Russ
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What are you men having this year?
Really want to have a change from turkey and get a goose, but seems to be a ridiculous price, butcher said that its the most expensive bird this time of year.
Still gonna get one i think, wouldnt mind the four bird roast
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Hammer
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Turkey as normal but I'm contemplating getting something for the slow cooker to mix it up, a ham joint possibly?
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Russ
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Massive call there hammer.
Roast bird and slow cooked pig, sounds like a plan
[Edited on 03-12-2011 by Russ]
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FlaFFy_91
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I have a turkey and a ham joint every year. Fully the best combo going 
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Mad Moe
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We'll probably have fillet steak like we do every year
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DERV-POWER
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cant beat some gammon
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JonnyJ
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Turkey is such a shit MEAT. Too dry. Not sure what we are having, uselessly have a decent mix so everyone is catered for. Hopefully Pork/Lamb.
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radicalry00
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Turkey and a gammon joint same as every year. Lovely!
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Turkey is such a shit MEAT. Too dry. Not sure what we are having, uselessly have a decent mix so everyone is catered for. Hopefully Pork/Lamb.
You can moisten turkey by rapidly cooling it, using ice packs etc, before you cook it.
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JonnyJ
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Is there anything you dont know Dom? 
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Ste
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I've cooked our family turkey for the past few years and never made it dry. It will be dry if you're a shit cook, but if you know what you're doing it is lovely and moist. My preferred bird is a Bronze. Outdoor reared and corn fed. Gives a great tasting meat.
We have a fairly big Christmas dinner, about 18 of us, so we'll have a roast pork leg with crackling and apple sauce and also a beef topside joint, slow cooked in beer and onions and then use the liquid to make a rich beefy, beery gravy.
Not forgetting the starter, a prawn cocktail. Using large prawns, small prawns for their flavour, crayfish tails and lobster meat. All mixed up with homemade cocktail sauce.
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Hammer
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Turkey is such a shit MEAT. Too dry.
You're doing it wrong.
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alan-g-w
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Usually have a big massive beef wellington made with a full piece of silverside along with croquettes, roasties and gravy. My favourite meal of the year but won't be having it this year which is a cunt
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by JonnyJ
Is there anything you dont know Dom?
Heard it on the Good Food channel 
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Dom
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quote:
Originally posted by Ste
I've cooked our family turkey for the past few years and never made it dry. It will be dry if you're a shit cook, but if you know what you're doing it is lovely and moist. My preferred bird is a Bronze. Outdoor reared and corn fed. Gives a great tasting meat.
Got any tricks/tips for cooking turkey?
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Ste
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If you get your hands inbetween the skin and the meat, start at the neck end and separate it right over the breast. then get a handful of butter with your choice of flavour, e.g. garlic, herbs etc. (butter needs to be soft btw) and get it spread fairly even between the skin and meat. I usually get some pancetta and make a lattice over the skin on the breast. Cover the breast area with 2 layers of greaseproof paper, then the whole bird/roasting tray with foil. Take it off for the last 20 mins to crisp the pancetta up. There is a self basting turkey that is lovely and moist 
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Siberia
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quote:
Got any tricks/tips for cooking turkey?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdW6L3fAQj4&feature=related
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morpheus22
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gammon with marmalade glaze
pork
beef
done.
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Marc
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Not really a fan of turkey. Will probably have chicken and a roast ham/pork.
Same as Russ, wouldn't mind trying goose.
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Conway563
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Will probably get a turkey from my mate same as the last few years
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Sunz
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Wild duck, turkey is just too dry, doesn't really do them roast potatoes justice !
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Ojc
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Fried chicken and water melon
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James
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Turkey and gammon.
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N3CRO
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Turkey. My fav meat.
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Fro
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Lamb shanks, only usually mother and I around christmas.
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