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Christmas, (for those who partake), is nowhere near upon us in my head but talk of ordering a Bird has begun.

Questions are :-
Which bird, Goose or Turkey.
Do you buy a Crown, full bird or rolled breast ?
 
Turkey breast
 
Prefer chicken, but everyone else wants turkey.
Fortunately I get the turkey direct and best quality.
 
Christmas, (for those who partake), is nowhere near upon us in my head but talk of ordering a Bird has begun.

Questions are :-
Which bird, Goose or Turkey.
Do you buy a Crown, full bird or rolled breast ?
I could forward you some pics the way we celebrate Christmas if that's helps
 
Goose is the nicer meat IMO. A great way to cook it is to stick it in a low barbecue outside and use the oven for the trimmings. Discovered this by accident many years ago when we ended up on Xmas eve with a bird that was way too big to go in the oven. I was about to start taking pieces off with a hacksaw to make it fit when an in-law pointed out that the local garage was both open and flogging off barbecues left over from the summer at half price.

Anyway, this may be completely obvious/standard for people who do a lot of cooking, but I thought it was a really nifty solution.
 
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That is a good argument against Turkey!
It is supposed to be very healthy food, but I hate it.
Also has some naturally occuring substance in it that makes you sleepy after eating it.
 
Also has some naturally occuring substance in it that makes you sleepy after eating it.

Seriously? That must be why I tend to have to fight falling asleep later on Christmas afternoon.
I blame the excess food and the wine, but that doesn't effect me as much at other times of year.
 
Just procured a 3 kilo turkey. I cooked last years turkey in the weber braai (not sure of the UK name, pic below) and it was outstanding, the turkey was the first meat to run out so I'm doing the same again this year.
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How long did it take ?
 
Looks spot on
 
Just procured a 3 kilo turkey. I cooked last years turkey in the weber braai (not sure of the UK name, pic below) and it was outstanding, the turkey was the first meat to run out so I'm doing the same again this year.
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3Kg is fairly small for a whole turkey? Never tried to do one on the BBQ as don't have the confidence to get the temps right, but in the past. I have cooked a chicken by burying in the ground with hot coals/stones and that came out really good as well...

This year a farmer friend offered to get me a turkey for Xmas..Knowing the guy I did not hold me breath...Went up to the farm to collect it and it weighed 44lb oven ready! I politely declined it and went out and bought a 2.5Kg crown instead...
 
44lb!?

I, on the other hand, missed the Turkey bonanza altogether this year. Actually now I think about it, that makes at least four years running that my Christmas meal has been meat-free. Unless you count the mince pies I make that have both suet and lard in them.

Plus sides are good food and good company with my (vegetarian) friends.
Minus sides are no turkey, no leftover turkey, no turkey broth, no frozen turkey, and no way of annoying militant vegetarians. EDIT militant vegetarians can always be annoyed another time.
 
44lb!?

I, on the other hand, missed the Turkey bonanza altogether this year. Actually now I think about it, that makes at least four years running that my Christmas meal has been meat-free. Unless you count the mince pies I make that have both suet and lard in them.

Plus sides are good food and good company with my (vegetarian) friends.
Minus sides are no turkey, no leftover turkey, no turkey broth, no frozen turkey, and no way of annoying militant vegetarians. EDIT militant vegetarians can always be annoyed another time.

Yep, 44lb apparently... he bought it at an auction at a local cattle market....Now I did not weigh it but it looked like an escapee from an ostrich farm to me...
 
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