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Cooking & Baking

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justaprogressive

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Tue Nov 14, 2023, 12:52 PM Nov 2023

🍴Dry as Death Valley, Turkey Breast🍴 [View all]

Last edited Tue Nov 14, 2023, 08:01 PM - Edit history (1)



One of the most horrible eating experiences one can have at Thanksgiving is
being subjected to a dry as sandpaper, piece of turkey breast.

Oh sure, you can bury it in wonderful gravy, mix it with the stuffing, but you're just
fooling yourself; it still won't taste GOOD.

So.. how do YOU avoid this?

I TURN THE TURKEY UPSIDE-DOWN ON THE ROASTING RACK AND COOK.
TURN IT RIGHT-SIDE UP FOR THE LAST 45 MINUTES TO BROWN THE SKIN.




This has been my solution for the past 30 years:

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*Yes it's in code, I want to hear your solutions...of course if you can break the code
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🍴Dry as Death Valley, Turkey Breast🍴 [View all] justaprogressive Nov 2023 OP
well for one thing - if your bird looks ANYTHING like that .. stopdiggin Nov 2023 #1
true, but just an justaprogressive Nov 2023 #2
I agree, and I haven't actually cooked such in years. elleng Nov 2023 #3
Cooking third turkey this season, today justaprogressive Nov 2023 #4
There's a little thing called basting.... Bayard Nov 2023 #5
Great for the skin justaprogressive Nov 2023 #9
2 ways Kali Nov 2023 #6
Ding ding ding justaprogressive Nov 2023 #10
For the 1st half of cooking time dweller Nov 2023 #7
Ding ding ding justaprogressive Nov 2023 #11
Use a classic black, speckled roaster and MOMFUDSKI Nov 2023 #8
Covered Turkey justaprogressive Nov 2023 #12
Turkey is not a flavorful meat, period Warpy Nov 2023 #13
While this part is true "it feeds a houseful of people more cheaply than other meats. " justaprogressive Nov 2023 #14
A brine with equal amounts of salt and sugar hydrates the turkey quite a bit The Polack MSgt Nov 2023 #15
From memory, and all amounts are approximate The Polack MSgt Nov 2023 #17
Very nice justaprogressive Nov 2023 #19
According to the good folk at America's Test Kitchen, Staph Nov 2023 #16
There's something about the shape of the bird justaprogressive Nov 2023 #20
Several methods Marthe48 Nov 2023 #18
Some great stuff there justaprogressive Nov 2023 #21
I put bits of butter under the skin and paint the outer skin with butter yellowdogintexas Nov 2023 #25
I've used butter Marthe48 Nov 2023 #26
I do the upside down thing too. Alliepoo Nov 2023 #22
Yeah, I've been cooking turkeys for my family Thanksgiving dinner since I was 12 YEARS OLD... The_REAL_Ecumenist Nov 2023 #23
What temperature are you cooking the turkey to? Nac Mac Feegle Nov 2023 #24
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