# Leftover turkey **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 3, 2009, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865 "2009-12-03T16:36:56Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 3, 2009, 10:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/21 "2009-12-03T22:31:00Z")
Umm… throw in a couple of chipotles and adobo if you so wish. ---
**Author:** ![Zjestika](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/8edcca/32.png) [@Zjestika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zjestika)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/22 "2009-12-04T00:58:18Z")
> [@Tamex](#): > > According to the [Star Tribune’s Fixit column for Dec 1](http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/78228992.html?elr=KArks:DCiU1PciUoaEYY_4PcUU), you are risking your death if you didn’t throw out those leftovers on Saturday. Just sayin’. Ha, ha, I saw that in the paper, too. I’m all for a bit of food safety, but only 2 days for leftovers? I’ve always gone with about 4 days, and [some lady at the Mayo clinic website](http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/food-safety/AN01095) agrees with me. Though [The Housekeeping Channel](http://www.housekeepingchannel.com/a_153-A_Healthy_Fridge) says 2 days and [The CBS Early show](http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/08/06/earlyshow/health/main3136152.shtml) says 3-4. I guess I wouldn’t still be eating it today, a week later. If it were me. ---
**Author:** ![devilsknew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4da419/32.png) [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)\ **Post date:** [December 4, 2009, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/23 "2009-12-04T01:16:39Z")
> [@Zjestika](#): > > I guess I wouldn’t still be eating it today, a week later. If it were me. Hell no, not unless it’s vacuum sealed, or frozen. I thought that it was just assumed Johnny has viable turkey, he’s no rookie. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/24 "2009-12-05T03:48:12Z")
Yes, the turkey is still viable. I ended up sautéing about half an onion in butter, then threw in the finely-chopped meat (a mixture of light and dark). I put in a packet of taco seasoning and water and mixed it up, and then shook the Tapatio bottle over it for about five seconds. Cover and simmer. I did do the can of mushroom soup. Not bad. It would have been better if I left it out, but that would require shredded lettuce and such. Also, I’m out of corn tortillas. I had to use flour. And I was hungry, so I didn’t bother to shred the cheese. I just sliced it up. Tasted a bit like a Mexican stroganoff burrito. ---
**Author:** ![Magiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/4491bb/32.png) [@Magiver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Magiver)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 8:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/25 "2009-12-05T08:33:00Z")
> [@Knorf](#): > > Turkey sandwiches, baby! > > Also, we made a yummy soup stock out of the carcass. I ran out of gravy so I went out and bought a jar of it. I love turkey leftovers. ---
**Author:** ![Cicero](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cicero/32/3594_2.png) [@Cicero](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cicero)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 12:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/26 "2009-12-05T12:03:36Z")
What the hell is mole sauce? ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/27 "2009-12-05T14:55:32Z")
Mole (moh-lay) is a dark sauce (with a bit of cocoa in it) used in Mexican cooking. It’s more pungent than sweet, so don’t think “chocolate sauce.” ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [December 5, 2009, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865/28 "2009-12-05T14:58:14Z")
Okay, I’ve got a nice big bowl of stock (the carcass plus a pound of carrots, a pound of celery, a few onions, bay leaf, cloves, peppercorns, simmered for about 10 hours). What should I do with it? [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/leftover-turkey/519865.md?page=1)