What I overheard today at the store

[binny]

I had to laugh. I was waiting for an associate at our Shopko ( like a Target) in housewares and this associate was talking on the phone saying something like " I have no idea, I dont have any roaster that big, I really dont know what else to do." then she asked me if I knew the name of the kitchen store in the mall so I told her. When she got off the phone she was shaking her head.


I asked her what was going on and she said that a "first timer" bought her Thanksgiving bird and was trying to figure out what to cook it in. The associate said "well how big is the bird" the woman replied " THIRTY SEVEN pounds"

Where does one even BUY a 37 pounder????

And what did it look like before?



YIKES!


I have no idea how one would cook a bird like that. Or how many people you planned on feeding with that monster? I mean, common sense would say that if you have that many people coming you buy 2 or 3 15 pounders and a breast, maybe? Right? How long is that thing going to take to cook? and how dry will be ifit ever DOES cook through?

Poor thing, I feel terrible for her but you gotta admit a 37 pound turkey IS kind of funny!

 

[Disney1fan2002]

My mom every year, for my whole life! She cooked a 35 pounder every year. She started cooking him around 2AM. There were 12 kids, plus my mom and dad, plus any neighborhood kids who would pop in, while waiting for their own dinner time.

even after we were all grown up and out of the house, and only a few of us would be home for Thanskgiving, she still cooked the BIG BIRD.

So, imagine my surprise, when my first year cooking a 14 pounder, I found out I did not have to put the bird in the oven in the middle of the night, to cook for 11 hours! It was very strange for me.

 

[cepmom]

I didn't even know you could get a bird that big!!
My MIL always cooks two smaller birds...maybe about 10 -12 lbs each. DH has a big family and they all like dark meat. This way there's 4 drumsticks and 4 wings to choose from and MIL doesn't need to get up a 2AM to cook!

 

[olena]

Holy cow! Forget turkey sandwiches! They could make a few party subs.

I hope she started cooking birdzilla on Monday, since it will take days to cook through.

 

[micki7337]

I hope she started cooking birdzilla on Monday, since it will take days to cook through.

I've got tears streaming down my face!! BIRDZILLA!!!

 

[winniedapooh]

Biggest I could find was an almost 28 pounder...I transported two of them home from Maine when we took a long weekend over Veteran's Day. My poor kids had to ride with their legs scrunched up all the way home! I too will start cooking at 2 AM. The biggest we have ever found was a 31 pounder. I bow down to the woman who found a 37 pounder, she is my hero, lol.

 

[N.Bailey]

Biggest I could find was an almost 28 pounder...I transported two of them home from Maine when we took a long weekend over Veteran's Day. My poor kids had to ride with their legs scrunched up all the way home! I too will start cooking at 2 AM. The biggest we have ever found was a 31 pounder. I bow down to the woman who found a 37 pounder, she is my hero, lol.

It sorta sounded to me like the woman didn't know which to buy and thought bigger was better? The fact that she's a 1st timer gives me that impression. I wish her well cooking it though. I'm sure it will be a running joke in her family for some time to come.

 

[icebrat001]

Holy cow! Forget turkey sandwiches! They could make a few party subs.

I hope she started cooking birdzilla on Monday, since it will take days to cook through.

I'm dying laughing and I'm at work, that's too funny!

 

[wide awake]

After listening to numerous cooking shows, and checking the time on my turkey...I think it is around 15 min per pound if you're roasting it...unless you're eating at noon, and have a 37 pound bird, no reason to put it in at 2 am. I will be deep-frying mine...3 minutes per pound, 14 pounds, done in 42 minutes. I also think turkeys cook quicker than they used to, because they're bred to provide more white meat (boo, hiss !!!)...we went for an early dinner on Sunday at the ILs, and MIL confided that the bird fell apart, they didn't even need to cut it.

 

[icebrat001]

After listening to numerous cooking shows, and checking the time on my turkey...I think it is around 15 min per pound if you're roasting it...unless you're eating at noon, and have a 37 pound bird, no reason to put it in at 2 am. I will be deep-frying mine...3 minutes per pound, 14 pounds, done in 42 minutes. I also think turkeys cook quicker than they used to, because they're bred to provide more white meat (boo, hiss !!!)...we went for an early dinner on Sunday at the ILs, and MIL confided that the bird fell apart, they didn't even need to cut it.

That'll take her about 10 hours to cook, she would probably want it in the oven around 4 am to eat around 2. Yikes, that's still a long time.

 

[joshsmom]

Man I thought my sister's 23 pounder was a big fella!!! That is the KING of big fellas!!! There must be a special place in the Amazon that THAT bird was bred!!!