18 pounds of turkey for 5 people, two of whom will eat very little of it. One of whom will happily eat nothing else.
Ravenous Lady, if you have one of those seal-a-meal vacuum thingies, freeze all you want. If not, get good quality freezer bags (I like Ziplocks) and press all the air out of the bag before you seal it up. The trick to either method is to cool the turkey completely before bagging it up so you don’t get ice crystals layered on the meat. I send the frozen leftovers home with my dad and he hasn’t complained yet.
22 pounds for 11 people, at least 2 of whom will suck down as much of it as they possibly can. I don’t think I’ll have many leftovers, but if I do I’m going to make Thai soup.
We’re not having Thanksgiving until Sunday, owing to the fact that Thursday is the busiest day of the week at our house.
Since it will be just the four of us, I’m going to see if I can find just a turkey breast that hasn’t been marinated. I don’t know why, but every one I’ve seen in the stores in previous years has had some sort of marinade that just doesn’t say “American Thanksgiving”. (“Honey barbecue marinade”… um, next!) If I can’t find that, I’ll get the smallest turkey I can find, which I estimate will be 7 to 8 pounds.
PullinSon and I just returned from deer camp. Our “turkeys” are about 40lbs each (after cleaning):D. After we pulled into the garage to unload, MizPullin races out and informs us that Albertson’s gave us a free* turkey (10lb). So, with all this extra food, I guess we’ve gotta invite all the relatives:(.
Mine is whatever the highest person in the thread says. . .plus one.
Long story, but there’s gonna be a California Vegan at my Thanksgiving this year. I can’t wait. If you set out to create Bizarro Trunk, you’d probably start with the phrase “california vegan”.
