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Article: KITCHEN DETECTIVE: Complete turkey dos and don'ts; Recipe tells how to prepare bird For a crowd
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- Charleston Daily Mail
- Article date:
- November 26, 2003
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CopyrightCopyright 2003 Charleston Daily Mail. Provided by ProQuest LLC. (Hide copyright information)
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EVERY year, we all need a bit of reminding of the essential rules
of turkey cookery. Here is the cumulative wisdom of 10 years in the
Cook's Illustrated test kitchens where we have roasted hundreds of
birds (many of them badly).
For more information, go to www.turkeyhelp.com or to
www.cooksillustrated.com. Happy Thanksgiving!
* The wrong bird: It's not necessarily true that fresh birds are
better than frozen. The secret to a good frozen turkey is to buy one
that has been basted. In a testing of 8 brands, Marval was the winner
among frozen birds. Empire kosher turkey was the favorite fresh bird
tasted.
* It's still frozen!: Most people don't realize that a 20-pound
bird can take four days to ...