desertjean
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I had it thawing in the fridge this week and this morning, when my internal alarm went off at 3:30, I got up, did a quick check. No smell and the only freezer burn appeared to be at the wing tips, otherwise it was in good shape. So I cleaned it, shoved in whatever herbs I could find in my 'garden' in the dark, a little salt & pepper and into the 350 oven it went. Since this was just for stock, I did no brining, no special prep, nothing. Nada. Zip.
As hubby came home at 8 I was pulling the bird out and he says "wow, sure looks pretty for being so old." I said "Well, I love you to, you old $%$#$%&*&^%$%". He meant the turkey. Anyway, he was hungry by this point and at 8:30 we sat down to smashed potatoes and gravy, and 2 year old turkey for breakfast.
Turned out the turkey was the moistest and tastiest I've ever made. Kind of depressing, all that work in years past and this after-thought of a bird came out better than any of them.
So now we are thinking we should pick up next years bird this year...
The only thing I can think is that our freezer is not frost-free and it was at the bottom, not subject to temp changes when we opened and closed it. For the record, it was a no-name brand that they order by the ton to give out to employees. The package just says "young turkey".
As hubby came home at 8 I was pulling the bird out and he says "wow, sure looks pretty for being so old." I said "Well, I love you to, you old $%$#$%&*&^%$%". He meant the turkey. Anyway, he was hungry by this point and at 8:30 we sat down to smashed potatoes and gravy, and 2 year old turkey for breakfast.
Turned out the turkey was the moistest and tastiest I've ever made. Kind of depressing, all that work in years past and this after-thought of a bird came out better than any of them.
So now we are thinking we should pick up next years bird this year...
The only thing I can think is that our freezer is not frost-free and it was at the bottom, not subject to temp changes when we opened and closed it. For the record, it was a no-name brand that they order by the ton to give out to employees. The package just says "young turkey".
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