Turkey is done

hawk18

Brined it overnight, smoked it and cooked it this morning/afternoon and finished de-boning it at 4:45. MommaLynette has been cooking for two days but I'm only responsible for the turkey. 15 for Thursday dinner. Out of towners arriving tomorrow. It will get very busy here shortly. Oh, I forgot, there will be six dogs too. 

Hawk

Jayhawker

I normally do the turkey for Thanksgiving but one of my sons decided he wanted to deep fry the bird this year...but I was requested to make stuffing and giblet gravy...neither of which can be properly accomplished without roasting a turkey...
So I bought a $5.00 turkey at Meijer ($0.39 per pound) to be the basis for the gravy and receptacle for the stuffing.
Starting tHe bird in the morning...

rberglof

Wife is working and I will be cooking, small turkey and dressing with the normal sides. Desert, pumpkin pie and cherry topped cheese cake. Be just the two of us.

FFLshooter

I can hold my own in cooking, but I leave the bird to the ladies to make every year. But I always make the potato’s fresh every year also and a few other things.

Old Ron

Simple day for me .... couple hours with my dad eating what ever my brother fixed . Clean up the mess & go home .

jaywapti

Since our family is spread all over the country and its just me and Jen this year were having elk backstraps and wild boar steaks.

JAY

jaywapti

Forget to add HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL.

JAY

Tugar

Since both myself and daughter have to work, we are doing it Saturday. Not coming home at 7pm and doing all that. So I will get my bird tonight. It will soak for 24 hours in mean chef's apple brine, my go to for 15 years running. Then roasted at noon on Saturday. It will be glorious.

Jermanator

2 turkeys, ham, shrimp, plus blackened and grilled gator here. I will finish most of the sides and all the pies today, then focus on the entrees tomorrow.

Jermanator

"So you want me to rub that butter all over your breasts? And your legs and thighs too? Anything you say! Oh,and you want some salt right there huh?"

...the turkey has been rubbed down and seasoned. Ready to go in the oven in a few hours.

jbp-ohio

Holiday classic..............

mitdr774

Just a small gathering this year with family.  Probably have a "churkey" (large chicken) like usual.

Tugar

Jermanator said:

"So you want me to rub that butter all over your breasts? And your legs and thighs too? Anything you say! Oh,and you want some salt right there huh?"

...the turkey has been rubbed down and seasoned. Ready to go in the oven in a few hours.

reminded me of a book I got my stepdaughter who is a good cook and likes that, to me, odd movie

Jermanator

I bought that cook book for my wife.

Diver43

Happy Thanks giving everyone
Just 5 at our table today. Nobody enjoys getting sick, so the wife is doing the cooking.

CHIRO1989

Famous last words, "I *think* the turkey is done" 

Tugar

22.83 pounds. Brined for 24 hours in apple juice, ginger, salt, brown sugar, garlic, peppercorns, bay leaves, and orange slices.  Original called for cloves. Pass. JUST came out of the oven. 

JKP

Spatchcocked my turkey and cooked on big green egg. Turned out great as far as turkey goes.