Turkey Prices for Thanksgiving

[Bird]

Bird,
what kind of oil do you use?? I had a friend that tried peanut oil and it didn't taste good (to me) maybe if your frying bananas...

We'll have so much to do tomorrow that I just finished the turkeys today. As I said, I use pure peanut oil, but I love Cajun cookin' and I've used injectable marinades in the past, but the last turkeys I fried went over pretty well with the rest of the family, but just did not have enough flavor to suit me. So I injected the marinade yesterday evening, and this time I use a whole pint jar in and on each turkey. And in spite of one of them not being the particular marinade they recommend for poultry, I used Creole Garlic in one and Rosemary Garlic in the other.

I don't know whether the rest of the family will like it or not, but they sure taste good to me; got enough flavor this time. Of course, after the oil cools, I usually filter it through cheese cloth, put in the shop refrigerator, and use the same oil at Christmas. Now the oil normally changes colors very little, but this time, the oil is very dark. Maybe I used enough marinade I could fry another turkey without any seasoning.

 

[kenstrac]

We'll have so much to do tomorrow that I just finished the turkeys today. As I said, I use pure peanut oil, but I love Cajun cookin' and I've used injectable marinades in the past, but the last turkeys I fried went over pretty well with the rest of the family, but just did not have enough flavor to suit me. So I injected the marinade yesterday evening, and this time I use a whole pint jar in and on each turkey. And in spite of one of them not being the particular marinade they recommend for poultry, I used Creole Garlic in one and Rosemary Garlic in the other.

I don't know whether the rest of the family will like it or not, but they sure taste good to me; got enough flavor this time. Of course, after the oil cools, I usually filter it through cheese cloth, put in the shop refrigerator, and use the same oil at Christmas. Now the oil normally changes colors very little, but this time, the oil is very dark. Maybe I used enough marinade I could fry another turkey without any seasoning.

Or you could take the oil and use as diesel,that would be a fine smelling tractor.

 

[Bird]

Or you could take the oil and use as diesel,that would be a fine smelling tractor.

One of my brothers coming tomorrow drives a Ford F550 diesel truck. Maybe he'd like to try it.

 

[jinman]

We are going to our DIL's parent's house tomorrow for Thanksgiving and then we are having my family over on Friday for a day-after-Thanksgiving meal. I'd call it a Black Friday meal, but that just doesn't seem to fit. Anyhow, I decided since everyone will get their fill of turkey tomorrow, I'd do smoked ham and ribs for Friday. They're already done and just waiting to be warmed up. To save kitchen oven space, I plan to run my electric smoker up to 250 and then put in the ham and ribs about 1-1/2 hours before we eat. That way my wife can have the whole oven for other things. We always run out of oven space on Thanksgiving and Christmas, but I can't justify two kitchen stoves just for those two days.

Bird, I keep thinking I should fry some turkeys, but I don't want to do it without a practice run. I have an electric fryer that I want to try a small turkey in. Maybe after Thanksgiving there will be a leftover turkey sale and I can give it a try.

 

[Bird]

We always run out of oven space on Thanksgiving and Christmas

Yep, that does happen. And I can take out the water and out the metal box that holds the wood chips and fire up my gas smoker for reheating stuff. Ham and ribs sounds good. I cook turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas and one of my brothers always brings a ham. And I guess like most folks, one of the things we can be thankful for is that we'll have at least 2 or 3 times as much food as we can eat.

 

[Steve C]

I got a range raised turkey from a local producer for $2.45/lb. picked it up the day it was slaughtered and processed and stuck it in the freezer. about 14 lbs.

My Amish neighbor raises organic free range turkeys, he raises and mills all his own feed and he and his family process the birds themselves. They raised about 120 this year. They sure aren't getting rich doing it but it it helps make up what they are loosing on the dairy cows.

They sell them for $1.60 a pouind of dressed weight. They are not frozen and they are not pumped full of water like commercially processed birds.

 

[Low Bucket]

The grocery store that we shop at gives you points every time you buy something.- My wife saved up her points all year, and got a 22.45-pound turkey with her points.

So I went back to Denton and got two just under 13 pounds each; total price $10.15 for the two.

That is a great price on two turkeys.- It's been a long time since I've seen turkeys at that price.

I use to do a lot of turkey hunting, and would kill a couple each fall for Thanksgiving.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

For those that travel on the roads.- Have a safe one!!!

 

[Bird]

Day before yesterday, the Dallas Morning News ran this story about the turkey prices, loss leaders, some stores requiring additional purchase of different amounts, etc.

Of course, I'm satisfied with the two little turkeys I got at Walmart for 40 cents a pound, and last Saturday, I did stop by my Ford dealer and took them up on their offer of a free turkey. It appears that theirs came from Albertson's (Honey Suckle White) with a price tag showing $1.19 a pound.

 

[Steve C]

Day before yesterday, the Dallas Morning News ran this story about the turkey prices, loss leaders, some stores requiring additional purchase of different amounts, etc.

Of course, I'm satisfied with the two little turkeys I got at Walmart for 40 cents a pound, and last Saturday, I did stop by my Ford dealer and took them up on their offer of a free turkey. It appears that theirs came from Albertson's (Honey Suckle White) with a price tag showing $1.19 a pound.

Yes at 40 cents a pound we would have a freezer full of them. I told the wife about them as soon as you posted them but they didn't have them around here in the Wal-Marts for any where near those prices.

Only thing better than cheap turkey is free turkey!

Interesting read about the turkey prices. I suppose that is the advantage of living in big city. Not much competition here in the north woods of Michigan so prices are closer to the cost of production.

 

[Western]

In about 2 hrs it "aint gunna" matter around our house... ( at least for this year)