Always mount a scratch turkey

[sylvar]

(If the subject line disturbs you, perhaps you've never heard the proverb "Always mount a scratch monkey".)

Jodi's family will be having Thanksgiving with us this year.
Thanksgiving is a meal at which a roast turkey is served.
A roast turkey to feed them all and have leftovers weighs about twelve pounds.
Cooking twelve pounds of meat in an oven can be a little tricky.
I am the cook in this household.
I am a vegetarian.
Stop me when you see where this is going.

So to gain some experience before inflicting my beast-roasting skills on very nice in-laws who really don't deserve food poisoning or even dry turkey, I'm practicing.

I will be using Alton Brown's recipe for brined roast turkey, starting with making a brine tonight, putting the turkey into the brine tomorrow night, and finally roasting the turkey Saturday.

I have no idea how to carve this thing.

Comments

[vixi.livejournal.com]

I trust AB, but we disagree on stuffing. I have made some wonderfully moist bird.. STUFFED!!!

You are in good hands though, especially for a turkey novice. No "when it seems done" for you :P

Good luck!

Are you subscribed to the AB livejournal feed??!@

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Are you subscribed to the AB livejournal feed??!@

I am now. I think I decided not to subscribe before when I saw only two entries and one of them said he was leaving the planet.

Now I've got a song in my head that doesn't exist: Hanson's "Hale-Bopp".

[meandering.livejournal.com]

How do I find this feed?

[sylvar.livejournal.com]

Look at the feeds I'm subscribed to, I suppose. :)

Oh, okay, fine: alton_brown

[meandering.livejournal.com]

Of course, I thought of checking your User Info after I asked this question. ;-)