who can cook?

Re: who can cook?

• entropicbeauty member

  

  November 2012

  Have you ever tried slow-cooking a turkey in a crock pot? I bet that gets it nice and juicy.

  
  

  Last year for Thanksgiving my BIL cooked the turkey and he covered the outside in mayo (sounds disgusting, right?) and it was the moistest turkey I'd ever had.

  
  

  I'm not much of a cook myself, but those are just two things...google could probably give you even more.

  

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• farmersdaughtertoo member

  

  November 2012

  <span>The secret to super moist turkey. I soaked it in a brine overnight in the fridge in a heavy duty plastic bag. I also cooked the bird in the oven breast up for the first half....it was amazing. I can't even tell you the difference. If you've tried brining before and didn't see a difference you need to look for a different recipe. I think I found mine from Emeril on FoodTV. I remember it had lots of orange juice and herbs. You just have to be careful not to salt it while cooking since brines already have a lot of salt. Good luck</span>
  
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  [QUOTE]I know this isn't wedding related but please indulge me. I thought we could all use a break from all the wedding stuff for a few. I LOVE to cook but I have not mastered the art of cooking turkey. My FAVORITE sandwich is a warm turkey dip. Like a beef dip but with turkey. How in the world do they get the turkey so juicey? If anyone can teach me this trick I'll love you forever. Any of you out there good at cooking?TY
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• Sue-n-Kevin member

  

  November 2012

  I agree with farmersdaughter, I have cooked for a VERY long time
  
  I've brined my turkeys since I found out about it. I've used a huge pot, the kind big enough to use for several lobsters.
  
  There are several recipes out there, the basic thing is you clean your turkey the night before, get all the giblets and neck out of the cavity. Wash & rinse it. Then in the pot you mix a LOT of salt, water, seasonings you like, sometimes you can use orange juice to get a different flavor.
  
  I was scared by all the salt needed but then saw the reason why: the salt draws out liquids in the turkey, then re-infuses the turkey with MORE liquids to make it juicy. I can't remember the exact explanation, but I recall Alton Brown from the food network and here is a video on youtube with him explaining it:
  
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KKr1rByVVCI
  
  It is the easiest way to make a really moist turkey (or chicken).

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• mpickl member

  

  November 2012

  Maybe start experimenting with a turkey tenderloin instead of the whole bird? That way you won't have to cook it for as long and risk losing any of the juices. 

   
  

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