TUFKAK Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 30 minutes ago, Uaarkson said: Turkey is garbage meat no matter how you cook it 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CastlevaniaNut18 Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I don't get excited about holiday food. I'm working Wed/Thurs and I'm not really upset. Husband is going to visit his family, but he's honestly dreading it. Their Thanksgivings are always turkey and a bunch of casseroles(which neither of us like). He'll be feasting on turkey and rolls. Plus, his family has really dwindled. Grandmother in the nursing home, severely depressed, alcoholic brother, his mom is busy taking care of his stepdad, who is laid up with a bad back, hip, and shoulder, his aunt died last year, etc. Oh yeah, there's also no internet down there. He's ready to get it done and rush back. I bought a big ribeye loin on sale at my brother's store last week and we'll be feasting on grilled steak and homemade mashed potatoes this weekend. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 I'm going to spend Thanksgiving with family at my one grandmother's house. Honestly, I'm excited to surprise nearly everyone there with my new car lol. Of course, that's during noon/early afternoon. I can't cook for shit, so for the evening I bought a pre-made "holiday meal" from my local Wegmans along with a bottle of wine, and will have that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 did a restaurant bill write this 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fizzzzle Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Roasting a turkey in an oven CAN be really good. Once I leaned about spatchcocking the bird so that it cooks much more evenly, I haven't looked back. (My dad absolutely refuses to do it and wonders why the breast meat is always overcooked to shit) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 My wife's roast turkey is amazing, she follows Gordon Ramsay's method. Basically butter under the skin and lots of basting and lots of rest. We also have an oven with a roasting feature that uses convection and pulses the broiler. It's fucking amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Turkey is delicious! Damn heathens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 39 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Turkey is delicious! Damn heathens! Especially @Commissar SFLUFAN's special boiled turkey! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CitizenVectron Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Okay I finally read this "article," if you can call it that—there is nothing in it that says making food at home is more expensive than eating out. All it says is that the inflation on grocery items has risen faster in the past year than inflation on restaurant prices...but doesn't list absolute prices. That's because restaurant prices are still higher! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 18 minutes ago, Keyser_Soze said: Especially @Commissar SFLUFAN's special boiled turkey! Unless its boiled un hot grease, gross! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Thanksgiving is pretty cheap to cook at home. I shop at one of those grocery chains that if you spend $400, you get a free turkey/ham/chicken. This is not hard to do with current prices. I pick a turkey breast. No one cares for the wings and legs. Make a couple of side dishes and call it a day. What I find to be the biggest rip off during the holidays is dessert. All the local bakeries are charging $40+ for a basic apple pie. My wife will bake a pie instead. Alcohol prices are pretty ridiculous out there. My local dive has added a couple of $30 beers on the menu. Come on. Who’s paying that for a beer? Luckily NJ has a ton of BYOBs. We have been hitting those up lately to save a little. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anathema- Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 We did wind up spending a few hundred bucks but a lot of it was on stuff that we wouldn't have bought at a restaurant because it would be too expensive. Again, yes, alcohol being most of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/22/2022 at 8:20 PM, Uaarkson said: Turkey is garbage meat no matter how you cook it Lol I really pity you guys that have obviously eaten terrible turkey your whole lives. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 13 hours ago, Fizzzzle said: Roasting a turkey in an oven CAN be really good. Once I leaned about spatchcocking the bird so that it cooks much more evenly, I haven't looked back. (My dad absolutely refuses to do it and wonders why the breast meat is always overcooked to shit) Yo I just heard you can do this! My stepfather (who didn't join us this year at my ster's because he's being a stubborn old man) apparently cooked his turkey this year like this. I couldn't imagine cooking a bird as big as a turkey like that. I imagine you'd need a nice sized oven. The secret to a moist turkey is making sure you baste it every 20 minutes. And I'm bugging about smoked turkey. I've had smoked turkey wings and legs before... we ususally use them to season vegetables like collard greens or green beans. I've never had a whole turkey smoked before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, CitizenVectron said: Okay I finally read this "article," if you can call it that—there is nothing in it that says making food at home is more expensive than eating out. All it says is that the inflation on grocery items has risen faster in the past year than inflation on restaurant prices...but doesn't list absolute prices. That's because restaurant prices are still higher! It's not just this article though, I posted it but there have been several news reports basically saying the same thing and they all lean into the premise that going out to eat "may" be cheaper than eating at home... which is complete bullshit and garbage journalism. They also purposefully obscure the context of the claim. 