Christmas dinner prep

[cheesefest]

How my mum keeps turkey moist.
Roast in a roasting bag
Put a cut lemon and onion and put in cavity
Put rashers of streaky bacon on thickest part.

Then rest turkey for 30 mins (40 if it’s a whole bird). People forget about this and carve straight out the oven. Resting makes the juices go back into the meat and makes fibres relax.

 

[flea.rider]

how to keep turkey moist .. cook to 65c chill it straight away ..blast chiller or stick it outside covered for 40 mins (if cold enough ) up to 2 days before.. slice reheat to 75c on the day in a little water ---veg prep 2 days before ... pot's on the day or steam/boil day before ..
it's fine i'm only cooking for 260 this yr

 

[jpaul]

We keep the turkey in the garage in a cool box with ice packs and change them every few hours.

cool box is a good idea - you mean if you've bought it frozen/fresh a week before, though ?

we always put sausagemeat+sage stuffing in the backend, potato in cavity;slow 160 ,initially upside down, foil covered, a few hours, and crisp it off as roast potatoes go in, before it's rest.

Parsnips - peel and blanch ahead of time and vacuum seal to preserve ahead of roasting on the day
Potatoes - peel, parboil and freeze for roasting on the day

i'd be dry running those to ensure texture is not destroyed, especially if freezing.

 

[Flibster]

Well, it's a bit late to start boiling the sprouts. If you put them on now they may still have some flavour and texture, which no-one wants...