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"Peter Aitken" > wrote:

> "MoM" > wrote in message
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> > "Peter Aitken" > wrote in message
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> >> "MoM" > wrote in message
> >> news:1130157054.2f40514f0f950e04faf037e60817fe36@t eranews...
> >>> Here is a great hint to save time for Thanksgiving or Christmas if you
> >>> are cooking a Turkey.
> >>>
> >>> You can precook and slice your turkey up to a month ahead. Then, on the
> >>> day; while all the side dishes are cooking; you take a roasting pan and
> >>> line it with LETTUCE. A couple of layers. Put your turkey in, you can
> >>> separate dark and white meat. Cover with another couple of layers of
> >>> lettuce and put the lid on. Put in a 325* oven while you are cooking
> >>> the potatoes and veg and reheating the gravy and stuffing. I imagine
> >>> the stuffing can go in the oven too. Usually by the time everything
> >>> else is ready, and you take the lid off the roasting pan it will be
> >>> steaming and the turkey will be moist and delicious just like fresh
> >>> cooked.
> >>>
> >>> This was a hint on a local TV station by the weatherman's mother who has
> >>> been doing it this way for years. And I've been watching the station as
> >>> long as he's been on there and everyone there raves about the results.
> >>>
> >>> MoM
> >>>
> >>
> >> The world is full of people who rave about bad food. Sounds like a
> >> disaster.
> >>
> >>
> >> --
> >> Peter Aitken
> >> Visit my recipe and kitchen myths page at www.pgacon.com/cooking.htm
> >>
> > And just how would you know? I know the woman is a fantastic cook.
> > Actually, so am I. If the idea I suggested
> > turns out a product just as good as fresh roasted turkey, why not do it
> > and spend the time saved with the family instead
> > of in the kitchen.
> >
> > But then, there is always someone who will knock a good thing.
> >
> > MoM
>
> 1) Anyone with a moderate amount of cooking experience knows that leftover
> turkey cannot be as good as fresh no matter how you do it, unless of course
> you are used to bad fresh turkey. The lettuce leaves simply stink of
> gimmick.
>
> 2) Perhaps you are one of those people who have bad taste and love their own
> cooking. If you enjoy it, great, but don;t expect others to fall for it.
>
> 3) 95% of roasted turkeys are awful, but most people do not know any better.

That's because they over-cook them!
I've taken the recommended roasting time and cut 25% to 30% off of it!
IMHO overcooking is not salvagable. If you undercook it a bit, there is
always the microwave to finish off cut bits!

Overcooked turkey is just dog food. :-(

Cheers!
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Om.

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