| Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:38 AM |
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signme
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I have absolutely no clue how to cook a turkey. I usually have a turkey t.v. dinner for Thanksgiving if I'm by myself. However this week I'm going to have my 2nd graders write about this in their journals. When I do, I will share what they say. Y'all can let me know if they're close or not! 
Anyone who has some good ideas on this, real ways to cook a turkey, please add to the thread.
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 8:46 AM |
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daisy315
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first, make sure you remove the pack with the gizzards, heart and liver fron inside the bird.. I use that for my gravy.. if you are a novice at turkey baking, just go get one of those large baking bags to put it in.. stuff an onion up it's butt, close the bag tightly and bake according to the size of the turkey.. it takes a few hours.. the bag and the onion keep it moist while it bakes.. when it's done, take it out of the bag and let it brown up a little more if you like a crispier skin..( use the juice from your baked turkey to make the gravy.. just dice up the gizzard, liver and heart into the juice and simmer.. don't give the kitties the neck bones tho..
My uncle Kerm bakes his turkey upside down so that all the juices run to the breast meat to keep it moist.. it works.. 
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 9:28 AM |
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signme
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Thanks, Daisy--it doesn't sound so hard. Luckily this year I won't even have to try. I've been invited to a friend's for Thanksgiving. But you never know when you might need this!
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:02 AM |
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TiNkErGrRrRrR
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My uncle Kerm bakes his turkey upside down so that all the juices run to the breast meat to keep it moist.. it works..
My Son cooked his that way..it was his first time making one.. 
So it was done accidently..when he went to Carve it,he looked at me and said "MOM! Theres something wrong with my Turkey! It has no White Meat!..lol"
Does work though..also...lifting the skin and placing small pats of butter under it..makes it really moist. 
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:03 AM |
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Skydognc
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<-----uses a propane torch and welding gloves!
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:05 AM |
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Gallows_Humor
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....how NOT to cook a turkey.....
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:41 AM |
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Say_Yes
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Another way to cook a turkey, is to deep fry it. Again, as Daisy said, be sure that the turkey has been cleaned out & that it is completely thawed, prior to cooking. Also, only deep fry a turkey outdoors. It makes for a bird that is moist, as the juices are trapped inside, when the skin is fried. Yummmm.
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:42 AM |
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lj450
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stuff an onion up it's butt
Gettin a little frisky in the kitchen. 
Deep fry it.
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:44 AM |
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robodad
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How many hours per pound?
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:50 AM |
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Tiramisu4u
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Approx 20 minutes per lb...depends on whether it is stuffed or not...
Whem you can push with thumb on the meatiest part and the dent stays...it is done... 
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:51 AM |
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Tiramisu4u
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I also inject butter and garlic/herbs into the breast meat...MOLTO BENE!! 
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 11:53 AM |
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Tiramisu4u
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Signme...If you are alone...try buying a small turkey breast and cooking it...directions are on pack...and there will be enough left over for sammiches*!!!
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 12:05 PM |
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Loreli
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If you use a cooking bag, try pouring a can of Mountain Dew into the cavity.
Moist and sweet!
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 12:09 PM |
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Coven4nt
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use termit
best roast you can ever get
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 12:12 PM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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And if you deep fry a turkey, do a dry run with water first to find out exactly how much oil you need...it can be a painful experience if you put the turkey into too much hot oil...oh, and DON'T forget to thaw it first!
(By dry run, I mean put the turkey into the pot you're gonna deep fry it in, cover with water, then pour the water into measuring cups to determine the amount of oil you'll need)
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 1:48 PM |
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rovingnet
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preheat oven to 350 and 20 minutes a pound - after 1st hour bast at least every 45 mnutes... open the foil or uncover last 15 to 20 minutes if you like to brown and crisp the skin
ha ha yeah an onion or peeled apple or ...part of a pineapple too... good for moist and delicious meat...
Apple pies, tater or pumpkin and all the other good stuff... ha ha Yeah, I bake and do it all, except yams..sis-in-law has to bring'em -
Being single with all this space I have more room and I have been tinkering in the kitchen since I was a tot... back when all the boys in my family were raised plucking, skinning and butchering and preparing.. the gals did most of the canning and baking, but I was into everything - including the still in the other fruit cellar.. ha ha
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 2:03 PM |
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poniepower
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My kids' great grandma (who was a chef, she went back to the tech college for it, at the age of 67 y/o,) she always smeared mayo all over the turkey before baking, it makes the turkey VERY VERY moist....I never doubted her as she was a saint...(MY BEST FRIEND) and it really does work, NO BASTING  but watch the temp in the oven because the mayo can brown really fast towards the end of baking and make a crunchy top on turkey....no matters to me, as I like it that way
Good Luck, Sign 
Can't wait to hear some of your 2nd graders replies
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 2:12 PM |
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sweet5red
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Step 1: Go buy a turkey
Step 2: Take a drink of whiskey, scotch, or JD
Step 3: Put turkey in the oven
Step 4: Take another 2 drinks of whiskey
Step 5: Set the degree at 375 ovens
Step 6: Take 3 more whiskeys of drink
Step 7: Turn oven the on
Step 8: Take 4 whisks of drinky
Step 9: Turk the bastey
Step 10: Whiskey another bottle of get
Step 11: Stick a turkey in the thermometer
Step 12: Glass yourself a pour of whiskey
Step 13: Bake the whiskey for 4 hours
Step 14: Take the oven out of the turkey
Step 15: Take the oven out of the turkey
Step 16: Floor the turkey up off the pick
Step 17: Turk the carvey
Step 18: Get yourself another scottle of botch
Step 19: Tet the sable and pour yourself a glass of turkey
Step 20: Bless the saying, pass and eat out
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| Nov 16, 2008 @ 2:15 PM |
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poniepower
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Red sounds like my JD Christmas cookies
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| Nov 18, 2008 @ 9:07 PM |
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signme
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Ok I have some of the "recipes" from my 2nd graders. I'll add a few every couple of days.
Here's the first one:
First we kill a turkey. Then we take the feathers off. Then we cut off the head. And after that we cook it. The last part, we eat it.
And another:
You have to have a turkey, spice and take out all the bones>
I think they'll do as good as I would!
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