The Turkey is Spinnin'!

Damsel in dis Dress said:

It took some doing, but we finally got that 11 pound turkey stuffed
into the rotisserie that is supposed to be able to cook a 15 pound
bird. [In your dreams!. Only if you were to cut the 15 pounder into
quarters, tie it all together, and then put it on the spit.] So we
now know that a 10-11 pound bird is the maximum for this appliance
(the Showtime Platinum). That's a good size for two people.

It's been a little over an hour, and the bird is browning nicely.
Hopefully, it won't over-brown during the next hour and a half.

Warning: There will be pictures.

The rest of the menu is turning out to be mashed potatoes, gravy,
popovers, and green beans. We're saving the corn for turkey cottage
pie tomorrow.

Crash, bless his soul, decided to forego baking the pie(s) until
tomorrow. We're both pretty run down today.

The best gift of all, a phone call with my daughter. It seems she
loves me. <SMILE>

Carol, slurping down some White Grenache, which is really pink

Good news about the bird...Great news about your daughter...

Happy Trails to you...

On Sat 24 Dec 2005 06:28:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in dis
Dress?

Quoted message said:

The best gift of all, a phone call with my daughter. It seems she
loves me. <SMILE>

I'm really glad to hear about your daughter.

--
Wayne Boatwright *¿*
__________________________________________________________________
And if we enter a room full of manure, may we believe in the pony.

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The best gift of all, a phone call with my daughter. It seems she
loves me. <SMILE>

Nice to hear! Hope you guys are feeling rested and rejuvenated tomorrow.
As much as possible, anyway, this time of year. :-)

Can't wait to hear about the turkey.

C

Mr Libido Incognito said:

Good news about the bird...Great news about your daughter...

Thanks!

The bird was perfectly cooked and the gravy was the best I've ever
tasted. We'd been expecting crisp skin all over, but it only turned
out that way on the bird's extremities. The mashed potatoes were
good, too. I made them with evaporated milk and butter.

The popovers were another story. They only rose slightly higher than
a muffin would. The bottoms got burned, and are permanently attached
to my muffin tin. The top two-thirds tasted good to me, even if they
weren't light and airy. Crash hated the eggy innards. I'll finish
eating the ones we've got, but I won't make more if I'll be the only
one eating them.

When removing the double spit from the turkey, I had to really tug.
Then, all of a sudden, it let go, and the metal disc at the end of the
spits smacked me in the lip. Hard. I got pretty cranky after that.

Tomorrow is sandwiches on frozen bread dough which I will first allow
to rise, then bake. And pies. We don't have any gravy left at all,
and very little in the way of mashed potatoes, so we're foregoing the
turkey cottage pie this time around.

I wish the leftovers would pack themselves into the fridge. I'm
exhausted.

Merry Christmas to all who want one! And Happy Hannukah to those who
celebrate that! Sorry if I missed anyone.

Carol

Wayne Boatwright said:

On Sat 24 Dec 2005 06:28:56p, Thus Spake Zarathustra, or was it Damsel in dis
Dress?

Quoted message said:

The best gift of all, a phone call with my daughter. It seems she
loves me. <SMILE>

I'm really glad to hear about your daughter.

Thank you, Wayne. Just thinking about it makes me smile!

Carol

On Sun, 25 Dec 2005 03:57:06 GMT, "Chris" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

"Damsel in dis Dress" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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Quoted message said:

The best gift of all, a phone call with my daughter. It seems she
loves me. <SMILE>

Nice to hear! Hope you guys are feeling rested and rejuvenated tomorrow.
As much as possible, anyway, this time of year. :-)

Thanks! It made my day! I plan on sleeping until the sun goes down
tomorrow. Then we'll bake pies and bread.

Quoted message said:

Can't wait to hear about the turkey.

Just posted aboat it. Very, very satisfactory. I want to get a
rotisserie for my daughter. She's very much into chicken.

Carol

Damsel in dis Dress said:

It took some doing, but we finally got that 11 pound turkey stuffed
into the rotisserie that is supposed to be able to cook a 15 pound
bird. [In your dreams!. Only if you were to cut the 15 pounder into
quarters, tie it all together, and then put it on the spit.] So we
now know that a 10-11 pound bird is the maximum for this appliance
(the Showtime Platinum). That's a good size for two people.

It's been a little over an hour, and the bird is browning nicely.
Hopefully, it won't over-brown during the next hour and a half.

Do you have one of those Ronco Showtime Rotisseries? I have the
Showtime Jr. Rotisserie, and haven't tried a turkey in there before
although I have cooked chickens.

On 25 Dec 2005 05:40:58 -0800, "Michael O'Connor" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Damsel in dis Dress said:

It took some doing, but we finally got that 11 pound turkey stuffed
into the rotisserie that is supposed to be able to cook a 15 pound
bird. [In your dreams!. Only if you were to cut the 15 pounder into
quarters, tie it all together, and then put it on the spit.] So we
now know that a 10-11 pound bird is the maximum for this appliance
(the Showtime Platinum). That's a good size for two people.

It's been a little over an hour, and the bird is browning nicely.
Hopefully, it won't over-brown during the next hour and a half.

Do you have one of those Ronco Showtime Rotisseries? I have the
Showtime Jr. Rotisserie, and haven't tried a turkey in there before
although I have cooked chickens.

Yup, it's the Platinum version. The turkey turned out great! The
only disappointment was that the breast and thigh skin was soft,
rather than crisp. Next time, we'll try the Pause and Seer option
toward the end.

Carol

Maybe a little butter brushed on the thigh and breast near the end of
cooking?
Chickens are good,but my favorite to do on the rotisserie is Pork
Roast!! This thing makes the best pork roast i've ever had.
My sister did a standing rib roast on hers,that was also great.

On 25 Dec 2005 08:32:58 -0800, "bobemeril" <[email hidden]>

Quoted message said:

Maybe a little butter brushed on the thigh and breast near the end of
cooking?

That sounds good! Hard to go wrong with butter!

Quoted message said:

Chickens are good,but my favorite to do on the rotisserie is Pork
Roast!! This thing makes the best pork roast i've ever had.
My sister did a standing rib roast on hers,that was also great.

We're thinking of doing a small beef roast and a small pork roast,
primarily for the gravy. LOL! We do buy large pork loins, and look
forward to cooking one of those in The Beast.

Holiday Hugs,
Carol