Xmas dinner I hope:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Put it, still in the package, into your sink, filled with cold water.
Turn it from time to time. If you microwave it, you'll have a rubber
turkey.

Carol

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Quoted message said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Oh Gawd... Run water on it for hours and hours. Don't nuke it.

Michael <- been there, done it

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Quoted message said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Put it, still in the package, into your sink, filled with cold water.
Turn it from time to time. If you microwave it, you'll have a rubber
turkey.

Carol

Thankyouthankyouthankyou... OMG the last time I nuked a turkey it was
disgusting.

Michael

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Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Wow 🙁 I dethaw turkeys using the cold water method. It always works
and we have never in all these years had a problem. I have a big
microwave but not big enough for a 22 lb turkey which is what we will be
having on the 26th. The 25th we have ham, this year anyway.

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Another good reason that we always get a fresh turkey. Safe defrosting is
another thing I do not have to worry about.

~patches~ said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Wow 🙁 I dethaw turkeys using the cold water method. It always works
and we have never in all these years had a problem. I have a big
microwave but not big enough for a 22 lb turkey which is what we will be
having on the 26th. The 25th we have ham, this year anyway.

My turkey is 27 lbs and will spin freely on the nuker's carosel. I nuked
it on power 1 for 2 15 minute bursts with a 5 minute rest in between.
I'll give it a additional 15 outa the fridge and check on it later
tonight. If another stint in the microwave tonight doesn't defrost it.
Tomorrow morning...early it will take swiming lessons in the kitchen
sink. I'm not using the defrost cycle...they never work and partially
cook the food.

My gi-mongous newish (bought last yr) combo microwave/convection oven
gets a good work out come Xmas...It cooks the wild rice stuffing, green
bean almondine and Scalloped potatoes every year. As the convection oven
in my stove is too small to cook the turkey with anything else in it.

Later tonight I'll prep the green beans, onions and fry up the bacon for
the almondine and also cook the sausage meat for the wild rice dressing.

I don't like doing the Scalloped spuds the night before, as I feel it
suffers if the sliced potatoes sit in the fridge too long.

Tomorrow I'll cook the bird, make and bake the stuffing, scalloped spuds
and assemble the almondine (whole green beans, onion and bacon). Oh and
start making the stock for the gravy...I simmer the turkey neck and
gibblets in chicken stock, and various veggies

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats
Xmas dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I
will nuke it on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Put it, still in the package, into your sink, filled with cold water.
Turn it from time to time. If you microwave it, you'll have a rubber
turkey.

Carol

Thank you! Microwave "defrost" settings do more than defrost; they cook the
critter from the inside out. Not a good idea. Sink full of cold water is
the ticket.

Jill

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Put it, still in the package, into your sink, filled with cold water.
Turn it from time to time. If you microwave it, you'll have a rubber
turkey.

Carol

FDA says anything lower than 70 F (assuming running water) is ok.

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jmcquown said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats
Xmas dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I
will nuke it on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Put it, still in the package, into your sink, filled with cold water.
Turn it from time to time. If you microwave it, you'll have a rubber
turkey.

Carol

Thank you! Microwave "defrost" settings do more than defrost; they cook the
critter from the inside out. Not a good idea. Sink full of cold water is
the ticket.

Jill

Still in the plastic wrapper......someone may not know...

~patches~ said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Wow 🙁 I dethaw turkeys using the cold water method. It always works
and we have never in all these years had a problem. I have a big
microwave but not big enough for a 22 lb turkey which is what we will be
having on the 26th. The 25th we have ham, this year anyway.

I agree . I always thaw mine in cold water. As long as the water stays
cold, you are fine. I put mine in the kitchen sink *still in the original
plastic wrapper* and turn it now and again.

Alton Brown of the Food Network suggested a very large container (he used
a 5 gallon bucket from the hardware store) set in the bathtub. He
noted that it was out of the way and it was easy to drain off the water
and refill with cold water when needed. He used this type of bucket to
brine, too.

Elaine, too

Mr Libido Incognito said:

~patches~ said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Wow 🙁 I dethaw turkeys using the cold water method. It always works
and we have never in all these years had a problem. I have a big
microwave but not big enough for a 22 lb turkey which is what we will be
having on the 26th. The 25th we have ham, this year anyway.

My turkey is 27 lbs and will spin freely on the nuker's carosel. I nuked
it on power 1 for 2 15 minute bursts with a 5 minute rest in between.
I'll give it a additional 15 outa the fridge and check on it later
tonight. If another stint in the microwave tonight doesn't defrost it.
Tomorrow morning...early it will take swiming lessons in the kitchen
sink. I'm not using the defrost cycle...they never work and partially
cook the food.

