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  1. Mashed Potatoes & Buttermilk Gravy

    Mashed Potatoes & Buttermilk Gravy

    Perfect Mashed Potatoes Ingredients: 5 lbs Yukon (any waxy) potato, washed/scrubbed, roughly peeled, and quartered 2 sticks butter, melted 1/2 c sour cream 1 cup heavy whipping cream or half and half 1 Tbs coarse black pepper 1 tsp fine or sea salt Place potatoes in a large stockpot filled...
    • Abigail4476
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    • buttermilk gravy gravy holiday sides mashed potatoes sides thanksgiving
    • Category: Recipes
  2. Three Easy Turkey Brine Recipes

    Thanksgiving Central Three Easy Turkey Brine Recipes

    Pop's Brine 1 gallon water 1/2 cup kosher salt 1/2 cup brown sugar 1/2 cup white sugar 1 TBLS cure one 1 tsp lemon or orange extract Inject the turkey with as much brine as it will hold and soak overnight. Drain , rinse and pat dry. Place the turkey back into the fridge for an hour or so...
    • SMF_Official
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    • brine recipe easy brine poultry brine smoked turkey thanksgiving thanksgiving turkey turkey turkey brine
    • Category: Recipes
  3. bmudd14474

    Turkey Thaw Times

    Its that time to start thinking about getting your Turkeys Thawed. If you have a over 20lb bird you may need to load in cold water for a bit to get it safely thawed. For more details on a safe way to thaw in cold water check out the USDA's site...
  4. radioguy

    Turkey Prices / Kroger Sales

    Is it me or are things different concerning turkey prices and sales. I cook bone it turkey breasts every year for my Church Food Pantry Thanksgiving. We are mindful of costs and try to purchase the birds on sale, the more we save the more we can feed. I'm not a any type of budget but I do...
    • radioguy
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    • kroger thanksgiving turkey turkey breast
    • Replies: 14
    • Forum: Poultry
  5. SMF_Official

    Thanksgiving How To Spatchcock a Turkey

    How To Spatchcock (Butterfly) a Turkey Materials needed: Large cutting board Poultry Shears Meat cleaver or large chef’s knife Thawed Turkey (remove neck and giblets from inside the turkey; discard the pop-up thermometer and any trussings) 1. Place the thawed uncooked turkey on a large...
  6. 1MoreFord

    Thanksgiving How a Butcher Carves a Turkey

    A video of a butcher and how he carves a turkey Practice on a chicken One variation I've seen leaves the drummies on till last to provide a little more support for the carcass while removing the breasts.
  7. How To Spatchcock a Turkey

    Thanksgiving Central How To Spatchcock a Turkey

    How To Spatchcock (Butterfly) a Turkey Materials needed: Large cutting board Sharp kitchen shears Meat cleaver or large chef’s knife Thawed Turkey (remove neck and giblets from inside the turkey; discard the pop-up thermometer and any trussings) 1. Place the thawed uncooked turkey on a large...
    • SMF_Official
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    • butterfly turkey how to spatchcock spatchcock turkey thanksgiving turkey
    • Category: Tutorials
  8. bronsonelliott

    Brine or no brine

    I purchased two Honeysuckle White boneless turkey breasts. The label shows that they're already in an 18% solution. Would I necessarily gain anything by doing an additional brine before I smoke them, or am I just setting myself up for a salty mess?
  9. bmudd14474

    Thanksgiving Turkey Thaw Time 2024

    Its that time of year again. Note that I like to start a day earlier than this guide so I have plenty of time for the brine. Thanks
  10. N

    Smoked Turkey Advice

    I am hoping to get some advice in preparation for turkey day. My first smoked Turkey was last year. Wet brine, based hourly with butter and bourbon and cooked at 275 in a customized Masterbuilt 30. I've removed all electronics and replaced with an external PID controller, and use an A-Maze-N...
    • Nate1787
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    • thanksgiving thanksgiving turkey turkey
    • Replies: 15
    • Forum: Poultry
  11. R

