# Need turkey recommendations for the upcoming turkey day. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [November 2, 2013, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935 "2013-11-02T17:40:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2013, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/21 "2013-11-21T14:53:38Z")
I order the organic free-range turkeys from Whole Foods (not a heritage breed that I know of). For whatever reason, those simply taste better, and I’ve tried doing the identical prep (brining) on a regular grocery-store bird. ---
**Author:** ![samclem](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9a28c/32.png) [@samclem](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/samclem)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 1:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/22 "2013-11-22T01:00:29Z")
> [@Mama\_Zappa](#): > > I order the organic free-range turkeys from Whole Foods (not a heritage breed that I know of). For whatever reason, those simply taste better, and I’ve tried doing the identical prep (brining) on a regular grocery-store bird. What price? ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [November 22, 2013, 2:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/23 "2013-11-22T02:17:26Z")
> [@samclem](#): > > What price? I want to say I paid 2.50 or so a pound - haven’t checked prices yet this year. Spendy enough that I wouldn’t do it every week, but for that one big day it’s worth it. ---
**Author:** ![Eva\_Luna](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e495f1/32.png) [@Eva\_Luna](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eva_Luna)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/24 "2013-11-25T03:46:37Z")
P.S. A couple of other ideas that popped into my head, not just for Thanksgiving, but for high-quality groceries generally. I haven’t tried [either](https://www.freshpicks.com/) of [these,](https://chicago.doortodoororganics.com/shop-good-food) but have friends and co-workers who swear by them. If you want to try a CSA, that’s an option too. (I’ve tried a couple of different ones, but found it just doesn’t work for my cooking style.) ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 4:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/25 "2013-11-25T04:51:19Z")
Since I’m working for Thanksgiving and have Friday off, with no plans to leave the house due to crazy people out there shopping, I’m doing a small meal with me, myself and I with the intention for leftovers. I got lucky and didn’t have to buy a whole turkey from my farmer, I was able to buy two leg and thigh quarters! I’m kind of excited, I’m a dark meat girl, so these are perfect. I can roast them with no hassle of working with a whole bird. Doing the rest sort of traditional, seasoned bread stuffing/dressing, cranberry sauce with orange/spices/rum, and instead of sweet potatoes, I do candied carrots with honey/ginger/bourbon, and then “smushed” red potatoes with cream cheese/butter/seasoned salt. ---
**Author:** ![Lynn\_Bodoni](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e47c2d/32.png) [@Lynn\_Bodoni](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lynn_Bodoni)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 5:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/26 "2013-11-25T17:07:29Z")
> [@](#): > > I’m doing a small meal with me, myself and I with the intention for leftovers. I got lucky and didn’t have to buy a whole turkey from my farmer, I was able to buy two leg and thigh quarters! I’m kind of excited, I’m a dark meat girl, so these are perfect. Next time, you might want duck or some quail. My husband and daughter love dark meat, and love both duck and quail. I like white meat, myself, and don’t care much for dark, so I’ll grill a pork chop while they’re drooling. ---
**Author:** ![Idle\_Thoughts](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/838e76/32.png) [@Idle\_Thoughts](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Idle_Thoughts)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 9:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/27 "2013-11-25T21:48:24Z")
Going to slide this over to CS. ---
**Author:** ![SeaDragonTattoo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df705f/32.png) [@SeaDragonTattoo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SeaDragonTattoo)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2013, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935/28 "2013-11-25T22:01:02Z")
> [@Lynn\_Bodoni](#): > > Next time, you might want duck or some quail. My husband and daughter love dark meat, and love both duck and quail. I like white meat, myself, and don’t care much for dark, so I’ll grill a pork chop while they’re drooling. Oh, I love duck, but this is Thanksgiving, and, well, turkey. Especially being able to buy not so much turkey, and my favorite parts, at $4.25 a pound, super score for me to not have to buy a whole bird. I can get duck whenever, the turkey farm only harvests this time of year. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/need-turkey-recommendations-for-the-upcoming-turkey-day/672935.md?page=1)