Cooking the turkey
23 December 2006, 05:22 PM
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Cooking the turkey
Anyone moan about turkey being dry. Well it doesn't have to be if cooked like this.
Boil a few pints of water for a10mins with about 8oz salt, 4oz brown sugar, pepper corns,2 onions,and some herbs from the garden.Allow to cool
Put the bird in a large container or bucket and cover with the cooled liquid then add another 8oz of salt. Leave in a cool area ie garage or shed in this weather and leave overnight.
If stuffing the bird use home made and not paxo and stuff the body cavity.
Xmas morning: wash the turkey thouroughly and place in a roasting tin breast side down and roast until leg juices run clear or better still use a meat thermometer stuck in the breast.
This will result in a beautifully moist turkey. Enjoy.
Chip
Boil a few pints of water for a10mins with about 8oz salt, 4oz brown sugar, pepper corns,2 onions,and some herbs from the garden.Allow to cool
Put the bird in a large container or bucket and cover with the cooled liquid then add another 8oz of salt. Leave in a cool area ie garage or shed in this weather and leave overnight.
If stuffing the bird use home made and not paxo and stuff the body cavity.
Xmas morning: wash the turkey thouroughly and place in a roasting tin breast side down and roast until leg juices run clear or better still use a meat thermometer stuck in the breast.
This will result in a beautifully moist turkey. Enjoy.
Chip
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Chip (aka Nigella Lawson) 
So you watched it too then 
As for putting stuffing in the cavity dont. Thats a big hole to fill and very difficult to cook thoroughly.
My advice would be to stuff the crown (neck end) instead of the cavity (butt end).
So you watched it too then As for putting stuffing in the cavity dont. Thats a big hole to fill and very difficult to cook thoroughly.
My advice would be to stuff the crown (neck end) instead of the cavity (butt end).
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GC8, is it a rolled crown or what looks like two breasts (oohermissus)
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Can't beat a crown 
We're in a f**k it mood this year as non of us are that arsed over Turkey. So we went and bought one of those M+S jobbies, then got a decent joint of pork from the butchers to roast with it. Won't matter if it's moist or not...I still get my crackling
Mmmm, moist
We're in a f**k it mood this year as non of us are that arsed over Turkey. So we went and bought one of those M+S jobbies, then got a decent joint of pork from the butchers to roast with it. Won't matter if it's moist or not...I still get my crackling
Mmmm, moist
23 December 2006, 10:33 PM
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do what im doing-think i will have steak and chips for my xmas dinner-15 mins under oven and its all cooked nicely-and for last 5 mins throw some spanish onion in with it all to cook-sorted-xmas dinner done in 15 mins.
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24 December 2006, 11:07 AM
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Originally Posted by prodriva
Chip (aka Nigella Lawson) So you watched it too then
As for putting stuffing in the cavity dont. Thats a big hole to fill and very difficult to cook thoroughly.
My advice would be to stuff the crown (neck end) instead of the cavity (butt end).
So you watched it too then As for putting stuffing in the cavity dont. Thats a big hole to fill and very difficult to cook thoroughly.
My advice would be to stuff the crown (neck end) instead of the cavity (butt end).
Chip
24 December 2006, 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by GC8
Ive bought three turkey crowns, two joints of pork and a big beef joint. Also 84 mince pies.....
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This is my favourite bit -
I have a bunch of rosemary that the cat likes to pee on, will that do?
Originally Posted by Chip
and some herbs from the garden.
Chip
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24 December 2006, 01:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Put the bird in a large container or bucket and cover with the cooled liquid then add another 8oz of salt. Leave in a cool area ie garage or shed in this weather and leave overnight.
Chip
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Originally Posted by GC8
72 mince pies.
Replace David with GC8, and add on pies.
24 December 2006, 01:43 PM
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Of course, the easier way to ensure a juicy Turkey, is to cook it for 75% of the cooking time, upside down - the juice ends up in the breast, not in the cavity
Been cooking this way for the last 14 years - A1 Turkey every time
Dan
Been cooking this way for the last 14 years - A1 Turkey every time
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24 December 2006, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by ScoobyDoo555
Of course, the easier way to ensure a juicy Turkey, is to cook it for 75% of the cooking time, upside down - the juice ends up in the breast, not in the cavity
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24 December 2006, 02:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Chip
Anyone moan about turkey being dry. Well it doesn't have to be if cooked like this.
Boil a few pints of water for a10mins with about 8oz salt, 4oz brown sugar, pepper corns,2 onions,and some herbs from the garden.Allow to cool
Put the bird in a large container or bucket and cover with the cooled liquid then add another 8oz of salt. Leave in a cool area ie garage or shed in this weather and leave overnight.
If stuffing the bird use home made and not paxo and stuff the body cavity.
Xmas morning: wash the turkey thouroughly and place in a roasting tin breast side down and roast until leg juices run clear or better still use a meat thermometer stuck in the breast.
This will result in a beautifully moist turkey. Enjoy.
Chip
Boil a few pints of water for a10mins with about 8oz salt, 4oz brown sugar, pepper corns,2 onions,and some herbs from the garden.Allow to cool
Put the bird in a large container or bucket and cover with the cooled liquid then add another 8oz of salt. Leave in a cool area ie garage or shed in this weather and leave overnight.
If stuffing the bird use home made and not paxo and stuff the body cavity.
Xmas morning: wash the turkey thouroughly and place in a roasting tin breast side down and roast until leg juices run clear or better still use a meat thermometer stuck in the breast.
This will result in a beautifully moist turkey. Enjoy.
Chip
buy the turkey......stuff the *****......shove tin foil over it......into the oven....2 hrs later.....voila
Lord Shrek.....if it is as dry as my grans bucket *** it and eat it anyway
, but i still would 
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He presumably wont be able to taste it through the alcoholic haze ?..
Im following gutter mouthed scotch gits recipe and hopefully eeping it moist with butter herb mix let in under the skin whilst cooking
Im following gutter mouthed scotch gits recipe and hopefully eeping it moist with butter herb mix let in under the skin whilst cooking