements.

"Shoot, a fella' could have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff. "

Major T.J "King" Kong

Take the turkey out of the big pot and pat it dry.

Thanks for the 411, Lady Sprots. Does one have ones help rinse the bird after brining, or no?

I should think one should always rinse one's bird off after brining. It's only fair to the next customer.

SportsFan68 wrote: Brining results in a Most Fabulous and Delicious Roast Turkey Dining Experience.

Mix together in a big pot about 2 gallons of cold water, some salt, maybe a couple cups, about half as much sugar as salt, then spices -- bay leafs, sage, garlic, allspice, basil.

Put the turkey in, making sure it's submerged, and soak it for at least 24 hours.

Take the turkey out of the big pot and pat it dry.

Roast using your preferred method.

Yum!

We have used a kitchen trash bag (the plain kind, not the ones with scents or sanitizers) for the brining mixture and bird. Twist-tie it tightly shut, and then let it sit in the sink for the required time. We don't have a pot big enough to hold a turkey of any size, let alone the brine.

There are numerous brine recipes available on the Internet. I have no idea which one GW uses.

QueenofEverything wrote:

Take the turkey out of the big pot and pat it dry.

Thanks for the 411, Lady Sprots. Does one have ones help rinse the bird after brining, or no?

No. One has no help.

Care to send out a few minions next Thanksgiving?

BigDrawMan wrote:hey

hows "things"??

All my things are excellent, thank you!

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That's it? My things are downright exquisitely excellent, and I get a generic "great"? How about "Fantastic, you sweet thang!"?

Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!

I've been to the grocery store. The cooking will come in one long marathon session beginning at some time in the a.m. tomorrow. Everything will turn out fabu, or everyone will pretend it is, anyhow, because I cook only for people I can count on to be polite.

Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?

I will be doing most of it myself, although I will accept assistance from anybody who wanders into the kitchen at any given moment. I like to share the good times.

I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

I don't know. The FoodKing has never wandered into my kitchen.

Correct!!

As always.

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

Gravy! No, I mean even more gravy! The graviest! No mere bird can resist the moisture and succulence of the liberal application of graviest. And if the bird can, I trust my guests to lie. (See politeness, above.)

Maybe that's why you've never been in my kitchen. Your invitation will arrive right after you get your Pinocchio nose repaired. It looks cute on you, as do the eyebrow and septum piercings.

Happy Thanksgiving!

BigDrawMan wrote:hey

hows "things"??

Those damn troublemakers. Messing up the house with that pain-in-the-ass Cat in the Hat again. BOTH of 'em! Thing 1 AND Thing 2!!

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Hmmm...I s'pose you root for the Grinch every year as well..

Detail your Thanksgiving Preparations!!

Eat. Sleep. Repeat.
No, seriously, I am in charge of making Cheddar Cheese Soup per the recipe of La Cellier Rest. in EPCOT at Disney. It is tasty AND artery clogging. You would like it. It has bacon.
We are having two chilluns with spouses and 5 grandchilluns, and my brother and his wife over, to add to the one chillun still at home. I have a goodly supply of earplugs at the ready. I will eat much turkey. With any luck, I will be asleep by 4pm. At that point a gamma ray explosion (which is roughly the decibel-equivalent of said 5 grandchillun) would not rouse me, although it may turn me into the Incredible Hulk. Actually, eating all that turkey would also turn me into the Incredible Hulk (or is it Incredible Bulk?)

Are you doing all that yourself, or are you in control of minions?!?!?

In my household I barely hang on to the control of the remote. Anything else would be pushing my luck.

I find mininos are good for "some" things, but where thinking and facility are needed, only the FoodKing can be relied on, cest na?!?!?

Mininos? Isn't that the young Latino group whose members change at the first sign of a chin whisker?

Correct!!

You're too old to join Mininos. And your musical taste is suspect. Next you'll be telling me that you have Hannah Montana posters on your walls.

Say, are yins tired of eting dried aht turkey??Turkey so dry that even a long soaking in the tastiest gravy cannot save??
Me too!!!

Masterful changing of the subject there. But don't think this "Mininos" revelation will be forgotten, pal.

I have tried to counsel my favourite aunt in proper turkey cooking, but for "some" reason, my counsel aint gettin thru her stubborn head!!!

Maybe it's the way you call your "favorite aunt" a "dizzy Dame" whilst "counseling" her. My guess is that, whenever you're in the kitchen offering "counsel", the turkey isn't the ONLY bird she's flippin'...

There is one foolproof method of turkey prepartaion that WILL GUARANTEE YINS A MOIST AND SUCCULENT BIRD!!!

EXPOUND ON THE METHOD!!!!!

I read something about this involving heavily salting the bird in some manner, bagging and soaking it. They told you how to do it, but it went in one eyeball and out the other, as I do not cook the turkey and am trusted only with soup detail. The turkey is Nancy's deal, and I am smart enough to know that offering any "counsel" may make me wish I could change places with the turkey.


Happy Thanksgiving Food Monarch!

Hope I am not too late!

4 quarts of water
1 c brown sugar
1 c kosher salt
Pepper if you want


I use the turkey roaster bags. They come two to a pkg. I don't use them to roat the turkey.

Put turkey and brine in one, then put the whole bag (with turkey in brine in the next)

And then put them in the roasting dish. A belts and suspenders approach for sure!


I do rinse and dry before baking.

I have turkey roaster bags. Do you cook your turkey in a roaster bag as well after it's brined?

I need all the help I can get!

I've been to the grocery store. The cooking will come in one long marathon session beginning at some time in the a.m. tomorrow. Everything will turn out fabu, or everyone will pretend it is, anyhow, because I cook only for people I can count on to be polite.

No wonder I'm never invited.

No, I do not use the bags to roast.

I prefer to be able to baste it occasionally. I put chopped up onions and carrrots and celery on the floor of the roating pan. Add a couple of cups of water. Put the bird on top and roast according to your plans. About after an hour, then every half hour or so I use a pastry brush to baste the turkey.

How are you feeling about the gravy?

Confident? I thought SC told you the place to look up the recipe.

Pretty pitiful when you have to study to make gravy! Yes, I got out the Better Homes and Gardens
cookbook. I think I'll be fine. I bought turkey wings today as well. I'm as ready as I'll ever be!

kayrharris wrote:Pretty pitiful when you have to study to make gravy! Yes, I got out the Better Homes and Gardens
cookbook. I think I'll be fine. I bought turkey wings today as well. I'm as ready as I'll ever be!

Good gravy is not a given. You'll do fine because you are prepared.

christie1111 wrote:

kayrharris wrote:Pretty pitiful when you have to study to make gravy! Yes, I got out the Better Homes and Gardens
cookbook. I think I'll be fine. I bought turkey wings today as well. I'm as ready as I'll ever be!

Good gravy is not a given. You'll do fine because you are prepared.

My mom made the best gravy in the known and unknown universe. Do not anyone try to dispute this -- everyone's own mom is the greatest cook ever.

But my mom really was.