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When do you cook the turkey?
Hi All,
Just wondered when you cook the turkey, do you do it the night before? Thanks Emnat |
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Hi All,
Just wondered when you cook the turkey, do you do it the night before? Thanks Emnat
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My mother in law cooks it the night before, that's why it's always a bit dry and tasteless on Christmas day.
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I cook mine Christmas Eve ... even though we dont eat it until Boxing Day !!!
Basically we go around my mums Christmas Day, and she does a full turkey dinner. But on Boxing Day we love turkey sarnies, and turkey / pickle / french bread etc .... so i make sure mine is cooked and cold ready for then. I would hate to cook it Boxing Day itself as its my day to veg out before work the next day (boo hiss). I only told my husband to remind me to defrost it last night. I always forget to get the bloody thing out the freezer !!! |
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My mother in law cooks it the night before, that's why it's always a bit dry and tasteless on Christmas day.
I'm a vegetarian by the way. |
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My Mum always does as we get a huge one and it takes up the whole oven!! She leaves it out overnight (covered of course) and once the gravy and everything else is added on the day it tastes as though it's just been take out of the oven
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My Mum always cooks hers the night before
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I cook mine the day before too. Actually I just thinking my old Mum would have been putting the sprouts on about now!!!! she boiled them to death,bless her.
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I've never cooked the turkey
![]() My Dad or sister usually see to it between them. Dunno when it first goes in but I think early on Christmas morning - we don't get round to eating it until about 3 or 4. G |
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I'm going to cook it the day before. I think it was Gogfumble (not sure) who said cook it the day before, slice it and then reheat in the oven next day with a little chicken stock. I can't find fault with that so i'm going to give it a go.
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Turkey always tastes a bit dry anyway doesnt it?
I'm a vegetarian by the way.
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Turkey always tastes a bit dry anyway doesnt it?
I'm a vegetarian by the way. |
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I cook it on Christmas day - get up early in the mornin to pop it in.
It hardly needs much attention - just leave it in, and baste occasionally. The important thing to remember, whenever you cook it, is not to overcook it. Turkey gets horribly dry and "fibrey" - like eating string, if it's overcooked. |
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