turkey defrost
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SandburRanch
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Can you send yourself a delayed email for Sunday morning as a reminder?
brin
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Maybe sooner than Sunday...the outside of the Turkey may feel soft after being in the Frig a few days but the center may be frozen solid..you might want to start now...I have and we have a 17 pounder....
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I bought a frozen 12 pound bird on Saturday morning (.47 a pound) and pulled it out of the fridge last night (Thursday). It was thawed, had a bit of ice in the cavity though.
Cooked it in 45 minutes!
Mark Bittman's Forty-Five Minute Roast Turkey | Serious Eats : Recipes
Cooked it in 45 minutes!
Mark Bittman's Forty-Five Minute Roast Turkey | Serious Eats : Recipes
you may be right about that. i'll go for saturday night and give it another 12 hours. i don't have a very big frig though. i really expected it to be closer to 12lbs but we never have a problem using up leftover turkey.
Chuck52
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One of those food network folks suggested thawing the turkey in brine because she brines the turkey anyway. We basically did that last year and it worked fine. If you have a cool place to put it and a pot big enough, it is pretty safe and easy. You could probably also use a cooler.
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I usually drown my bird under spiced ice water if it is a frozen store bought type.
It speeds up the thawing and introduces a nice flavor at the same time.
It speeds up the thawing and introduces a nice flavor at the same time.
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I read on it 4 lbs. to the day in the bottom of the frig? 16 lbs equals 4 days?
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Late to the party, but researched this because we were late getting a turkey and thought all I could get was frozen last week with not enough time to defrost. We ended up buying a "fresh" bird, so I didn't need to do this. But if you have a frozen bird and need to deforst fast, here is Alton Brown's method (we also used his brine recipe):
With turkey still in the packaging, place your turkey in a 5-gallon bucket and fill with cold water. The best place to do this is in the bathtub or shower since handling a 5-gallon bucket in your sink isn't very easy.
Replace the cold water in your bucket every 3-hours. This will ensure the water doesn't get to room-temperature and build-up bacteria on your turkey.
After about 6-hours, a 14 pound turkey should be thawed. Pour out the water, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels.
You could keep a thermometer in the water to monitor the temp so it doesn't get too high. here's a link to a chart on thawing times.
With turkey still in the packaging, place your turkey in a 5-gallon bucket and fill with cold water. The best place to do this is in the bathtub or shower since handling a 5-gallon bucket in your sink isn't very easy.
Replace the cold water in your bucket every 3-hours. This will ensure the water doesn't get to room-temperature and build-up bacteria on your turkey.
After about 6-hours, a 14 pound turkey should be thawed. Pour out the water, rinse the turkey, and pat dry with paper towels.
You could keep a thermometer in the water to monitor the temp so it doesn't get too high. here's a link to a chart on thawing times.
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