UNPOPULAR OPINIONS, Thanksgiving edition

[Murdy]

Ham is a cold cut, belongs on sandwiches.

[Murdy]

If they're not, they should be.

[Murdy]

We're doing lobster tails this year, have done lamb chops in the past, often had goose growing up.

[Murdy]

My Grandmother was Czech, so I always had goose for Thanksgiving growing up.

[Murdy]

Both, my lord, it ain't that hard.

[Wedunne]

That's how my wife makes it. 😋

[Panhead John]

How do you really feel?

[MBMorgan]

FireMan - Yep. That one is more cone-shaped, though.

[Attjack]

Turkey sucks. If turkey was actually good it would be widely available year-round. It's not even half as good as chicken and easily loses to ham as well.

[FireMan]

MBMorgan , do you wear a hat when you sit in the corner?

[CandySueQ]

The big dinner is 11/26. I have a SRF half bone in Karabuta ham. Going to make broccoli salad with dried cranberries, bacon, etc. I make W'ham Sweet Taters, which aren't sweet. Boil til barely tender, finish up in a skillet with butter and liberally season with W'ham Original Rub.

There will be smoked turkey -- I cooked the Turkey Smoke contest at the KCBS world invitational on 11/13. Turkey folks presented us with a giant pink blob with a small piece of turkey skin on it (only identifying marker!). I cut it into 2 pieces and trussed them up with twine, one was about 4" in diameter and the big one is 6". I turned in the 4" piece for the contest. The other one is whole and in the freezer. Thought I'd thaw it, inject with more butter and reheat via sous vide. Got some turkey necks to make gravy. Hopefully, the turkey is edible!

My brother's girlfriend is filling in the rest, with help from Trader Joes. It'll be a fine day! Especially if the Hogs beat Mizzou.

[FireMan]

Yup, they whine & whine & whimper. Just tell em to shut up.

[klflowers]

shify scotch, bourbon, beer yep

[CandySueQ]

Got a request for this for Thanksgiving. Goes well with ham.

[efincoop]

I dislike most big holiday meals aside from cooking to make family & friends happy. The meal seems to take on so much importance, the meaning of the day can get lost. I'm trying something different this year. I'm buying the Thanksgiving meal pre-cooked so I can spend more time with people instead of in the kitchen cooking!

That said, I am planning a post Thanksgiving day turkey cook. I ordered a pasture raised turkey on Crowd Cow and when someone here in the pit posted a 50% off sale, so I can explore some different flavor profiles. I plan to break the turkey down into its component pieces to I can experiment with the breast meat and smoke the dark meat for a turkey chili recipe I got off the Thermoworks site a few years back.

Whatever you do I hope you enjoy the day!