We had ham for Christmas.. but I agree, you can't beat a deep fried turkey.
But.. someone shared a recipe with me a while back that makes the turkey as
juicy as a deep fried one.
Roast it at.. and no, this is not a typo lol 500 degrees for thirty minutes,
then cover loosely with foil and subtract one hour from the total cooking
time you would have used, then roast it the rest of that time.
For example, if it was supposed to be done for 3 hours at 325, then finish
it for 2 hours at 325. It was sooooooo juicy.. I did this on thanksgiving.
lucy
"MareCat" > wrote in message
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> "Gal Called J.J." > wrote in message
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>> Hope everyone who celebrated had a great meal yesterday -- our first
>> time trying deep-fried turkey was a huge success! It was only the 3
>> of us plus my folks, so I wasn't too worried if things went awry, but
>> I'm still glad it turned out, of course.
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> Glad it turned out well. Sounds like a nice dinner! Deep-frying a turkey
> is
> easy and safe if done properly. My brother gave us a turkey fryer last
> Christmas, and we fried our first turkey on Thanksgiving. Ours also turned
> out great.
>
> For Christmas dinner this year, we smoked a turkey (don't usually do
> turkey
> on Christmas, since we have more than our share on Thanksgiving). It was
> the
> best turkey we've ever smoked. YUM. Very juicy, tender, and had a nice
> smoky
> flavor. After we brought it in from the smoker and before we served
> dinner,
> my husband and I couldn't stop picking at it. It was soooooo good. (We
> brined it the night before and BBQed it for about 7 hours.)
>
> Mary
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