A turkey to be proud of
I love to cook and I usually cook the holiday meals for Thanksgiving and Christmas for our family. This year for Thanksgiving was no different, other than most of the family would not be here. Normally, I cook a Thanksgiving Day feast for about 16 people. Today there was only 5 of us so I only did a turkey dinner.
It was a big bird, 18 pounds! I used to cook my turkey in the oven wrapped in paper shopping bags. The paper bag holds in the juices and flavor and makes a very tender dish. It has to be slow cooked when you use a paper bag at about 225 F for two reasons. The turkey will turn out very tender and the obvious, it keeps the bag from catching fire.
Back a couple of Christmas ago, my wife and I received a roaster oven from her brother David. The kitchen tool has proved to be one of the most useful cooking appliances that I have. There is not much that I can not cook in this thing, including a Thanksgiving Turkey.
I still slow cook the turkey in the roaster, but have eliminated the paper shopping bag. The turkey still comes out juicy and tender cooked over night.
This turkey looked good when it came out after being slow roasted for 14 hours, but look at the way it slices! The dressing was home made from scratch, none of that pepperidge farm stuff. Needles to say, I was full when I walked away from the meal that I cooked today.
Hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving!
November 23rd, 2006 at 7:59 pm
I have already had a turkey sandwich. I like the meal, but the leftovers are what I go for. With only 5 of us eating there was a bunch.
November 23rd, 2006 at 7:24 pm
MIKE: WHAT A FEAST!!!! This is the first year that I did not buy a turkey and the fixings. I have “1″ daughter and I had a order commanding my presence at the boyfriend family’s Thanksgiving affair. It was good and everyone was “REALLY” nice and made us feel welcome and comfortable. There were about thirty people there and we only knew three besides my daughter and her boyfriend. BUT……we have nothing to eat tonight and no leftovers!!!!! Your feast looks so good.