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Old 11-12-2008, 15:31
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Hi All,

Just wondered when you cook the turkey, do you do it the night before?

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Old 11-12-2008, 15:36
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Hi All,

Just wondered when you cook the turkey, do you do it the night before?

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Emnat
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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Old 11-12-2008, 15:43
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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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Old 11-12-2008, 15:45
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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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Old 11-12-2008, 15:45
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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.
Turkey always tastes a bit dry anyway doesnt it?

I'm a vegetarian by the way.
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Old 11-12-2008, 15:46
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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
I might do that as my ovens quite small.
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Old 11-12-2008, 15:46
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My Mum always cooks hers the night before
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Old 11-12-2008, 16:02
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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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Old 11-12-2008, 16:05
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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.

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Old 11-12-2008, 16:44
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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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Old 11-12-2008, 17:43
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Turkey always tastes a bit dry anyway doesnt it?

I'm a vegetarian by the way.
'Tis true. Maybe it's because she cooks it for 15 hours then, vegetables for 10.
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Old 11-12-2008, 18:21
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Turkey always tastes a bit dry anyway doesnt it?

I'm a vegetarian by the way.
Not if it's cooked right. Unfortunately most people cook it for a lot longer than it needs and then don't rest it.
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Old 11-12-2008, 18:29
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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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