Erg. I think my DH turned off my oven

[minkydog]

I took Mr. Turkey out of the oven after 6 blistering hours.Let him rest 30 min then went to work on him. Hmmm. These joints seem unusually stiff for a cooked bird. The meat is tender enough. Hmmm. The dark meat seems sorta tough. Hmmmm. Why is the oven door cool to the touch? I think DH may have accidently turned off the oven, possibly as early as 7pm, which would put the cooking time at 4 hours(16-lb bird.) It's not pink inside and the juices are clear. But the meat just "acts" differetn. It's sorta weird.

At this point I'm an exhausted with the whole thing.I've been cooking all day. I cut the meat up and put it into smaller packages. I'm going to get up tomorrow and reheat the meat with the drippings and hopefully the texture will straighten out.

And my burnt foot hurts,too At this point I'm ready to serve hot dogs.

 

[Mary•Poppins]

I am so sorry. That is really frustrating. Just know that other moms who are cooking appreciate all the effort!

 

[qtwns]

I'm in GA, too. If your turkey doesn't work out you can come join us!

 

[minkydog]

I'm in GA, too. If your turkey doesn't work out you can come join us!

Now there's an idea I've already got the collards and waldorf salad done.

 

[qtwns]

Bring it on!

 

[bballmom56]

minky ~ I could have written your exact post (except for the burned foot and DH turning off the oven). I had a 13 lb. turkey, unstuffed, that I had cooking for about 5 1/2 hours. The wings were falling off. So even though the meat thermometer read a little low, I figured it had to be done and I didn't want it to dry out. I also cut it up last night to transport to inlaws today. From the first slice, it just seemed "tough". Not dry, not under cooked, just tough to slice. I never did find any pink meat as I went further so I attributed it to a dull knife (there HAS to be a reason, it CAN'T be my fault ). That's my story and I am sticking to it!

And I was exhausted too! I will be glad when Friday is over, because I have to host my brother and his family then. Somehow I will get it all done.