On Nov 10, 10:38*am, John Kuthe > wrote:
> 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...

The cheap turkeys tend to not be brine injected too. I prefer them
because of the price. The free range birds are way too expensive for
me.