On Nov 10, 2:28*pm, dsi1 > wrote:
> On 11/10/2011 9:44 AM, zxcvbob wrote:
>
> > I haven't seen any less than 99¢ per pound, but I really haven't looked
> > much yet. What about you? I have a big one in the freezer that I bought
> > a year ago, but I'll probably need to cook two...
>
> > -Bob
>
> Typically the stores have a promotion for dirt cheap turkeys with a
> purchase of about $25 or more. This has worked out for me because the
> turkeys are minimally processed and I can brine with no problem. These
> days, even dirt cheap turkeys are pumped full of brine which messes up
> my defrosting the bird with a brine solution.

Exactly!! And a fresh free range turkey is not pressure salted like
the frozen "Butterball" (which should really be called SaltBall!)),
and are therefore better.

John Kuthe...