Comments on: Turkey advice

By: Sean O'Brien

Sean O'Brien — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 22:12:35 +0000

Have a look at this turkey. Happy Christmas and keep up the good work. Sean

By: Nefertiki

Nefertiki — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 18:38:04 +0000

As in-depth advice is my cup of tea, read carefully as I will only write this once. I never worry about eating leftover turkey unless it has been in the refrigerator at least 5 days and/or smells. I never get food poisoning or sick at all (unless I take prescriptions from docs who insist they and pharmacists have to make a living. They they prescribe more medicine to counteract side effects.) So I know what I’m talking about.

To ensure starting with a fresh turkey and needlessly worrying about expiration dates shop at a turkey farm where you can select your own turkey. You don’t have to watch it take the first step in becoming christmas dinner.

Further, you can even freeze cooked turkey, and defrost it after a month or two. Chicken too.

Best uses for leftover cooked turkey:

…cold turkey sandwiches on artisanal bread.
…turkey soup, leave plenty of turkey on the carcass, along with some stuffing, gravy, and fresh vegetables. Marvellous.
…turkey hash, preferably made with yams or sweet potatoes, leftover stuffing and gravy. Superb.

If you really cannot find a suitable turkey for Christmas dinner, I suggest you consider a capon instead (rather than say, a goose.) They are quite large and delicious; my dear late father preferred them to turkey because he found them less dry.)

Taking this advice will ensure a safe happy Christmas for you and Maddie. Bless you for putting the cat’s welfare first.

Thanks for the opportunity to give advice. For some reason I am seldom asked for it.

A very merry Christmas to you both.

By: barrie

barrie — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:41:28 +0000

Don’t leave it too late, or you’ll be left with the HUGEST turkey as that’ll be all the supermarkets(not super, not a market) have left. Or a goose, or a chicken, or a cheese sandwich.

By: Simo

Simo — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 10:16:28 +0000

I would agree with Annie’s advice really a use by date on meat is a cook by date, you should have a good two or three days to eat it after that. one slight correction though if you reheat and don’t get it VV Hot you will not die instantly, it will be a slow and painful death that you will not realise is happening for at least 24 hours by which time it is too late to do anything about it and save yourselves. Enjoy!

By: annie

annie — Fri, 23 Dec 2005 08:58:47 +0000

i suspect that if you cook the turkey on xmas day, as one would expect one to do, then it will be fine to eat it a day or 2 afterwards, even if the best before date is the 26th.
if you re-heat it, make sure you get it v v hot, or you’ll die instantly of food poisoning.
final tip: avoid the supermarkets, and get a free-range turkey from a farm shop or similar… sorry, couldn’t resist that!
have a good xmas!