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[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 110 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Obligatory: make sure your deep fryer turkey is fully thawed before dunking it. If you're pulling it out of the freezer at the time of this writing, you're gonna start a fire. Happy turkey day!

[-] Khrux@ttrpg.network 12 points 2 years ago

I'm not from the USA and ice always wanted to ask, is deep frying the turkey really how it's done or is it just a joke?

[-] Shalakushka@kbin.social 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Most (99%) oven roast the turkey but the fattest of rednecks deep fry it to show reverence to their fat ancestors.

[-] averagedrunk@lemmy.ml 29 points 2 years ago

As a fat redneck, you're mostly correct. You just forgot to add the word drunk in there somewhere.

Imma fry one up in about half an hour. I'm also gonna start drinking in just a minute. My fat drunk uncle who lost several of his fingers in a fireworks incident is smiling down on me from redneck heaven.

[-] Khrux@ttrpg.network 3 points 2 years ago

Amazing answer, exactly why I I thought it was better to ask than Google it.

[-] bobs_monkey@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago

Nope it's definitely a thing. We've got a bird in the oven now, but some friends are bringing over another bird and their fryer this afternoon. Deep fried turkey is delicious, nevermind the fat jokes lol

[-] JJROKCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Air fried is not deep fried though, similar results but no risk of explosion and the same as deep fried

[-] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 years ago

there are some restaurants that hire a trailer truck full of friers and line them up in the car park to create an assembly line of fried turkeys.

[-] LastYearsPumpkin@feddit.ch 2 points 2 years ago

The US is a very diverse country, some people deep fry their turkey, most people don't. Many families don't make turkey at all.

[-] MrMamiya@feddit.de 38 points 2 years ago

I read an article about not defrosting if you’re cooking it in the oven. It said you just add 50% time at temp.

I’m not a bird guy though, so I’m really just here to hint at knowledge that exists for you to find, which really makes you think about how knowledge works in the first place and how your brain can trigger memory from either sensory input or thought or both, but then sometimes it’s not there also.

Anyway someone in the fam got covid so I’m doing steaks instead.

[-] subignition@kbin.social 22 points 2 years ago

Good rambling, would read again, 8/10

[-] HootinNHollerin@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 years ago

Authentic frontier jibberish

[-] Holyhandgrenade@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

How can you rub butter and spices under the skin if the turkey is frozen solid?

[-] Toes@ani.social 2 points 2 years ago

How are you doing it under the skin?

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 8 points 2 years ago

Get your fingies in there. Really cram it

[-] Stamau123@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

You seperate it around the neck

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[-] lambchop@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

Could you consider that thoughts are just a form of sensory input?

[-] MrMamiya@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago

Boy howdy, I have adhd and I am certain that is correct.

[-] ummthatguy@lemmy.world 27 points 2 years ago
[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 23 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Nah you can actually defrost it really fast by doing sous vide or an aproximation By having somewhat regularly flowing water with it in the sink or bathtub. You can also cook frozen but you will want to really rub butter or oil on the skin on the outside since you cant get it under the skin and baste the turkey every hour or so until its up to temp.

Its too late to get a nice brine but there are reasonable answers to getting a nice dinner anyways.

[-] poke@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 years ago

who else basting their yurkey til it's up

[-] gtaman@iusearchlinux.fyi 3 points 2 years ago

Fast defrosting is actually not advisable.

[-] Krauerking@lemy.lol 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Its not super great, but it sorta depends on how you bring it up and that you dont do it in a way that takes hours of it being above the bacteria threshold like by using an immersion circulator. And then baking it fully up to temp immediately after. Ita not best practice but its often usable if you have no other options.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

It's only too late if you expect to have company.

It's never too late if you're planning on eating that whole big boy yourself.

[-] misophist@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago

Just set your deep fryer to 450 and sous-vide that frozen bird in hot oil for a minute.

[-] Toribor@corndog.social 9 points 2 years ago

I don't have time for that. Can I put it to 900 and get it done in 30 seconds?

[-] itslilith@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 2 years ago

Crank it up to 27000 and gently dip it for about a second

[-] PullUpCircuit@iusearchlinux.fyi 17 points 2 years ago

Just in case anyone needs to hear this, 12 hours ago was also too late.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 years ago

This is why I do a ham. Much easier.

[-] grue@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago

It's too late to defrost a frozen ham, too.

[-] SnotFlickerman@lemmy.blahaj.zone 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Depends on the size of the ham. One chunk of ham just for two people? Its possible.

But I just didn't freeze mine, its got a sell-by date of Dec. 3rd, so kept it in the fridge.

[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

OK? One chunk of turkey just for two people can defrost in a day, too.

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 17 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Mine’s been in the brine for about 24 hours. Just added another bag of ice and flipped the bird.

[-] loops@beehaw.org 14 points 2 years ago

Nothing like a few long pigs to celebrate.

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago
[-] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 16 points 2 years ago

If you leave it in a full bathtub now, you should be ready to fry tomorrow (~9 hours to thaw 10-14lbs turkey in a tub). Too late for a good bake though.

[-] cabbagee@sopuli.xyz 13 points 2 years ago

Spatchcock that turkey and it'll bake no problem

[-] VioletRing@kbin.social 7 points 2 years ago

I've started with a frozen bird in the morning, and had a nicely baked turkey at a reasonable time this way. Put it in a bath until it's not entirely a brick, replacing some of the water frequently. Balance it in the sink so you can run the faucet down the neck. Run water until spine is thawed enough to spatchcock. Doesn't matter if most the meat is still frozen, it'll cook fine.

*Went to brine my turkey the day before and found a weird "growth". It was really unappetizing and concerning, so I overreacted and threw out the bird. Could only find frozens, so the new bird only had overnight in the fridge. After buying a new turkey I thought to get on the Butterball turkey help line. They were fantastic and assured me the growth was actually a processing burn and totally safe.

[-] keylogthis@midwest.social 5 points 2 years ago

There is a butterball helpline? Wtf

[-] VioletRing@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

Yep, it's great! You can call or text with all your turkey questions. I texted and so the lady helping me even asked for pictures of the "growth"! She sent the issue up the line until it was identified. This was just last year, and I'm still mad about throwing out a perfectly good turkey before trying the helpline.

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[-] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Sure, lemme just fetch the turkey chainsaw

[-] kogasa@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago

You just need some big shears to cut out the spine

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[-] Zoop@beehaw.org 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I love the word spatchcock. It's two already funny and silly sounding words smashed together to make an even funnier and sillier sounding word. It's a clever way of cooking it, too; it just sounds so silly. Spatchcock!

Thanks for reminding me that the word spatchcock exists! Spatchcock, spatchcocked, spatchcocking! You've got this word stuck in my head now!

[-] snaprails@feddit.uk 5 points 2 years ago

It's fine, Xmas is still over a month away. Better get the sprouts on now though.

[-] creed10@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

it's too late

[-] emolr@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm at a US military base in the Eastern hemisphere so it's absolutely too late for us here.

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