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Best Supermarket Turkey
« on: November 10, 2017, 04:21:59 PM »
 Cook's Illustrated, Nov/Dec, has a listing of 8 turkeys. Four are "recommended" and four "recommended with reservations". Here is the list from the top down.

     Recommended:

 Marys Free-range Non-GMO Verified Turkey $2.69/lb

 Plainville Farms Young Turkey $1.19/lb....BEST BUY...

 Diestel Turkey Ranch Non--GMO Verified Turkey $3.49/lb

 Bell + Evans Turkey Raised w/o Antibotics $2.99/lb

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   Recommended With Reservations:

 Jennie-O Frozen Whole Turkey $0.69/lb (yes listed @ $.69)

 Honeysucle White Frozen Young Turkey $1.!6/lb

 EmpireKosher Young Turkey $3.29/lb

 Butterball Prime Young Turkey $ 1.19/lb..Lets just say the write-up wasn't too enticing.

 Too late for us Canadians as we have had our Thanksgiving (Oct 9)..

 
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #1 on: November 10, 2017, 05:26:49 PM »
Or you could go with "generic brand X" at 29 cents a pound like I did a few days ago!!!
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #2 on: November 10, 2017, 06:37:09 PM »
I've heard of Jennie-O and Butterball. Been around for decades. I would call that list highly suspect.  ::)

Note the non GMO birds carry a hefty price tag. As does the Kosher.
If I'm paying that much for a bird, it better be pretty special. Personally, I don't get the whole GMO train of thought.

It's like the kayakers here that protest oil drilling platforms from their petroleum based paddle boats.

"Free range, non-GMO, kale..." Fads come and go. What was it that PT Barnum once said?
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #3 on: November 10, 2017, 06:40:39 PM »
or try one of these, i live a few miles from the farm in the UK and they're expensive here as well....
https://www.dicksonsfarmstand.com/products/kelly-bronze
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« Reply #4 on: November 10, 2017, 06:43:19 PM »
Dang tommo...  :o

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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #5 on: November 10, 2017, 06:53:11 PM »
Quote from: Kristin Meredith on November 10, 2017, 05:26:49 PM
Or you could go with "generic brand X" at 29 cents a pound like I did a few days ago!!!

Same here. Just picked up 2 birds from my local grocery store. But my price was 37 cents a pound.
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #6 on: November 10, 2017, 07:20:05 PM »
Shadey Brooks Farm for me up in the NE .  never been disappointed .  fresh right now is $1.69 .
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #7 on: November 10, 2017, 08:26:27 PM »
Quote from: Kristin Meredith on November 10, 2017, 05:26:49 PM
Or you could go with "generic brand X" at 29 cents a pound like I did a few days ago!!!
We have always done the same thing.
It has always been good, well......almost always but it all disappears.
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #8 on: November 11, 2017, 12:46:36 PM »
Quote from: tommo666 on November 10, 2017, 06:40:39 PM
or try one of these, i live a few miles from the farm in the UK and they're expensive here as well....
https://www.dicksonsfarmstand.com/products/kelly-bronze
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« Reply #9 on: November 11, 2017, 06:54:18 PM »
Sprouts has two choices.  no added xxxx at $1.49 lb or organic at 2.49 lb.  I ordered two 10-12 lb no xxxx turkeys to be picked up 11/20/17.

Best for me.  I don't brine anymore, but I will inject.  These aren't for the main dinner, they are cut apart for vacupack and later cooks.  The wife makes a wonderful oven turkey and fixings.  I'll be doing my turkeys on Wed, day before. 

I use Meatheads method except the brining.  Don't like the brine flavor, and my beasts are always soft and tender.........
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #10 on: November 12, 2017, 08:56:26 PM »
Always bought store brand usually buy one get one free.  No complaints as I believe the preparation is the key to a tasty bird...
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #11 on: November 12, 2017, 10:58:45 PM »
Quote from: Conumdrum on November 11, 2017, 06:54:18 PM
Sprouts has two choices.  no added xxxx at $1.49 lb or organic at 2.49 lb.  I ordered two 10-12 lb no xxxx turkeys to be picked up 11/20/17.

Best for me.  I don't brine anymore, but I will inject.  These aren't for the main dinner, they are cut apart for vacupack and later cooks.  The wife makes a wonderful oven turkey and fixings.  I'll be doing my turkeys on Wed, day before. 

I use Meatheads method except the brining.  Don't like the brine flavor, and my beasts are always soft and tender.........

Great minds think alike. I ordered two from Sprouts as well 12-14 lbs.
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Re: Best Supermarket Turkey
« Reply #12 on: November 13, 2017, 11:02:18 AM »
Last several years have been fresh turkeys from Costco @ $.99/lb.  Great birds, no thawing.  Will be dry brining for the first time this year after maybe 10 years of wet brined birds.  I figure if Serious Eats says it's way better, I'll give it a try, especially since dry brine is much simpler and tidier.   :clap:
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