    Grill Size Needed for smoking 2 Turkeys

    Last year I took over Thanksgiving turkey duty for parts of my family and I used my electric smoker to do both of them at once with decent results. I am looking to upgrade/consolidate equipment from a gas grill and electric smoker to a pellet grill. The one I have had my eye on is the Weber...
  12. chilerelleno

    Thanksgiving Ribbit! Ribbit! Ribbit! Frog Spatchcocked Turkey

    A different way to spatchcock your poultry, great for chicken, duck, geese and turkey. This method leaves the spine intact. Start with the bird breast up, coming in at the body cavity use a sharp knife or shears and cut along the sides and through the ribs, then flip the breast up, trim the wing...
    • chilerelleno
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    • butterflied turkey butterfly a turkey holiday cooking how to spatchcock a turkey smoked turkey spatchcocked turkey thanksgiving turkey frog style
    • Replies: 19
    • Forum: General Discussion
  13. bauchjw

    Thanksgiving Dad's Leftover Turkey Pot Pie

    Alright! Here was my my entry, I found this on Allrecipes, called Dad’s Leftover Turkey Potpie and thought it looked real tasty. It definitely was delicious! I just want to say congrats to David and Chop, two incredible dishes! Here is what I did! Ingredients: 2 cups peas and carrots 2 cups...
  14. SmokyMose

    Thanksgiving Another Turkey Pot Pie

    Well I finally got around to using some more of the leftover turkey (I made a sandwich spread last week). I had a package of 12oz, which didn't match the recipe I found so I had to do math :-( For some reason the Mrs. didn't want green beans in it so I substituted potato. The crust was...
  15. TulsaJeff

    Thanksgiving Double Smoked Ham - Video

    Think you can't make a ready-to-eat spiral sliced ham from the store a WHOLE heckuva lot better? Think again! By the way, I'm from deep in the holler, NC and we say "speeral" LOL🤣
  16. DinnerIsComing

    Just Put the Turkey in the Oven

    I came across this YouTube video from 10 years ago... I watched the first minute of it and nearly spat out my coffee! Suddenly, I was flooded with my grandmother's infrequent, less-than-saintly moments! As I'm doing the "stress out" as the big day fast approaches, I thought we all could use a...
  17. tallbm

    Thanksgiving How to: Holiday Ham from Pork Butt / Pork Shoulder!!!

    So many people love a good holiday ham. My family gatherings are so large that we have ham at both Thanksgiving and Christmas along with whatever dishes other people bring. No food is wrong to in addition to the traditional ham and turkey dishes. This is a very detailed "How To" on making an...
    • tallbm
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    • boston butt ham christmas cured fresh ham cured ham green ham ham holiday ham pork butt ham pork shoulder ham thanksgiving
    • Replies: 47
    • Forum: 🍁 Thanksgiving Central 🍁
  18. negolien

    Thanksgiving Left over turkey? Have no fear pot pies are here

    I saw this on Scheels. Enjoy Ingredients Pillsbury Pie Crust 2 cups Turkey 1 cup Green Bean Casserole 1 cup Gravy ¼ cup Milk 1 cup Mixed Vegetables 2 Eggs 1 tbsp Water 1 tbsp Chives for garnish Kosmos SPG BBQ Rub Instructions Prepare cast iron skillet with a layer of butter. Place pie crust...
  19. Sven Svensson

    Thanksgiving Tyler Florence Cranberry Relish

    I’d like to add other cranberry recipe to the “best I’ve ever had” list that’s worth considering. I tripped across this on one of his shows years ago and gave it a shot. He actually learned this recipe from his Mother-in-law. It’s a no-cook recipe that’s super simple to make. It contains booze...
  20. indaswamp

    Thanksgiving Peas and Dumplings

    Peas and Dumplings 4 cans Le Sueur petite green peas, drained 1 can (10~12 small size biscuits-not grands) "whop biscuits" (in the cardboard tube, when you open them they go "whop") separate individually and cut into 1/4's...if you use grands, cut into small bite sized pieces... 2-3 cup...
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