gE Thanksgiving Thread!

[wetwillie]

Dark meat on a turkey is good, light meat is trash.

[michigancat]

Dark meat on a turkey is good, light meat is trash.

Not if it's cooked right. (Dark meat is always better but white meat can be very good)

[Cire]

Love Turkey


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[Katpappy]

Love Turkey


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Are you referring to turkey on the dinner table or turkeys on this board?

[Katpappy]

Love Turkey


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Are you referring to turkey on the dinner table or turkeys on this board?

BTW, SD is right.   

[steve dave]

I’m always right but thank you


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[Katpappy]

 

[Cartierfor3]

The bird I made turned out splendid. Some of you need to grow up

[Phil Titola]

I finally grew up and carved without that dumb electric knife thing my dad always used and I thought you had to use. Way better carving outcome.

[waks]

I finally grew up and carved without that dumb electric knife thing my dad always used and I thought you had to use. Way better carving outcome.

I made that same discovery this year.

[Cire]

Yeah just need a sharp knife but a 12-14 in carving knife is the best and worth it


Just back from moms


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[KST8FAN]

Left over turkey to turkey pot pie.


Tom

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[IPA4Me]

Is Thanksgiving the only meal where the leftovers are better than the original?


Tom

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Had leftover ham with eggs this morning.

All the leftover sides with a ribeye this evening.

Two solid meals today.

[Stevesie60]

3 Thanksgiving meals down, zero turkey had.

Thanksgiving 1: Ribeyes
Thanksgiving 2: Sausage and brisket
Thanksgiving 3: Duck

And all of them had the normal Thanksgiving sides.

Do you think turkey is served at 50% of Thanksgivings celebrations 10 years from now? Seems like more and more families are skipping it.

[michigancat]

3 Thanksgiving meals down, zero turkey had.

Thanksgiving 1: Ribeyes
Thanksgiving 2: Sausage and brisket
Thanksgiving 3: Duck

And all of them had the normal Thanksgiving sides.

Do you think turkey is served at 50% of Thanksgivings celebrations 10 years from now? Seems like more and more families are skipping it.

I think the younger generations will bring it back because they seem to know more about cooking. I saw a ton of spatchcocked turkeys on IG friendsgivings which imo is a sign that younger folks are cooking better turkey than their parents and makes me think it isn't going away too soon

[pissclams]

I think it will go away as our younger generation seems to be a much more honest group than previous generations.  they’re willing to admit that turkey is not good and they instead will eat food that tastes good. 

amen.

[Kat Kid]

Zero turkey at my Tday

Had Chicken with rice, Lamb with rice, and Brisket. Traditional sides.

[IPA4Me]

I've never cooked a turkey and I'm in my 50s. Just not a fan.

[sonofdaxjones]

The only way to do turkey is to smoke a fresh one that has been brined. You also have to use the right kind of wood - that produces a lighter smoke. 

The reason a lot of people hate turkey is because their mom just plopped one in the oven and cooked the taste right out of it.

I am also all for alternatives to turkey.

[mocat]

The only way to do turkey is to smoke a fresh one that has been brined. You also have to use the right kind of wood - that produces a lighter smoke. 

The reason a lot of people hate turkey is because their mom just plopped one in the oven and cooked the taste right out of it.

I am also all for alternatives to turkey.

Agree with everything here. For a lot of folks turkey is not worth the effort it takes to make it taste good, and that's ok!

[KST8FAN]

We rotate who hosts.  Probably 20 years ago i took the chance and went prime rib instead of turkey. My dad loved it.  Mom muttered it just wasn't traditional. The older relatives ate it up.  We also do "to go" boxes for everyone. Not an ounce of beef left when it came time to divide it all up.

Now we've come full circle working ham and turkey back in.


Tom

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[tdaver]

The turkey was fantastic you non-turkey heathens

[waks]

The only way to do turkey is to smoke a fresh one that has been brined. You also have to use the right kind of wood - that produces a lighter smoke. 

The reason a lot of people hate turkey is because their mom just plopped one in the oven and cooked the taste right out of it.

I am also all for alternatives to turkey.

This is correct. We smoked two turkeys, a ham and did a roast in the slow cooker. Had leftover turkey but turkey tetrazzini, turkey noodle soup and turkey sandwiches took care of that. All we have left now is cranberry salad.