Yeah, gross. Vegetarians can just stop reading now.
I must admit, much as I like cooking in general and as much as I like eating Thanksgiving turkey, it’s still a little hard to manage that much raw poultry. Nobody likes to be elbow-deep in carcass. A good smoked turkey can save a lot of bird wrangling (just heat and eat!), but this year we’re trying Martha’s Dry-Brined Turkey so this afternoon I found myself rinsing and patting dry 22 naked pounds of the stuff.
I’ve done the surgical-style scrub to the elbows with hot water and soap to no avail. I think I’m going to have to shower to get the smell off.
3 responses so far ↓
dana // November 26, 2008 at 6:26 am |
it would be OK if you smelled like a roasted turkey :>)
Stephanie // November 26, 2008 at 4:14 pm |
I’m amazed anyone can do it….and then still enjoy the turkey. My coworkers were all commiserating about this at work this morning too. So what’s inspiring the daily blogging spree?
calebtr // November 26, 2008 at 6:01 pm |
sorry if this is too late, but our attitude is that if we are going to roast this animal in a 300-450 degree oven anyway, rinsing it and patting it dry is kind of moot. ok, maybe if you are rinsing off a brine, but i skip it anyway.
this year, i’m cooking it in parts.