How’s your Turkey day prep work coming along?

[captainlee]

Just removed the breast meat from the bone. 11 lb breast yielded two 3 lb 6 oz breasts after de boning. So bones and skin accounted for a bit over 5 lbs of the bird. Wife is in the process now of making broth with all the goodies.

[Santamarina]

Turkeys - two @ 14 lbs - spatchcocked, and leg quarters removed. Dry brined and in the fridge.

Veggies for gravy and stuffing prepped and in marked ziploc bags for easy use when it’s time to cook.

Tonight I’ll make the stuffing and mashed potatoes. Tomorrow will be baking them in the morning so there’s room in the oven for my wife’s green bean casserole with the turkey.

[TimmyR]

18# bird was brined around 21 hours. I just moved it to the fridge to let it rest up and dry the skin a bit before tomorrow's cook. Planning to cook it on BGE, but thinking about using the Weber Searwood for a change of pace.

[barelfly]

My contribution is done - baked my Kentucky Bourbon Chocolate Pecan pie this morning. My wife will get a few pumpkin pies cooked up along with her outstanding cornbread dressing made up this afternoon!

[Richard Chrz]

11 lbs of creamy mashed are done, 2 full Turkey breasts de boned, and then trussed into some what of a Turkey roll/ loaf system Kenji recommended, and in the bath.. both Chuck roasts are almost at the 6 hour mark and moving well. Snow, and freezing rain has me pulling my plans of the dark meat being grilled, I’m going to oven roast it in the morning early instead, and will hold then slice to serve, the Turkey breasts will get sliced and reheated in Turkey stock I have made up. Things are progressing nicely!

Still have to do pie tonight, and bake tomorrows loaves around 8 - 9 ish, clean all the stainless, counters, doors, etc.. minimal for tomorrow, shooting for a 1 - 1:30 meal.

[captainlee]

Should of posted this in the last post. Turkey broth simmering from all the goodies after removing the breasts. Many hours to simmer. This will make tomorrow's gravy and the balance for a future soup

[captainlee]

Too funny!!

[Richard Chrz]

Ha!

[fracmeister]

Brisket for a neighbor goes on tonight for a noon delivery. Dry brining 2 21-ish pound birds. Will smoke one whole and one sans wings/thighs/drums. Those get sous vided and seared different ways. The spousal unit is in charge of 8 million sides and desserts

[Carolyn]

"Spousal unit," love it.

[Dan Deter]

Prep is done except for cleaning downstairs and making a chocolate pie. We'll lay out our timings tonight and then be ready to go in the morning.

[Panhead John]

Guess what I’ll be cooking tonight in my shiny new pan…..





The first correct answer posted here will win a 7 Day All Expenses Paid Alaskan Cruise photo.

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

That's one expensive can of Coors, I didn't know they were making canned 40's again

[Panhead John]

I believe I’m detecting a little jealousy from some who don’t have quite the sophisticated pallet that I do for good beer……🥸

[Richard Chrz]

I read pancetta, short ribs, I kept looking for veal thinking maybe meatballs

[DavidNorcross]

Bird is in brine. Stuffing is made and reading to cook. Bread is close. We are ready. I feel like it is a well oiled machine until the unexpected happens and then everything falls off the rails....

[captainlee]

It just did! Wife came and got me saying the stove top isn't working! She was simmering her turkey stock. Sure enough the gas stove burners were not working. Noticed on the control board display that it said to restart the stove. We are having extreme winds today and there must of been a quick power outage. These new gas ranges have a safety gas solenoid so if there is a power outage it turns the gas off. Hopefully that's the last glitch.

[Richard Chrz]

So how did the stuffing turn out?

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I shared my refried beans for my bean dip on SUWYC, and today I sliced up green onion and (sorry Tomato purists) the maters thinking I would have to finish it right before the party because I need a layer of guacamole. Well, my wife says the dip we like doesn't have guacamole but has a layer of nachos cheese... OK, dumped a layer of cheese dip on and finished the whole thing up.




(still wish I coulda used cilantro and lard)

Also cored, sliced, filled, and wrapped up my jalapenos.



Tomorrow is now 0 prep all cook!

[JCBBQ]

Unsure if Mole will make it tomorrow as my Vitamix broke in the middle of the process. 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬So pissed I kinda gave up. I’m thinking about giving it another whirl. We’ll see. So that’s an L but the turkey porchetta is in good shape. Ready to SV tomorrow.

[Richard Chrz]

Boy that sucks for sure about the vitamix!

That Turkey porchetta though, money!

[ItsAllGoneToTheDogs]

I woulda tried something like that, but I'd probably only have 8 working fingers after (already got one I tried to lopp off doing dumb stuff)

[SheilaAnn]

Can’t wait to see this Turchetta sliced up!

[dpearce]

Picked up the White Castles for the dressing.

Bird is still a little frosty. Thankful for my poultry shears, was still able to cut through the spine. I have it defrosting the rest of the way in a cold bowl of water in the fridge.

I'll probably check it before bed, and if it's defrosted enough, I'll get the salt on it for the dry brine overnight. Should be able to get it on the smoker about 1:30pm tomorrow. Other than that, I'll spend most of the morning getting some sides and a cheese tray ready.

[Richard Chrz]

Poultry sheers for a serious win this time of year!

[dpearce]

Richard Chrz No kidding! Wish I'd gotten a pair years ago, they've been a lifesaver, especially at Thanksgiving!

[ssandy_561]

Grandma Sandy’s Pumpkin pie is in the oven. Next up is Grandma Marshall’s whiskey Apple Pie.

[captainlee]

What a Grandma !!!

[dpearce]

Grandma sounds like my kind of people!