turkey

[Honey693]

How do you cook your turkey? I'm interested to see this. My family always does it in the oven. In DH's family oven turkey is a dirty word and it's made on the stove. I thought this was so weird, but wow does it make an amazing moist (I hate that word) turkey.

[MomToKandE]

We've done deep fried for the last several years. It's nice because it leaves the oven free for sides but you don't get that nice roasting turkey smell through the house.

I've never heard of cooking a turkey on the stove... how does that work?

When I was in college I spent Thanksgiving with a friend's family one year and they ate breaded and deep fried turkey strips. It was very good but didn't really seem like Thanksgiving to me.

[Honey693]

Originally Posted by MomToKandE

I've never heard of cooking a turkey on the stove... how does that work?

They have a huge roasting pan (it has to be, turkeys run 20-25lbs at MILs). The lid goes on and the sides of the roaster get sealed with tinfoil. Then the burners (it goes over 2) go on low low overnight and it cooks 8-12 hours.

[Kidzaplenty]

I have an electric slow cooker (like a crock pot but bigger) that I cook mine in. It can easily hold a 20lb turkey.

[LaLaLaLa]

We do our turkey classic-style, in the oven. DH keeps lobbying for deep-fried or brined turkey, but I refuse to try something different on Thanksgiving. I told him that he can buy a turkey and do whatever he wants to do to it on any one of the other 364 days in the year. But on Thanksgiving, we STICK to what we KNOW will work. I can't imagine the absolute freakout that would occur in our family if we changed up the turkey plan.

[Smocked]

in the oven. It's just how it's always been done and I'm not big on change

[onelilguysmommy]

Oven.

[Marsupialmom]

I marked other. I am married to a Chef it can vary from turkey to turkey This can be great but I have requested a NORMAL PLAIN #$@#% turkey befor. LOL Trust me simplicity is nice.

[BedHead]

I like doing ours on the BBQ, but we usually do it in the oven.

[sweeetpea]

Originally Posted by Crystal_R

They have a huge roasting pan (it has to be, turkeys run 20-25lbs at MILs). The lid goes on and the sides of the roaster get sealed with tinfoil. Then the burners (it goes over 2) go on low low overnight and it cooks 8-12 hours.

OMG - I am so glad I saw this! I am re-doing my kitchen (tangent - I am re-doing it MYSELF, which I will never ever ever ever do again! If I ever have another huge renovation project, I will wait until I have enough money to pay someone else to do it for me, even if I have to wait a hundred years!!!)

Anyway - my oven won't be working by Thanksgiving, but my stovetop *should* be working by this Friday. I was mourning having to go to a restaurant or something, but now I can do this!!!!

THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

[ABrez]

We brine our turkey overnight (Alton Brown's recipe) then cook it in the oven. (I'm drooling for turkey and home made cranberry sauce right now.)

[KatWrangler]

In the oven. Never ever heard of cooking it on top of the stove. Now one of the Nesco Roaster ovens, those I have.

[amcal]

We started deep frying the turkey about 4 years ago and will never go back. I've never, in my whole life had more delicious turkey than deep fried. It's so juicy and succulent. Mmmmmm!

Plus, my husband does the deep frying outside so I don't have to do a thing to the turkey. I'm sure that adds to my love of the deep fried turkey.

[North_Of_60]

Other: we usually do two small birds, one roasted and one deep fried. The roasted one gets deboned and rolled with stuffing, which has affectionately been dubbed the "turkey worm". This is primarily our left overs bird, because the nicely rolled, boneless, prestuffed turkey pieces are PERFECT for sandwiches (and freeze really when in individual quick to defrost little sandwich bags). I usually debone it the day before and then stuff it and bake it off in the morning. I put all the bones in the roaster (wings, legs, neck, etc) and use the dripping for the gravy (which you don't get with deep fried birds), and the roasted boned for stock.

Can, not, wait!

[4Blessings]

Counter top type roaster oven here. Would love to do a deep fried bird but we have a peanut allergy.

[cristeen]

Originally Posted by North_Of_60

Other: we usually do two small birds, one roasted and one deep fried. The roasted one gets deboned and rolled with stuffing, which has affectionately been dubbed the "turkey worm".

That sounds great!

This years Thanksgiving turkey will be BBQ'd, and our turkey will be smoked (probably Thanksgiving weekend).

In previous years always in the oven though.

[mystic~mama]

oven.

Deep Fried doesn't sound as healthy to me.

[2xy]

Originally Posted by Crystal_R

They have a huge roasting pan (it has to be, turkeys run 20-25lbs at MILs). The lid goes on and the sides of the roaster get sealed with tinfoil. Then the burners (it goes over 2) go on low low overnight and it cooks 8-12 hours.

Am I the only one who thinks this is a great recipe for food poisoning? Keeping poultry at a low temperature for an extended period of time sounds scary to me.

[North_Of_60]

Originally Posted by mystic~mama

oven.

Deep Fried doesn't sound as healthy to me.

Neither is the pecan pie, the fatty gravy, the carb laden stuffing, the umpteen pounds of butter in the mashed potatoes, and all the other crap you eat you that day.

Unless of course you eat organic steamed turkey with salad, in which case, what is the point?

[Ola_]

We did oven too (my first year cooking a turkey). We brined it before-hand and I think that's why it came out so moist.