Looking Forward to 2 Big Feasts

[DeckTheHalls]

Does anyone else do double turkeys? One for Thanksgiving and one for Christmas? It looks like we have our hands full of turkey this year; we are actually doing 2 for Thanksgiving, and again one for Christmas!

[Minta]

We always do. I love turkey.
I already have my turkey for thanksgiving and I plan on stopping at the store tonight to get a turkey for christmas.

[Sunshine73]

Turkey, Turkey, Turkey!!

I LOVE turkey! We always do turkey at both Thanksgiving and Christmas (we do ham on Easter). Which suits me just fine since I really dislike ham.

[dominick]

This year we're doing two Thanksgivings, one on Thursday and one on Friday, so that's two birds I get to cook plus the practice one this week.

Christmas will be ham, though.

[Holiday]

My family only has turkey on Thanksgiving (smokehouse spaghetti on Christmas) but sometimes my MIL makes turkey for Christmas, along with ham. I can't hardly wait! :)

[JanaBanana]

Turkey for Thanksgiving :D and my special ham for Christmas :D
YUMMY!

[officepro4u]

Oh my do we eat!!! We have Thanksgiving dinner/lunch over at my parents' house...but no turkey there. They are all vegetarian. Then we have Thanksgiving dinner with my in-laws with PLENTY of turkey!!

Christmas is the exact repeat (dinnner-wise) as Thanksgiving. We end up eating a whole lot of food!! LOLcheesy

[kidzrme]

Turkey, Turkey, Turkey....On Thanksgiving and Christmas, We just can't get enough....

[Annette1990]

:grin:I usually do turkey for Christmas and Thanksgiving too...I love turkey. And usually make another one or two throughout the year.

[megarrick]

Only feed 4 people on Thanksgiving so we only have a Turkey Breast but on Christmas, my aunt cook a huge Turkey for about 25 people.

[Annette1990]

I will be having approx. 6 adults and 1 child for Thanksgiving, and probably just a few at Christmas. Although I really love big get togethers.

[Montana's Santa]

I dream of turkey dinners -- real ones -- I'm always in a restaurant on Thanksgiving and Christmas... so the selection isn't all that terrific...

[stillsnowberry]

We have turkey and ham for both holidays. (Large family) And I never get tired of them. A couple of times we've gone with something else and were always disappointed.

snowberry (who thanks Jesus for making eating pleasurable):busy:

[DeckTheHalls]

We are breaking tradition and trying a new recipe on one of the two turkey's. Has anyone tried the high heat recipe? We got it from Safeway, it's called the "2-hour Turkey" recipe. You cook it at 475 for 2 hours and taa-daaa.... Has anyone had experience with this recipe before or heard about it?

This is the recipe we plan to follow:
http://turkey.safeway.com/recipe.cfm?rid=1

[dominick]

I haven't tried that recipe, but I guess it's of sound principle. I like Alton Brown's method. Start the turkey off in a 500° oven for 30 minutes, and then finish it off at 350°. It gets pulled when the bird hits 160° internal temp if memory serves. He also puts a piece of canola oiled aluminum foil on the breast only after the first half hour as extra insurance against drying out the white meat. I've used that method for a few years now and it, in conjunction with brining, always produces a nicely colored, seasoned, and moist bird.

[DeckTheHalls]

Cool, so you have found the high heat recipe sucessful. I am looking forward to trying this recipe. Our boss who will be trying it for the 2nd year this year says the skin comes out a great color and is nice and crispy. He says it's not dry either.

How long does the method you use from A. Brown usually take you? Do you have a lot of left overs?

[DeckTheHalls]

Less than 3 days everyone! Then the big feast begins! Hope you all are looking forward to it as much as I am.