Why I don't do Organic Turkeys
Nov 29, 2021 08:08:08 #
LXK0930 wrote:
That is even worse than kosher turkeys!
BTW: Numerous taste tests (by non-Jews) find that kosher turkeys really do taste better. It is probably because part of the process in making it kosher is similar to brining.
BTW: Numerous taste tests (by non-Jews) find that kosher turkeys really do taste better. It is probably because part of the process in making it kosher is similar to brining.
I'll consider a kosher turkey next time. Thanks for that tip.
Nov 29, 2021 08:09:52 #
joehel2 wrote:
Did you check the small print, did it say Mary would come put it in the oven and bring the side dishes?😊
Darn, I missed that. I hope Mary is not contrary. 🤓🤓🤓
Nov 29, 2021 08:39:25 #
Nov 29, 2021 10:18:07 #
jerryc41 wrote:
I wonder if there is really anything that's organic. Putting that word on a product raises the price.
My thoughts exactly . . .
Nov 29, 2021 12:27:16 #
What makes the price of the turkey even worse is that a portion of the turkey is bone and bits of meat that do not get cleaned off of it. A 20-lbs. turkey will yield about 8+lbs. of white and dark meat. Also, there is a lot of water weight in a turkey so all in all, that is one VERY expensive turkey and I suspect that anyone who buys it is doing so more as a status symbol than for its flavor which may be no different than the average turkey.
Nov 29, 2021 13:48:30 #
BrianFlaherty
Loc: Wilseyville, CA
I live in the "semi-mountains" of the Sierra in California (3,000 ft elevation; in the middle of the forest; and, have to drive 26 miles to buy groceries, once a week) I have a Resident "Herd" of turkeys who visit my house just about every day. This year, there are 30 or so of these Organic Guys. They appear to average in size about !5-20 lbs (quite large for wild turkeys). I have spent 13 years attempting to catch just one of them in a "humane" fashion (I do NOT own a gun; but unless I would be lucky enough to hit the bird in the head, "ammo" from my slingshot just bounces off their bodies.) I have tried baited "critter traps" but, they are too smart to walk into the trap. However, I have decided that I will stay alive for as many years as it will take to "Get one!" I am 82; and, reasonably active. . .Hence, I figure I have another 20-25 yrs to perfect my trapping/hunting skills.
Do any of you have any suggestions (that do NOT involve a gun)?
Do any of you have any suggestions (that do NOT involve a gun)?
Nov 29, 2021 13:56:17 #
Nov 29, 2021 13:56:28 #
Susan yamakawa wrote:
I wonder if it is that much better 😲😲🙄😵
A neighbor of ours raised organic bronze turkeys, chickens and laying hens. She would give us a turkey every fall and frankly they didn't taste any different than the standard white turkeys that I bought in the supermarket for 39cents a lb. The meat chickens were tougher as they were really free range all over her 120 acres. I roasted one of the chickens with stuffing and none of us could chew it. Then it went into a chicken soup where it simmered for a couple of hours and it was still pretty chewy. I'll stick with Costco or BJs for cooked chickens and el cheapo turkeys. It think it is all more in the way you cook a turkey than whether it is organic or not as to how it tastes.
Nov 29, 2021 13:57:56 #
I don't pay for organic anything…the term is a scam. All food we eat is by definition organic…as in related to or derived from living matter. The tree huggers got a secondary definition added for stuff that doesn't have antibiotics or chemicals or fertilizers…but it is organic to begin with.
Nov 29, 2021 14:30:31 #
Wuligal
Loc: Slippery Rock, Pa.
Do what my son does.....he goes into the woods and shoots his organic bird.
Nov 29, 2021 14:45:44 #
20 lbs. Times $4.99 per lb.. I thought $0.99 was expensive.. $101 for a turkey. Get two!!!
Nov 29, 2021 14:58:58 #
BrianFlaherty wrote:
I live in the "semi-mountains" of the Si... (show quote)
Bow and Arrow or Cross Bow???
Nov 29, 2021 15:41:27 #
sheldon minsky
Loc: iron mountain michigan
jerryc41 wrote:
Right! Except I wouldn't enjoy eating a turkey that cost me $100.
Would you enjoy eating the turkey if someone else paid for it?
Nov 29, 2021 16:07:08 #
Nov 29, 2021 18:59:12 #
foodie65 wrote:
Wow wonder how many they sold
You might be amazed, a lot of people would buy it just to brag "I had a $100 turkey."
I used to work at a large supermarket while in college and weekends etc. as a new teacher.
Before the food stamp program and others got smart and limited what could be bought people would buy lobster, crab and other high end food, esp. at the holidays. After they came out with lists of what they could and could not buy they would sell their tickets/coupons etc. to people at a discount and then buy the fancy stuff, smokes, booze etc. with the money. The last thing I remember was they came out with ID cards for those who could legally use food stamps etc. in the market. That was over 40 years ago and now with computers etc. being common for all I know they have to put their thumb on a scanner or something.
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