Turkey!!?

[Chili327]

In case you haven’t bought your turkey yet.

 

[sam_gordon]

Eh, we got Butterball. Not concerned about what some yahoo says on YT that's probably posted just to get clicks.

 

[fla4fun]

We always get Butterball turkeys. We don’t have much choice when it comes to local stores, and any time we have tried a store brand instead of Butterball we have been disappointed in the results. Our choices are further reduced by the need for a large bird (this year is 24 pounds). I do think a lot of it comes down to how you prepare the bird, as some methods seem to produce a juicer, more flavorful bird than others.

We have a choice of shopping at

Publix
Winn Dixie
Walmart
Target

Target had the best price on Butterball ($.99 per pound, same as last year) so that is where I bought it. Store brand turkeys were running between $.69 - $.79 per pound, so not enough of a savings to take a risk.

 

[Disneylover99]

I usually get butterball. But this year I cheaped out and bought some brand I’d never heard of.
It was $1 per pound less than the Butterball. It tasted great.

 

[MICKIMINI]

I bought 4 Jennie O turkey breasts for the freezer at Hannaford. They were .99 lb! We roasted one several weeks ago and it was amazing. I finally tried Reynolds Kitchens Oven Bags (turkey size) which you can find in the plastic wrap and foil departments for $2 (2). I purposely overcooked the turkey by about an hour and it was moist and delicious. The best part is the bag keeps the oven CLEAN! The trick is to sprinkle a bit of flour into the bag before you put the turkey in which prevents it from sticking. I am now a believer.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

 

[gmi3804]

Those Butterball turkeys are injected with water, salt, and God knows what else. The packaged "natural" ones probably aren't much better.

We're fortunate to have a poultry farm store near us where everything's naturally raised. There really is a difference.

 

[barkley]

even if we had a whole foods near us I don't think I would opt for a bird that runs over 3 1/2 x per pound what I paid for my butterball-i also am not keen on supporting a business (the producer of the product) that's had (still has) numerous claims and lawsuits regarding false advertising and animal cruelty.

 

[NannyBeBe]

I always get a Butterball. I am not concerned about whatever they inject it with. My granddaughter is in charge of cooking it this year and is going to spatchcock it.

 

[Praying Colonel]

Meh, Butterball's fine. We try to get one that's anti-biotic free, but unless you're getting your turkey from Farmer Brown down the road, they're all mass produced and processed.

Publix has a BOGO on turkey breast, so we're getting 2 of those and using Ina Garten's recipe, which is always a winner for us.

 

[Chili327]

Meh, Butterball's fine. We try to get one that's anti-biotic free, but unless you're getting your turkey from Farmer Brown down the road, they're all mass produced and processed.

Publix has a BOGO on turkey breast, so we're getting 2 of those and using Ina Garten's recipe, which is always a winner for us.

Yea, one of the 4 they list as “good ones” is local so I always get that.. Diestel.

 

[_19disnA]

I tend to ignore most self-proclaimed 'experts' on youtube who mostly are interested in posting something controversial to get clicks/followers. Over the years we generally bought Butterball or Honeysuckle and always had a good result. I can recall my mom buying one of those 'natural' turkeys several years ago from a local butcher, which I recall was a LOT more expensive and it was probably the worst tasting bird we ever had. She never bought it again.