In my effort to be a better wife, I am going to cook Thanksgiving this year (we normally get catered from grocery store). So, thoughts on fresh vs. frozen turkey? I need to pre-order the fresh turkey soon, if that's what I go with.
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Most frozen turkeys out there, like butterball, is injected with tons of sodium! So there's that. I'd go with fresh if possible!
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I only do fresh and brine it myself.
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We try to get fresh as much as possible. Frozen isn't the end of the world but they generally have stuff to add for preservation.
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I get a frozen turkey, but splurge and get an organic, free-range frozen turkey. They are smaller, which is great for us because that means we don't have tons of leftover turkey.
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We do frozen! And it's delicious!
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Depends on time. If I have time to thaw (3-4 days), I'll get frozen. If not, get fresh.
I'm a cheapo, so I like to get the cheapest turkey I can get... so frozen it is.
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I have only gotten a fresh turkey once, because I got my turkey late.
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We got a fresh bird from a local farm two years in a row and we are never getting a frozen bird for thanksgiving again.
But I love turkey so much we still buy frozen so I can get it more than once.
But fresh, local is SO much more juicy and tender. But it is really expensive. My supermarket sells turkey for 29cts a lb before Thanksgiving. Whereas for a fresh bird we're paying about $6/lb. But for once a year it is so worth it. And def brine!
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We do a fresh, local turkey and dry brine him for a couple of days ahead of thanksgiving. Super juicy, cripsy skin
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@yoursilverlining: What is this dry brine you speak of? I will have to google it. This is my first attempt at cooking a real adult meal.
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We only do frozen. So much easier and cheaper and tastes the same!
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