On 11/23/2012 8:44 AM, George Leppla wrote:
> On 11/22/2012 8:10 PM, Brooklyn1 wrote:
>
>>> Looks good! Can you cook it with that plastic ring thing on the legs
>>> >though?
>
>> That's the purpose of that plastic thing, to hold the legs together,
>> those Dem gals should be fitted with one for birth control. LOL
>> I think it's actually nylon or delrin, same material inside your water
>> faucets, they used to be made of metal, like a coat hanger, and while
>> wrestling them they could easily puncture ones hand. These plastic
>> ones are a big improvement.
>>
>>> >Awesome that you got that for 53 cents a pound? Wow.
>
>> It was 49¢/lb, it was a little heavier than 15 1/2 lb, I rounded it
>> off. Here it is right from the oven:
>> http://i48.tinypic.com/2jed5qh.jpg
>
>
> It does look good, but one of the things that happen when you use that
> plastic leg retainer is that you get a lot of juices that pool up inside
> the bird... and they aren't always cooked through, even when the flesh is.
>
> We were talking about this the other day and decided that the next time
> we roast a turkey, I am going to leave the plastic retainer on but cut
> out the spine. The retainer and the V-shaped turkey rack will keep the
> bird together, but the juices will be able to run out into the pan and
> cook to be used for gravy.
>
> And gravy is a good thing!
>
Sure is. I'm making another batch of gravy right now with the drippings
I didn't use yesterday. This part has stuffing in it that leaked out of
the bird while it cooked. Should be interesting.