I'm impressed. Do tell the make and model of your huge microwave. We
just bought an 1100 watt Kenmore and I know for a fact a 20 lb turkey
would not fit in it let alone anything bigger, whole of course.

Quoted message said:

My gi-mongous newish (bought last yr) combo microwave/convection oven
gets a good work out come Xmas...It cooks the wild rice stuffing, green
bean almondine and Scalloped potatoes every year. As the convection oven
in my stove is too small to cook the turkey with anything else in it.

Later tonight I'll prep the green beans, onions and fry up the bacon for
the almondine and also cook the sausage meat for the wild rice dressing.

I don't like doing the Scalloped spuds the night before, as I feel it
suffers if the sliced potatoes sit in the fridge too long.

Tomorrow I'll cook the bird, make and bake the stuffing, scalloped spuds
and assemble the almondine (whole green beans, onion and bacon). Oh and
start making the stock for the gravy...I simmer the turkey neck and
gibblets in chicken stock, and various veggies

Dave Smith said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Another good reason that we always get a fresh turkey. Safe defrosting is
another thing I do not have to worry about.

I have never managed to defrost a turkey in the fridge. I transfer it
from freezer to fridge three days in advance, then check it xmas eve
day. Still frozen almost solid. So I revert to the unsafe method and
defrost it on the bench. We're still alive to tell the tale, but it's
riskier for us here as it's summer. We're not having turkey this year.

~patches~ said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

~patches~ said:

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:

> So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
> outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
> dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will
> nuke it
> on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Wow 🙁 I dethaw turkeys using the cold water method. It always works
and we have never in all these years had a problem. I have a big
microwave but not big enough for a 22 lb turkey which is what we will be
having on the 26th. The 25th we have ham, this year anyway.

My turkey is 27 lbs and will spin freely on the nuker's carosel. I nuked
it on power 1 for 2 15 minute bursts with a 5 minute rest in between.
I'll give it a additional 15 outa the fridge and check on it later
tonight. If another stint in the microwave tonight doesn't defrost it.
Tomorrow morning...early it will take swiming lessons in the kitchen
sink. I'm not using the defrost cycle...they never work and partially
cook the food.

I'm impressed. Do tell the make and model of your huge microwave. We
just bought an 1100 watt Kenmore and I know for a fact a 20 lb turkey
would not fit in it let alone anything bigger, whole of course.

Quoted message said:

My gi-mongous newish (bought last yr) combo microwave/convection oven
gets a good work out come Xmas...It cooks the wild rice stuffing, green
bean almondine and Scalloped potatoes every year. As the convection oven
in my stove is too small to cook the turkey with anything else in it.

Later tonight I'll prep the green beans, onions and fry up the bacon for
the almondine and also cook the sausage meat for the wild rice dressing.

I don't like doing the Scalloped spuds the night before, as I feel it
suffers if the sliced potatoes sit in the fridge too long.

Tomorrow I'll cook the bird, make and bake the stuffing, scalloped spuds
and assemble the almondine (whole green beans, onion and bacon). Oh and
start making the stock for the gravy...I simmer the turkey neck and
gibblets in chicken stock, and various veggies

It says Panasonic Dimension 4 Genius on the front and is their large
countertop model. I have at present no clue where or the desire to look
for the manual...too busy preping for xmas dinner tomorrow. It is white
in colour with gold coloured printing. I think, I got it for the next
Thanksgiving after I got my Convection stove (2004), as that is when I
discovered my stove's oven was too small for holiday feasts and also I
desired a regular toaster. So I got the Gimongus microwave/convection
oven to replace my toaster oven and to do heavier cooking duties for the
various family feasting ocassions.

Yeah it is way larger than a toaster oven...but leaves me room for my
old fashion toaster for the making of decently toasted toast. It is
Ironic that the early fall of the year I got it I was diagnosed as type
2 Diabetic and now don't eat bread and thus have no use for a toaster.

But in convection mode it has room to take stacked on it's removable 3
tier rack 3 fair sized corningware type casserole dishes/pans. (Well 2
tiers and the carosel). So tomorrow it will cook the stuffing, scalloped
potatoes and the green beans roughly all at the same time. Some will
cook faster so be put in later.

