Cooking the turkey
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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.
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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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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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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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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![Big Grin](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
Mmmm, moist
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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
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Mmmm, moist
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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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Originally Posted by prodriva
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So you watched it too then ![Big Grin](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif)
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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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
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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?
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and some herbs from the garden.
Chip
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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
Chip
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Originally Posted by GC8
72 mince pies.
Replace David with GC8, and add on pies.
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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 ![Smile](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
Been cooking this way for the last 14 years - A1 Turkey every time![Smile](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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Been cooking this way for the last 14 years - A1 Turkey every time
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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 ![Smile](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/smile.gif)
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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
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He presumably wont be able to taste it through the alcoholic haze ?..![Confused](https://www.scoobynet.com/images/smilies/confused.gif)
Im following gutter mouthed scotch gits recipe and hopefully eeping it moist with butter herb mix let in under the skin whilst cooking
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Im following gutter mouthed scotch gits recipe and hopefully eeping it moist with butter herb mix let in under the skin whilst cooking
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