Happy thanksgiving from a ole new guy

[Tusker]

See plenty of names I know :) Hope I can add a bit here and there. DAVE, THANKS FOR THE INVITE:
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!!
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"Thank you, God, for the little things
that often come our way,
The things we take for granted
but don't mention when we pray;
The unexpected courtesy,
The thoughtful, kind, deed,
A hand reached out to help us
in the time of sudden need.
Oh make us more aware, dear God,
of little daily graces
That come to us with sweet surprise
From never - dreamed - of- places."

Author Unknown

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!!

[Oriondk]

Thanks, and you have a Happy Thanksgiving, yourself.

[StrawHat]

Nice poem, good thoughts in it.

Nice to be among good people here.

[Popeye]

Happy Thanksgiving

[Max]

Happy thanksgiving to all, hope that everyone has a safe holiday.

[thumbsupracing]

I am tasked with cooking the turkey this year, since we got a bad-ass new oven

[Max]

Well you guys that do the turkey I have done them for 20 years, the trick to keeping the turkey really moist is to soak the turkey for 24 hours in a mix of saltwater and sugar. You should mix about one cup salt, one cup sugar and then make sure the bird stays cold but not frozen so you can use ice in bags. Put the mix in a cooler with the bird in it and the salt water will soak into the bird. With the salt water in the bird it will cook about 20% faster but will retain most of it's moisture.

This will be the first year in 20 years that I have no plans to do anything for either Christmas or thanksgiving.

[thumbsupracing]

Thanks for the tip! You are totally welcome to come up north to Iowa and show me first-hand!

[budroe]

Hope everyone here has a safe and very happy Thanksgiving holiday!!!

[OFallon]

Even in Michigan, there's plenty to be thankful for and you old friends are not least among them.

[budroe]

Amen!!! We're all still here, we have a lot to be thankful for!!!

[thumbsupracing]

Well you guys that do the turkey I have done them for 20 years, the trick to keeping the turkey really moist is to soak the turkey for 24 hours in a mix of saltwater and sugar. You should mix about one cup salt, one cup sugar and then make sure the bird stays cold but not frozen so you can use ice in bags. Put the mix in a cooler with the bird in it and the salt water will soak into the bird. With the salt water in the bird it will cook about 20% faster but will retain most of it's moisture.

This will be the first year in 20 years that I have no plans to do anything for either Christmas or thanksgiving.

Max, I tried this using kosher salt and also adding a few bay leaves and some thyme and it was OUTSTANDING! I also cooked it in a convection oven and it was done in just under 3 hours without needing to bag it or tent it with foil, came out PERFECT! I am definitely using that tip, as my family said I am now in charge of cooking the bird every year.

[Max]

Max, I tried this using kosher salt and also adding a few bay leaves and some thyme and it was OUTSTANDING! I also cooked it in a convection oven and it was done in just under 3 hours without needing to bag it or tent it with foil, came out PERFECT! I am definitely using that tip, as my family said I am now in charge of cooking the bird every year.

Yes the salt does cause it to cook faster. Glad you like it, the secret came from my mother in law. I know a lot of people have problems with the mother in laws but mine was the best. When Jeannie and I first got married she lived with us for several years. I had it made, she could cook like you couldn't imagine and then to have a sexy wife just topped it off. I really hated when she got a place of her own. :rofl: But like my wife she passed away with cancer about 9 years ago now.

[thumbsupracing]

Cherish the good times Max, I hope your holidays are as happy as can be.

Unfortunately for me, my wife's favorite recipe is Burger King drive-thru

[Remphoto]

Cherish the good times Max, I hope your holidays are as happy as can be.

Unfortunately for me, my wife's favorite recipe is Burger King drive-thru

I'm with Thumb on his comments.

Rob