I always cook way too much, and as a kinda family tradition we all fight
over the leftovers, which after a suitable length of time I let the kids
win. I'm cooking a 27 lb turkey for 4 adults and a 3 year old. So
roughly speaking that's around 4-5 lbs of turkey meat each (I figure 10
lbs of bones). Plus a huge casserole dish of stuffing, 3 quarts of gravy
the veggies plus 2 maybe 3 desserts. And whatever they bring. I've heard
talk of a cheesecake.

I like to put brandy in the gravy. And this year will put minced garlic
and butter under the turkey skin. I considered thin orange slices, but
will leave that as a cooking experiment for this summer.

Kathy in NZ said:

Dave Smith said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my turkey
outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My family eats Xmas
dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still. Oh well I will nuke it
on extreme low for a while and see what happens.

Another good reason that we always get a fresh turkey. Safe defrosting is
another thing I do not have to worry about.

I have never managed to defrost a turkey in the fridge. I transfer it
from freezer to fridge three days in advance, then check it xmas eve
day. Still frozen almost solid. So I revert to the unsafe method and
defrost it on the bench. We're still alive to tell the tale, but it's
riskier for us here as it's summer. We're not having turkey this year.

I read somewhere to allow 1 day per every 2 kilos (well actually every 4
lbs). But did I believe?...No. Instead I phoned that damnable turkey woman.

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Kathy in NZ said:

Dave Smith said:

Mr Libido Incognito wrote:

> So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my
> turkey outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My
> family eats Xmas dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still.
> Oh well I will nuke it on extreme low for a while and see what
> happens.
Another good reason that we always get a fresh turkey. Safe
defrosting is another thing I do not have to worry about.

I have never managed to defrost a turkey in the fridge. I transfer it
from freezer to fridge three days in advance, then check it xmas eve
day. Still frozen almost solid. So I revert to the unsafe method and
defrost it on the bench. We're still alive to tell the tale, but it's
riskier for us here as it's summer. We're not having turkey this
year.

I read somewhere to allow 1 day per every 2 kilos (well actually
every 4 lbs). But did I believe?...No. Instead I phoned that damnable
turkey woman.

Does that count as phone sex? 😉

Jill

On Fri 23 Dec 2005 09:37:22p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it jmcquown?

Quoted message said:

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Kathy in NZ said:

On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 17:03:12 -0500, Dave Smith
<[email hidden]> wrote:

> Mr Libido Incognito wrote:
>
>> So I listened to the woman on the turkey hotline...And took my
>> turkey outa the freezer and into the fridge tuesday. Well My
>> family eats Xmas dinner on the 24th...Turkey is rock frozen still.
>> Oh well I will nuke it on extreme low for a while and see what
>> happens.
> Another good reason that we always get a fresh turkey. Safe
> defrosting is another thing I do not have to worry about.
>
>
I have never managed to defrost a turkey in the fridge. I transfer it
from freezer to fridge three days in advance, then check it xmas eve
day. Still frozen almost solid. So I revert to the unsafe method and
defrost it on the bench. We're still alive to tell the tale, but it's
riskier for us here as it's summer. We're not having turkey this
year.

I read somewhere to allow 1 day per every 2 kilos (well actually
every 4 lbs). But did I believe?...No. Instead I phoned that damnable
turkey woman.

Does that count as phone sex? 😉

Jill

Only if he reached Hedda Gobbler.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
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In article <[email hidden]>,

(Kathy in NZ) said:

I have never managed to defrost a turkey in the fridge. I transfer it
from freezer to fridge three days in advance, then check it xmas eve
day. Still frozen almost solid. So I revert to the unsafe method and
defrost it on the bench. We're still alive to tell the tale, but it's
riskier for us here as it's summer. We're not having turkey this year.

This Thanksgiving was the first year I have successfully thawed a
turkey in the fridge. No water in the sink business, nothing. I put it
in the fridge the Friday before. So, Friday through Thursday it was in
there. It was 22 pounds.

Regards,
Ranee

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In article <[email hidden]>,

Mr Libido Incognito said:

I like to put brandy in the gravy.

I like bourbon the best and use cognac if I don't have the bourbon.
MMMMM, gravy.

Quoted message said:

And this year will put minced garlic
and butter under the turkey skin. I considered thin orange slices, but
will leave that as a cooking experiment for this summer.

This sounds lovely. I don't think anyone else in the house would
like the oranges, so I may have to do this on a small scale. Or, just
tell them that I made a dinner that I liked that they need to try and
tell them to suck it up.

Regards,
Ranee (who has one turkey left in the freezer)

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jmcquown said:

Does that count as phone sex? 😉

Jill

Well no kiss, but she screwed me...so maybe. Does this mean I'm not
celibate anymore?