cranberry49
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Post by cranberry49 on Nov 27, 2012 20:12:11 GMT -5
My pot roast was wonderful!! I am hooked. This is going to happen a few times over the winter. Glad you liked it! I do too! P.S. email me some, please?
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imawino
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Post by imawino on Nov 27, 2012 20:20:46 GMT -5
My mother hosted Thanksgiving. She did not share leftovers. Because I knew she wasn't going to load us up with leftovers, and knowing that my husband loves turkey (and loves leftovers) I got a turkey, deboned it and broke it into one pound (ish) portions, so I could serve turkey every week for a while. Okay, what is up with the deboning? How do you do that? Why do you want to do it? Am I stupid for not knowing? I feel as though I'm missing out on something by just cooking the whole damn turkey! I love Thanksgiving leftovers too, and since we didn't get to have Thanksgiving at home this year I just bought a turkey and stuff to make a few traditional sides for just the two of us this weekend.
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 28, 2012 0:44:39 GMT -5
imawino - I'm not a big leftover person, so I don't like to cook a 12 pound turkey, and then have all that meat sitting around. So, I break the turkey up into one pound portions (or 1.5 ppounds) and then freeze them. That way I can cook 1 family portion at a time. I guess imaweirdo, because I seem to be the only one who prefers to do it this way, rather than cook the whole bird and eat it for weeks in a row, or to freeze cooked meat. Just my preference - but works for me.
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Post by imawino on Nov 28, 2012 11:15:15 GMT -5
imawino - I'm not a big leftover person, so I don't like to cook a 12 pound turkey, and then have all that meat sitting around. So, I break the turkey up into one pound portions (or 1.5 ppounds) and then freeze them. That way I can cook 1 family portion at a time. I guess imaweirdo, because I seem to be the only one who prefers to do it this way, rather than cook the whole bird and eat it for weeks in a row, or to freeze cooked meat. Just my preference - but works for me. That sounds like it makes sense for you. I'm more curious about the deboning. How hard is that?
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Post by Deleted on Nov 28, 2012 11:17:25 GMT -5
Not hard at all....just let thyme do it for you! ;D
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 29, 2012 11:20:27 GMT -5
It is an experience - for sure! Get very, very sharp knives, and I also suggest kitchen scissors - good ones. The first time I did it, I took the bones out of the legs and it took me about an hour. This time around, I cut the legs off and froze them with the bones in. Then I cut the thighs and breasts off the bone. And then picked at the carcass and the wings to get scraps, which I ground up. So, it took me less time - but still half an hour, at least. And then I used the bones to make a gallon of turkey stock. But that just boils for 30 minutes or so. Clean up takes a while.
If you do it, I not only suggest the sharp, sharp knives - but also have several bowls - one to collect the trash, one to collect the bones, one to collect the meat - etc. You need a large cutting board, and you are going to get at least two kitchen towels pretty messy. Also, clear the counter of everything - you are going to want space.
Now that I have done it three times - it gets easier every time. The first time was crazy.
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Post by 973beachbum on Nov 29, 2012 11:51:12 GMT -5
It is an experience - for sure! Get very, very sharp knives, and I also suggest kitchen scissors - good ones. The first time I did it, I took the bones out of the legs and it took me about an hour. This time around, I cut the legs off and froze them with the bones in. Then I cut the thighs and breasts off the bone. And then picked at the carcass and the wings to get scraps, which I ground up. So, it took me less time - but still half an hour, at least. And then I used the bones to make a gallon of turkey stock. But that just boils for 30 minutes or so. Clean up takes a while. If you do it, I not only suggest the sharp, sharp knives - but also have several bowls - one to collect the trash, one to collect the bones, one to collect the meat - etc. You need a large cutting board, and you are going to get at least two kitchen towels pretty messy. Also, clear the counter of everything - you are going to want space. Now that I have done it three times - it gets easier every time. The first time was crazy. My store sells the turkey parts already cut up. Just saying. ;D
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Post by Deleted on Nov 29, 2012 11:52:24 GMT -5
That is the correct answer about how to debone a bird. let someone else do it for you.
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Post by 973beachbum on Nov 29, 2012 11:54:17 GMT -5
That is the correct answer about how to debone a bird. let someone else do it for you. And use your free turkey credit to get the 2lb bag of shrimp. ;D
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thyme4change
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Post by thyme4change on Nov 29, 2012 12:02:46 GMT -5
Nah - it was fun to cut that thing up. It was a great accomplishment to slice down the breast bone, and have a nice size chunk of meat in your hand.
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