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[Starlight Lotice]

Are you gonna be the very best, that no one ever was?

To baste them's the real test, tomorrow for the cause!
We have travelled across the stores, searching far and wide.
Each Turkey Crown, to Understand, the Juices that are Inside!
Turkey fun! Gotta Baste is Good!
It's you and Meat.
You know it's your destiny!
Turkey Fun!
You're my Legend
In a Christmas Day Trend!
Turkey Fun! Gotta Baste it all!
A Heart So True
The basting will pull you through.
You baste me and I'll baste you
Turkey Fun!
Gotta baste it nice, gonna baste it through
Turkey Fun!
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[MilkyJoe]

I'm a great cook, but every year i fuck up the turkey

 

[Thaedolus]

Brine, then slow cook.

 

[Torrent of Pork]

I'm having tenderloin steaks for Christmas this year.

 

[Winter John]

We stopped with the turkey shit. Nobody likes it and the only reason we had it was because it was Xmas. This year we're going to have some nice roast beef, steak wellingtons, dumplings and all the trimmings. We even got parsnips again. I don't know what it is about parsnips at Xmas, but Christ, people lose their shit if there aren't parsnips on the table. Last year I was in the kitchen from 7am til around 2, working my ass off getting everything ready. I put on a real spread for everyone. When we all finally sat down my mother in law pipes up, John you forgot the horse radish. You should have said I would've made it. I swear if I'd had my gun handy that old bag would've ended up in the morgue

 

[solidsheelop]

My dad is going to be using the Thanksgiving-bought turkey fryer for kwispmoist dinner.

 

[Mihos]

I cut mine down to pieces, inject with butter and spices
put it in a roasting pan white meat on the. bottom and cover with foil
put the whole thing on the grill for 45 minutes or until everything is boiling in it's own broth
the place the pieces directly on the grill for about 30 minutes turning every 10 for color


you can eat my turkey with a spoon it's so juicey

for bonus points, put the carcass in the crock pot for an extra 3 or 4 cups of broth and use that to make your stuffing instead of water

 

[Musky_Cheese]

Smoke it

 

[Thaedolus]

Everyone saying have steak instead is of course correct. But brine your fuckin turkeys!

 

[jshackles]

Fried chicken and pizza here

 

[ipukespiders]

Turkey today at in laws, roast beef tomorrow at home.

 

[Shantae]

No thanks, if I tried to mess around with that, this would be me within 10 minutes

 

[Kagey K]

I always cook mine in a Turkey bag. It makes it essentially effortless with a meat thermometer and you can’t fuck it up. As a plus it cooks faster also. Learned about it 15 years ago and have never looked back.

 

[Thurible]

Ham

 

[JareBear: Remastered]

We aren’t doing turkey this year. Doing seafood and pasta.

 

[cryptoadam]

I will be basting brap Turkey if you know what I mean.

 

[Secret_Lover]

After you´re done basting that turkey throw it over your shoulder and get some ham will ya?

 

[TrainedRage]

Ham

 

[Richard Packer]

I never made turkey for my family. I actually care about them.

I'm doing most of the cooking this year. I say most, because I know relatives will bring their own dishes.

On the menu

Jerk Chicken wings
Ox tail
Spicy tomatoe chicken casserole
Butter Chicken
Beef stir fry
Karahi Beef
Rice and Peas
Mixed baked veggies (broccoli, brussel spourts, carrots, zucchini)
Roasted potatoes
Black Chunna
Naan
Mini pizza for the kids

I'm currently cooking Oxtail, Butter Chicken, and Karahi Beef. The wings are currently marinating as well. I'll start cooking the rest tomorrow around 12.

 

[The Pleasure]

Smoke the turkey. You never had turkey until you smole the bird in a smoking drum.

 

[badblue]

I'm over at my in-laws for Christmas tomorrow and it's traditional that the turkey be as dry as the Sahara.

 

[Rentahamster]

I'm gonna baste my turkey's brains out so hard the cure for cancer will be found and then promptly forgotten.

 

[Grinchy]

I'm over at my in-laws for Christmas tomorrow and it's traditional that the turkey be as dry as the Sahara.

My brother in law uses a giant deep fryer outside to fry the turkey and I would only ever admit this anonymously on the internet, but it's terrible. It's so dried out. And my sister just heats up some jar gravy.

The effort they put in means a lot, but holy shit do I have to choke it down every year.

 

[triplestation]

 

[EverydayBeast]

OP:

 

[Papa]

Ham

Infidel

 

[brap]

I thought everybody had ham on christmas not turkey. Might as well just call it thanksgiving part 2.

 

[Thaedolus]

I cut mine down to pieces, inject with butter and spices
put it in a roasting pan white meat on the. bottom and cover with foil
put the whole thing on the grill for 45 minutes or until everything is boiling in it's own broth
the place the pieces directly on the grill for about 30 minutes turning every 10 for color


you can eat my turkey with a spoon it's so juicey

for bonus points, put the carcass in the crock pot for an extra 3 or 4 cups of broth and use that to make your stuffing instead of water

Ya know, I got a voucher for a free turkey from work and I think I’m gonna try this just to see.

 

[The Pleasure]

I thought everybody had ham on christmas not turkey. Might as well just call it thanksgiving part 2.

You're supposed to do both.

 

[Kagey K]

You're supposed to do both.

That’s what we do.

 

[brap]

You're supposed to do both.

We never had both. It was either fried chicken or ham or both. I mean you just had turkey like a month ago.

 

[The Pleasure]

We never had both. It was either fried chicken or ham or both. I mean you just had turkey like a month ago.

You need ham and turkey you heathen. Getting one and not the other is very Venezuela.

 

[triplestation]

 

[GymWolf]

i use this method

 

[jshackles]

 

[lachesis]

Frying the turkey is only way. It's really the only way to cook the bird!!!

 

[Mista]

I thought you lot have turkey only on thanksgiving

 

[Rentahamster]

I thought you lot have turkey only on thanksgiving

I could eat turkey every week, to be honest. Gimme da bird!

 

[triplestation]

turkey sandwiches

 

[haxan7]

Frozen PF Chang’s, on sale for $5.99 at Target. It’s great, everyone should try it.

 

[Mista]

I could eat turkey every week, to be honest. Gimme da bird!

Yeah I make me turkey mortadella sandwich almost everyday.

 

[Liljagare]

Ya forgot one option, today was the eve after all.. Tomorrow is left overs!!

 

[Starlight Lotice]

Never seen a Deep Fried Turkey. Sounds delicious but so unhealthy.

I never get the Bird in a Bird in a Bird concept. Like...how does one stuff a Quail, a Duck and a Chicken in a Turkey?

 

[Liljagare]

Turduckling..

Frying isnt that bad, the oil doesnt infuse itself into the meat, stays outside and drains off.

I prefer going low and slow in the barbie though.

 

[Constant Flux]

We didn't have Christmas dinner today. I guess we opted to have it on Friday.

But yeah, we're having ham. No turkey. We always have ham for Christmas dinner.