AndyNov 22, 2022

I get so anxious when it's 2 days before Thanksgiving and people are asking about defrosting their 15 pound turkey.

YOU NEED ONE DAY FOR EVERY 4 POUNDS TO SAFELY DEFROST IN YOUR FRIDGE.

If your turkey is still frozen, and it's more than an 8 pound bird, consider keeping it frozen and buying a thawed/fresh turkey instead. You probably want it thawed by tomorrow anyway, so you brine it, right?

Show threadAaron 🍞🏳️‍🌈 Nov 22, 2022
@amtwo Or start thawing in a brine and monitor your temperatures closely.
Show threadAndyNov 22, 2022
@bakingsteele yes. Ideally ina cooler.
But's still 30-60 minutes per pound to defrost in cold water. So you need an entire day, and a cooler big enough to fit your 16 pound misshapen bowling ball.
Show threadAaron 🍞🏳️‍🌈 Nov 22, 2022
@amtwo Oh, 100% agreed. But you've got that much time. You don't have fridge thawing time anymore. BTW - 5 gallon buckets from your local big-box hardware store fit a turkey in water. Depending on when you are it might be able to thaw outside in said salted water. #besafe #foodsafety
Show threadAndyNov 22, 2022

@bakingsteele

Yeah. I guess I wouldn't trust most people who haven't thawed their turkey yet to do that safely.

I have a cambro that I could put 16 pound bird in to brine. But I usually spatchcock and salt. So much more room in the fridge that way.

And this year, I'm not even making turkey. Just deer for dinner, to keep it extra traditional.

Show threadlo-fi socialist junk
@amtwo as is traditional, are you providing “blankets” and “voluntary religion” to your neighbors?
Nov 22, 2022 at 11:48pmWeb
Show threadAndyNov 22, 2022
@peschkaj we just bought a $1M condo a neighborhood that is mid-gentrification... So it's going to be a lot more real than I'd like to admit.
Show threadlo-fi socialist junkNov 22, 2022
@amtwo bad news: you’re in Boston. The actual gentrification happened 200 years ago. Now you’re just getting rid of the undesirable whites. Or, as many know them, “The Irish.”