Best turkey ever!

Miros1 · 11-26-2007, 03:33 AM

This is the best turkey I ever had in my life: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...6_8389,00.html

Yes, it's Alton Brown's recipe.

homerette · 11-26-2007, 06:13 AM

We used his brine from that recipe, slightly altered, and it was a darn good turkey.

Greg · 11-26-2007, 11:49 AM

Why that does sound like...

Good Eats!

Miros1 · 11-26-2007, 01:47 PM

Yep! Worth the extra work and mess!

Greg · 11-27-2007, 04:43 PM

That's the ticket. What we all need is not only Alton Brown but also all of his prep chefs!

Miros1 · 11-27-2007, 07:10 PM

We recruited the great-niece's boyfriend to do the heavy lifting. Other than that, it was Phil giving instructions and whatever prep someone with severe cataracts could safely do, and me doing everything else!

Greg · 11-28-2007, 12:16 AM

Well, I s'pose a great-niece's boyfriend is more flexible than an engine block crane.

Miros1 · 11-28-2007, 01:18 AM

Much. You couldn't get an engine block crane into the oven with two turkey breasts and a giant pan of stuffing in there...

Greg · 11-28-2007, 01:26 AM

Right. The trick is to use your chainsaw to take off the top of the range so that you can lower the turkey in.

shorty943 · 12-02-2007, 01:03 AM

Then we "mig" weld the top back on, crank it up to eleven, and cook up a storm.

That is one of the things we kind of miss out on here. All those traditional northern hemisphere feasts are pretty much a bother here, Christmas, with our summer heat, cold cuts and salads are the go.
We don't need to roast ourselves for the holidays, the country does that for us.

Last wek of spring and the met boys released the figures. Hottest and dryest winter and spring for over 25 years. The first day of summer put the thermometer over the old century mark on Friday.
And we have 4 or 5 months of this to go yet. My poor fruit orchard.

Greg · 12-02-2007, 12:52 PM

I know half of what you mean, Shorty. We have a subtropical climate up here on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Christmas is usually quite warm. The last time I saw a white Christmas was when we were visiting my folks in Illinois.

shorty943 · 12-02-2007, 10:41 PM

We see that damned Bing Crosby movie every year, close as we get to a white Christmas.

Greg · 12-03-2007, 01:48 AM

You might try scattering some lime around the yard.

shorty943 · 12-03-2007, 02:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greg

You might try scattering some lime around the yard.

Mother nature beat us to it.

The Mallee is limestone country.
Sheet rock in over lapping plates that can be hundreds of feet thick.
All of it, the compressed coral, of an ancient shallow sea. Covered in places by only inches of sand.

Miros1 · 12-03-2007, 03:14 AM

OOH! Giant siblings of my pet rock!

Yes, I had a pet rock. Found it in the gravel driveway. It was fossilized pipe organ coral worn smooth by running water, then cracked open to show the "pipes." Might still be here somewhere...

shorty943 · 12-03-2007, 03:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Miros1

OOH! Giant siblings of my pet rock!

Yes, I had a pet rock. Found it in the gravel driveway. It was fossilized pipe organ coral worn smooth by running water, then cracked open to show the "pipes." Might still be here somewhere...

Wow. The Earth's history is fascinating, isn't it?

All sorts of things get turned up by plough's all the time out here.

I had a "Rock Concert".

A few little rocks with little rock instruments, sitting on a rock "stage".

Greg · 12-03-2007, 12:11 PM

11-26-2007, 03:33 AM	#1
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Best turkey ever! This is the best turkey I ever had in my life: http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/reci...6_8389,00.html Yes, it's Alton Brown's recipe.

11-26-2007, 06:13 AM	#2
homerette Day late & a dollar short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: central VA Posts: 206	We used his brine from that recipe, slightly altered, and it was a darn good turkey. __________________ May the roof above us never fall in, and may we friends gathered below never fall out.

11-26-2007, 11:49 AM	#3
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Why that does sound like... Good Eats! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-27-2007, 04:43 PM	#5
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	That's the ticket. What we all need is not only Alton Brown but also all of his prep chefs! __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-28-2007, 12:16 AM	#7
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Well, I s'pose a great-niece's boyfriend is more flexible than an engine block crane. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

11-26-2007, 01:47 PM	#4
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Yep! Worth the extra work and mess!

11-27-2007, 07:10 PM	#6
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	We recruited the great-niece's boyfriend to do the heavy lifting. Other than that, it was Phil giving instructions and whatever prep someone with severe cataracts could safely do, and me doing everything else!

11-28-2007, 01:18 AM	#8
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	Much. You couldn't get an engine block crane into the oven with two turkey breasts and a giant pan of stuffing in there...

11-28-2007, 01:26 AM	#9
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	Right. The trick is to use your chainsaw to take off the top of the range so that you can lower the turkey in. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-02-2007, 01:03 AM	#10
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	Then we "mig" weld the top back on, crank it up to eleven, and cook up a storm. That is one of the things we kind of miss out on here. All those traditional northern hemisphere feasts are pretty much a bother here, Christmas, with our summer heat, cold cuts and salads are the go. We don't need to roast ourselves for the holidays, the country does that for us. Last wek of spring and the met boys released the figures. Hottest and dryest winter and spring for over 25 years. The first day of summer put the thermometer over the old century mark on Friday. And we have 4 or 5 months of this to go yet. My poor fruit orchard.

12-02-2007, 12:52 PM	#11
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	I know half of what you mean, Shorty. We have a subtropical climate up here on the coast of the Gulf of Mexico and Christmas is usually quite warm. The last time I saw a white Christmas was when we were visiting my folks in Illinois. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-02-2007, 10:41 PM	#12
shorty943 Banned Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 805	We see that damned Bing Crosby movie every year, close as we get to a white Christmas.

12-03-2007, 01:48 AM	#13
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	You might try scattering some lime around the yard. __________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?

12-03-2007, 03:14 AM	#15
Miros1 Goddess for Life Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: NY State Posts: 3,303	OOH! Giant siblings of my pet rock! Yes, I had a pet rock. Found it in the gravel driveway. It was fossilized pipe organ coral worn smooth by running water, then cracked open to show the "pipes." Might still be here somewhere...

12-03-2007, 12:11 PM	#17
Greg Da Guy Wut Owns Dis Joint Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Texas Posts: 3,566	__________________ Who are all these people and what do they know?