On 11/10/2011 10:38 AM, John Kuthe wrote:
> On Nov 10, 2:28 pm, > 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...
>

As it goes, the dirt cheap turkeys are not of the free-range type. My
guess is that I don't want to know how these birds are raised.