The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
A multi-year journey from ‘I had to google sous vide’ to converting the entire family to breast-only sous vide turkey every Thanksgiving.
The hilarity of the contrast is too much. Sous Vide for @Jury @drwave and @wooster. Boxed Mac & Cheese w/ too little water for @GrouchoDuke.
"Cautionary tale: I backed this sous vide Kickstarter. Unlike most backers, I got mine! But it rarely worked. Then they evaporated." — @cabel
I had to google Sous vide. So, who the hell am I to comment?
Oh, don’t mind me. Just over here accidentally setting the turkey on fire.
I’m definitely asking super naive questions over here. I’ve got basically zero exposure to sous vide, forgive the stupid. :)
Is it really Sous Vide if you aren’t using DeWalt clamps? I don’t think so.
OMG, this is the best turkey we’ve ever had, hands down. I didn’t think turkey could be this moist.
"Can't quite get away from a whole bird in this family yet." — @bbum
We decided to forgo the whole bird this year and Sous Vide a few sets of breast - totally new experience (easy, no attention) and a wholly shit level of moisture. All around - intrigued with new techniques.
We had 15 people, and did 3 “pairs” of breasts. No dark meat, but the family all said they’d prefer this every year. Easiest prep ever, easiest carving ever. Sear, herbs, cook, sear. We spent less than normal, and will probably only do 2 next year - way too much left over.
Home sous vide was a life changer in our house.
Another sous vide turkey this year. Unreal - so tasty. We cooked it at 132 for 18 hours this year. The convenience is awesome. We also introduced some cajun rubbed to go along side the traditionally seasoned.
If you ever make meat at home, you should have a sous vide, bar none. They are inexpensive, and make it simple to have consistent, amazing food.
But for thanksgiving, timing is the real game changer. You can’t really overcook things with the sous vide. Our turkey was ready at ~8 hours, but we left it until the rest of the food was ready. Then it’s just 20 min of sear, cut, and serve.
A friend was curious about sous vide turkey for Thanksgiving
Last year was the first time we tried it. We did breast only, at the risk of mutiny from my family over dropping the dark meat. They were so happy, they said “forget the dark meat, this is better”.
Can’t wait to hear the results! We did sous vide turkey the last two thanksgivings and they’ve been amazing. “Guess work out of it” is spot on.
A friend was debating the merits of sous vide turkey
Have done sous vide turkey the last couple years, and there’s nothing dry about it!
This is our only way we cook turkey anymore. So good!
A friend asked about the Thanksgiving turkey plan
Sous vide, breast only. I’m happy my family eats most of it - makes for a top notch meat budget.