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[greghousesgf]

OK, I'm in a better mood today than I was yesterday because even if I can't have Thanksgiving with my family or a group of my friends my dad said he was going to send me some money so I can at least make a good dinner for me and roomie. I already know how to make stuffing and mashed potatoes and pie and all that, I've just never cooked a whole turkey before. Safeway used to sell half turkeys which were good if you wanted to cook turkey for a small group of people, I wish they still did that.

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[hughville.livejournal.com]

What about a turkey breast? Would that be enough for you and roomie?

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I'm a big fan of dark meat though. I'm just going to get a little turkey. I like lots of leftovers after Thanksgiving anyway, so I can make turkey sandwiches, soup, enchiladas, turkey salad, etc.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

Best way I've found is to preheat the oven how it says to on the package and then baste it in oil. And then rebaste (you can add more oil if you need to until it has enough juices in the pan) it every 30 minutes (this will add to the cook time btw) and leave it covered until it has 30 minutes left. Uncover at that point and baste a final time. A pan with a rack in it is really helpful.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

thank you.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

You're welcome! You'll need a meat themomitor. The turkey package will give you an idea for how long to cook the turkey for (it usually says x minutes for y pounds).

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I have a candy making/deep fry thermometer, I think that'd work the same way.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

Is it metal? It seems like it CAN work for meat if it's a metal one and not one that has a glass tube. They're not very expensive (a few bucks) if you're unsure.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

it's metal and plastic.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

Does it look like this: http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?SKU=11615066

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

it looks similar.

[nightchild01.livejournal.com]

It _should_ work as long as it goes up to the temp. that the turkey needs to be at.

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

The Kitchn had a pretty good basic post on this.

http://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-a-turkey-the-simplest-easiest-method-160905?utm_campaign=topblock&utm_medium=web&utm_source=main-entry

Except for the food safety, most of it is personal taste preference. My family buys a big chunk of salted pork fat and puts that on top of the turkey to bake for the first 2/3 of cooking time. mmmmm fat.

[chocolate-frapp.livejournal.com]

I don't have any salted pork fat but I do have thick sliced bacon which should work, then i can crumble up the cooked bacon and put it in the stuffing.

[hazeltea.livejournal.com]

That works! What we get is basically unsliced fatty bacon anyway.