43 minutes ago, Brian said: I shop at one of those grocery chains that if you spend $400, you get a free turkey/ham/chicken. was it Shop Rite? My mom gets their free turkey every year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uaarkson Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 17 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Lol I really pity you guys that have obviously eaten terrible turkey your whole lives. Blah blah, I’ve had “good” turkey before and it still pales in comparison to a good ham. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 9 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: was it Shop Rite? My mom gets their free turkey every year. Yea. NJ’s #1 grocery chain 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 You're all missing out on deep fried turkey! Turkey fryers are cheap. ***Always fry outdoors, turkey fryers are too dangerous for inside***. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 minute ago, Uaarkson said: Blah blah, I’ve had “good” turkey before and it still pales in comparison to a good ham. I don't eat pork so I can't compare. Don't believe I'm missing out either. Just now, BloodyHell said: You're all missing out on deep fried turkey! Turkey fryers are cheap. ***Always fry outdoors, turkey fryers are too dangerous for inside***. Oh no sir, my brother in law has promised to fry a turkey this year too. I've been a believer in it ever since my uncle did it a couple of years ago... it's a heavenly heart attack waiting to happen. Almost worth the risk of a four alarm fire. Almost. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TUFKAK Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just me and my fiancé, we do a duck. Just not enough to host so better go the true American bird route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b_m_b_m_b_m Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Deep frying is perfectly safe but it’s gotta be bone dry and thaw. Still have to prep the skin like it’s being oven cooked. Still the fastest and tastiest way imo speaking of oven cooked, spatchcock and use a damn thermometer holy shit that’s the quickest way to ruin a bird is by not using a thermometer 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 6 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Just me and my fiancé, we do a duck. Just not enough to host so better go the true American bird route. Duck is the true american bird? Were turkey's foreign to america and introduced by pilgrims? Legit asking. I LOVE duck but have never made it myself or even tried to. Very fatty bird. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Wild duck would be fantastic for Thanksgiving too. Spatchcock one for each guest. (Wild ducks arr much smaller than farm grown). Pheasant too. Whole Pheasant grilled, served with duck gumbo and scones is my traditional boxing day meal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BloodyHell Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, skillzdadirecta said: Duck is the true american bird? Were turkey's foreign to america and introduced by pilgrims? Legit asking. I LOVE duck but have never made it myself or even tried to. Very fatty bird. Mayans domesticated them 2k+ years ago, and migrants brought them further and further north. They got to the US in the 1500's. Wild Turkey are just escaped domesticated Mexican turkey that has bred for hundreds of years. Or thats what I just quickly read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyser_Soze Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 52 minutes ago, TUFKAK said: Just me and my fiancé, we do a duck. Just not enough to host so better go the true American bird route. You mean Turducken? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skillzdadirecta Posted November 24, 2022 Author Share Posted November 24, 2022 50 minutes ago, BloodyHell said: Mayans domesticated them 2k+ years ago, and migrants brought them further and further north. They got to the US in the 1500's. Wild Turkey are just escaped domesticated Mexican turkey that has bred for hundreds of years. Or thats what I just quickly read. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commissar SFLUFAN Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just as long as I can order a veggie pizza from Domino's today, I'm good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marioandsonic Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 Just played football with family, and then ate Thanksgiving food. I'm ready for a nap now lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 We love to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 12 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: We love to see it. Move that twig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris- Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I usually don’t like smoked turkey but that’s how my FIL did it this year and it absolutely rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ominous Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 1 hour ago, marioandsonic said: Just played football with family, and then ate Thanksgiving food. I'm ready for a nap now lol Why do white people eat Thanksgiving dinner before most people have lunch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kal-El814 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 37 minutes ago, Bacon said: Move that twig no u Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bacon Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 10 minutes ago, Kal-El814 said: no u wow wtf 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spork3245 Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 I find this hard to believe unless you’re not taking leftovers into account. I use the meat left on the bird to make a large pot of turkey soup that lasts for 2-3 days, and have turkey and sides that last for multiple days for lunch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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