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utee94 · « **Reply #294 on:** November 05, 2019, 06:25:06 PM »

I think it's time to talk about Thanksgiving food, what about y'all?

My dad always deep-fries one turkey. He uses a "Cajun butter" injection that has some really nice spice and also leaves the turkey really moist on the inside.

This year since I'm hosting at my house (we rotate and I get it once every 4 years), I'll also be smoking a bird. It'll be brined, spatchcocked, and then bbq'd over pecan. I typically use oak for beef, but I absolutely love the way pecan works with fowl.

Then our sides will be the usuals-- homemade cornbread dressing, sweet potato casserole, sausage cheese grits, green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, fresh cranberry relish, canned gel cranberry (because my brother loves it and will eat an entire can by himself), and anything else someone decides to bring. My sister eats low-carb and makes a really good "loaded mashed cauliflower" that has bacon and cheese and stuff in it.

And for dessert, my SIL who is a pastry chef will make a homemade pumpkin pie and a homemade sweet potato pie, and someone else will probably bring some apple pie and/or pecan pie.

So... what's on YOUR table in 3 weeks?

FearlessF · « **Reply #295 on:** November 08, 2019, 12:33:19 PM »

dude,

That's 3 weeks away

betarhoalphadelta · « **Reply #296 on:** November 08, 2019, 01:33:55 PM »

This year will be a bit low-key. It'll just be myself, my wife, and the kids.

The wife will still do a turkey, which she can't eat [poultry allergy]. So I'll grill her a filet and eat the turkey with the kids lol.

I think she'll be doing mashed potatoes and her mom's green bean casserole recipe, which is a more adult version of the one we all know and love. There might be another side in there, but I'm trying to dissuade her from going overboard for 5 people.

I'm on the hook for bread, I'm told. I think we're going to make homemade ice cream for mud pie as well.

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More fun will be Friendsgiving the weekend before [sans kids]. It'll be a potluck. My wife is bringing her traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, which none of us in the family eat but she always makes for her brother when we go to Oregon. She won't make it for the 5 of us on Thanksgiving this year, but there'll be people at the Friendsgiving willing to eat it. I'll be smoking a brisket, because heck, who doesn't prefer brisket to Turkey?

utee94 · « **Reply #297 on:** November 08, 2019, 05:59:28 PM »

Quote from: FearlessF on November 08, 2019, 12:33:19 PM

dude,

That's 3 weeks away

dude, do you have a point???

Quote from: bwarbiany on November 08, 2019, 01:33:55 PM

This year will be a bit low-key. It'll just be myself, my wife, and the kids.

The wife will still do a turkey, which she can't eat [poultry allergy]. So I'll grill her a filet and eat the turkey with the kids lol.

I think she'll be doing mashed potatoes and her mom's green bean casserole recipe, which is a more adult version of the one we all know and love. There might be another side in there, but I'm trying to dissuade her from going overboard for 5 people.

I'm on the hook for bread, I'm told. I think we're going to make homemade ice cream for mud pie as well.

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More fun will be Friendsgiving the weekend before [sans kids]. It'll be a potluck. My wife is bringing her traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, which none of us in the family eat but she always makes for her brother when we go to Oregon. She won't make it for the 5 of us on Thanksgiving this year, but there'll be people at the Friendsgiving willing to eat it. I'll be smoking a brisket, because heck, who doesn't prefer brisket to Turkey?

I'm sure everyone knows by now I love brisket above all others, but there's a lot to be said for BBQ turkey. I think a lot of folks underrate it.

CWSooner · « **Reply #298 on:** November 10, 2019, 10:21:05 PM »

I'll be smoking a turkey this year. Smoked one about 3 Thanksgivings ago, and it was delicious.

FearlessF · « **Reply #299 on:** November 11, 2019, 10:06:55 AM »

Badger encouraged me to try the Alton Brown brined bird.

I'll be doing that for the 3rd or 4th straight year. Tough to beat.

utee94 · « **Reply #300 on:** November 11, 2019, 11:24:40 PM »

Lots of different ways to brine a bird, I've tried several with success.

For me the real key is spatchcocking, the bird cooks so much more evenly that way that it's tough to screw it up.

CWSooner · « **Reply #301 on:** November 12, 2019, 12:10:14 AM »

Quote from: utee94 on November 11, 2019, 11:24:40 PM

Lots of different ways to brine a bird, I've tried several with success.

For me the real key is spatchcocking, the bird cooks so much more evenly that way that it's tough to screw it up.

I'm going to do it that way this year.

FearlessF · « **Reply #302 on:** November 12, 2019, 12:18:27 AM »

just doesn't look the same when you place it on the platter

utee94 · « **Reply #303 on:** November 12, 2019, 08:30:29 AM »

I'm carving it before it hits the platter anyway. Carving on a cutting board is WAY easier than carving on a platter. All those movies have got it wrong.

FearlessF · « **Reply #304 on:** November 12, 2019, 02:05:14 PM »

agreed,

there is something to the presentation but, I feel it's overrated

utee94 · « **Reply #305 on:** November 19, 2019, 07:40:47 AM »

Quote from: FearlessF on November 08, 2019, 12:33:19 PM

dude,

That's 3 weeks away

It's only a week away now, can we talk about it???

Quote from: bwarbiany on November 08, 2019, 01:33:55 PM

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More fun will be Friendsgiving the weekend before [sans kids]. It'll be a potluck. My wife is bringing her traditional Thanksgiving pumpkin pie, which none of us in the family eat but she always makes for her brother when we go to Oregon. She won't make it for the 5 of us on Thanksgiving this year, but there'll be people at the Friendsgiving willing to eat it. I'll be smoking a brisket, because heck, who doesn't prefer brisket to Turkey?

I just caught this bit upon rereading-- does your family not like pumpkin pie, or does your wife just not do it very well?

Personally I love pumpkin pie. But I love sweet potato pie even more. It's always a tough choice for me after the big meal, as to which one I'm eating. The answer usually ends up being "both."

FearlessF · « **Reply #306 on:** November 21, 2019, 10:21:57 PM »

ok, it's time!

utee94 · « **Reply #307 on:** November 22, 2019, 12:03:15 PM »

Too late!

So my i s c & a aggie wife asked me if, while I'm smoking the turkey, I'd also do some turkey legs? Sure, why not!

And since I'll still have a ton of room on the smoker, I'm thinking I'll smoke a duck as well. Can't ever have too much BBQ!

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