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Posted: 11/27/2014 4:24:43 PM EDT
Hear me out. The first Thanksgiving had turkey and potatoes because that's what they had available. I have prime rib, lobster, rib eye, shrimp available. Why would I eat a turkey?
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It's just one day, you can eat all that other stuff later. Enjoy your Turkey!
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Because for 35$ you can feed a whole lotta people and still have left overs?
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I don't eat a lot of turkey during the year. I season and smoke a good bird.
So there is that. |
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Any given day I can make a more tasty steak than I can turkey. Guaranteed. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted:
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What's wrong with Turkey? IMO, it's damn tasty meat. Any given day I can make a more tasty steak than I can turkey. Guaranteed. Last I remember YOU can still eat whatever YOU want. . . at least until Odummer's next exective order |
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i probably smoke 6-10 turkeys a year just because my family likes it. i smoked 1 for work today
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Hear me out. The first Thanksgiving had turkey and potatoes because that's what they had available. I have prime rib, lobster, rib eye, shrimp available. Why would I eat a turkey? View Quote Actually they mostly ate fish and eels at that first thanksgiving |
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OP has obviously never had a Cajun injected deep fried turkey...
-Clint |
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Once a year having turkey is plenty. To me it is dry and needs to be covered in gravy or Miracle Whip to be edible.
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I had fried grouper I caught, corn casserole, fresh green beans, and home made chocolate chip cookies.
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Even when its good its a mediocre meat. Just fix ham instead.
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Hell if I know. I've got 22 minutes til fo time and the bird still has 8 degrees to rise. What a pain in the ass.
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It's Thanksgiving, man. It's the one day people eat shit that they wouldn't even think of eating the rest of the year.
"Hey, you know what would be good? If we mixed these vegetables with cranberries and MARSHMELLOWS." |
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I agree OP, much better stuff out there.
That said I'm also a traditionalist. |
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I don't care for turkey lunch meat. The only way turkey is decent is if a whole bird is brined and roasted or fried. So I take the time to do one a year. That satisfies me on turkey for another year.
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Actually the first thanksgiving had venison which is a generic term for wild game. If you don't like turkey you could try deer or pheasant.
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Op is fail! Thanksgiving is complete with the turkey. Christmas is for prime rib/roast beast.
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Because that's the traditional meal. We usually have something different like prime rib on Christmas.
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I'm sorry I didn't realize this was commie heathen day....oh wait it's not.
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Because if you don't, you can't have "Beige Day" on Black Friday.
What is "Beige Day" you ask? Open face turkey sandwich on white bread, covered in gravy, with mashed potatoes and butter. |
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Hear me out. The first Thanksgiving had turkey and potatoes because that's what they had available. I have prime rib, lobster, rib eye, shrimp available. Why would I eat a turkey? View Quote Yeah, you're right OP. Why would you ever want to participate in a longstanding American tradition. |
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Unless I shot the damn thing myself, I don't eat turkey.
Ham, roast pig make for better holiday foods. And they're more appreciated. |
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I like the stuff you mention but a good turkey dinner is as good as anything you list not to mention the turkey salad sammich's the next couple of days
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Because turkey is awesome when cooked properly. Today we did a 20 lb bird, brined overnight, filled with onion, apples and oranges, slathered with butter and cajun seasoning ... then 500 degrees for 20 minutes for the perfect brown, then loosely covered and cooked at 325 until it hits exactly 161 degrees, then out for a 30 minute rest. Incredibly juicy, not dry at all. Also made real gravy with the drippings, but it went to the stuffing and potatoes.
We cook up 5 Or 6 turkeys a year just because its so good....and we live in beef country. Helps that my dad raises heritage turkeys. |
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