Got a Thanksgiving Turkey for 68 cents a pound...How does that compare ?

[dave1949]

You guys are looking at it from your personal perspective, not the processor's. If people get sick and it is traced back to a processing plant, how you thawed and cooked your turkey doesn't count for much probably.

Also, if you thaw a turkey at room temp which provides ideal bacteria growing conditions, and it does grow a big colony of whatever nasty, when you open it up, clean it rinse it whatever, that contamination is probably going to spread to your counter tops, sinks, etc. Now, I know you guys are fastidious and all--Bird's coat in his avatar is always clean-- :laughing:, but just sayin'.

 

[dave1949]

Turkey history:
Today's domestic turkeys are genetically distinct from wild ancestors

The short version is that all of the commercially grown turkeys we eat today originated in Mexico and were taken to Europe, where various domestic breeds were developed.

 

[clemsonfor]

the warm water for poultry is a no no to? although I do it at least once a week I can grill some of the moistest cooked through chicken I ever had too, if I don't forget it n burn it up!!!

 

[clemsonfor]

wife is a freak about this and so am I. don't touch anythi9ng it stays in sink and is cleaned up with bleach cleaner after and I dont touch anything.

 

[Bird]

Anybody found them cheaper..? We also bought sweet potatoes for 38 cents a pound...Just curious about prices elsewhere..

We were in a Walmart yesterday morning and I noticed the turkeys were 68 cents a pound. This may be the first year in a long time, though, that I didn't have to buy one; a daughter and son-in-law are taking care of that this year.:laughing: But that Walmart had sweet potatoes for 20 cents a pound, so we had baked sweet potatoes with ribeye steak for supper last night.:laughing:

 

[dave1949]

wife is a freak about this and so am I. don't touch anythi9ng it stays in sink and is cleaned up with bleach cleaner after and I dont touch anything.

Good for your wife on keeping you alive :laughing:

As I understand it, a lot of meats are contaminated with stuff like e-coli and salmonella in very small amounts. Poor handling and under-cooking allows the small amount that your body can handle to grow into a large amount that makes you sick. Thawing frozen poultry in cold water is okay as long as the water stays as cold as a refrigerator.

 

[mjarrels]

The two White House turkeys are local Rockingham County/Harrisionburg Virginia turkeys... Pardoned of course to live a happy life in a petting zoo somewhere.

mark

 

[tcreeley]

The .49 turkeys were sold out last night. They had a sign up of another delivery for 8:00 am today. We bought a small higher priced turkey for 13.75.

 

[MtHam]

Turkeys seem to be more expensive this year in general. Most grocers locally are $1.29 or more. There are some deals for as low as $0.68 (if you buy an additional $25 in groceries,) but I consider them "bottom of the barrel" and would avoid.

 

[Bird]

Just got home from the younger daughter's home where all the family met for Thanksgiving today. I don't know what the brand or price was but I think the daughter said she got the ham and turkey from Sam's Club. Anyway, she and her husband cooked the turkey in a Big Easy Oil-Less Turkey Fryer. It couldn't have been done any better; sure beats the 3 gallons of oil I used to use.