Adillo303
Head Chef
I plan on tackeling a 14 - 16 # fresh turkey for Thanksgiving. My daughter and I am co-cooking Thanksgiving dinner. Since we both like to cook it can be a lot of fun. DW may get involved, time will tell. Both my daughter (Paula) and I like ot cook. Our families have widely divergant tastes which can lead to interesting times.
Inyway. I ordered "The Bird" and should pick it up Sunday. I am considering injeccting the turkey to enhance flavor and moistness. My quwstions are:
1) Is this a dumb idea?
2) If you like it and have done it, what solution doid you use to inject?
3) If you have doen with and without, how do you feel about it.
On to the stuffing. If time permits, I want to make stuffing bread from scratch and use that as the base for the stuffing in the bird. So many questions here.
1) I saw Alton Brown cook his bird without stuffing, and add the stuffing afteer the cooking. Won't this deprive the stuffing of Turkey flavor?
2) Or, will the technique above make the bird dry out due to the stuffing absorbing the liquid?
3) I am thinking bread s&P, celery, onion, sausage and sage. What did I forget?
4) Any other additions, or corrections would be appreciated.
DC has come through for me for so many meals, I am really anxious to sww what Y'all have to say here.
Thank You all so much, in advance
AC (Andy C) (Yup! there's another Andy on the site)
Inyway. I ordered "The Bird" and should pick it up Sunday. I am considering injeccting the turkey to enhance flavor and moistness. My quwstions are:
1) Is this a dumb idea?
2) If you like it and have done it, what solution doid you use to inject?
3) If you have doen with and without, how do you feel about it.
On to the stuffing. If time permits, I want to make stuffing bread from scratch and use that as the base for the stuffing in the bird. So many questions here.
1) I saw Alton Brown cook his bird without stuffing, and add the stuffing afteer the cooking. Won't this deprive the stuffing of Turkey flavor?
2) Or, will the technique above make the bird dry out due to the stuffing absorbing the liquid?
3) I am thinking bread s&P, celery, onion, sausage and sage. What did I forget?
4) Any other additions, or corrections would be appreciated.
DC has come through for me for so many meals, I am really anxious to sww what Y'all have to say here.
Thank You all so much, in advance
AC (Andy C) (Yup! there's another Andy on the site)