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In article >,
(PENMART01) wrote:
> Smaller turkeys are common... I usually get an 11-12lb hen (feeds 6-8
> easily with plenty of LOs) but 10 pounders and even smaller are
> readily available.
Readily? Where? The ones that are tough to find, IME, are about 16-18#
-- those are the boys and girls who get the chainsaw treatment for The
Turkey Store.
> There have been times when I'd roast two 12
> pounders rather than a 24 pounder... far easier to handle, carve, and
> serve... reqires less cooking time, easier to judge doneness, cooks
> more evenly, and turns out juicier. Smaller turkeys also contain a
> larger ratio of meat to bone,
Where'd you get that info? I've always read that the *larger* birdies
have more meat to bone per pound. Those big guys were bred to be larger
to increase the amount of breast meat per birdy.
> and have proportionately larger breasts
I think you're wrong.
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-Barb, <www.jamlady.eboard.com> Updated 10-22-04; Popovers!.
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