Turkey can be moist and flavorful by focusing on a few critical temperatures. Read these turkey how-to’s and tips to cook the perfect turkey dinner.
You may be one of the holdouts, still making do with your mother’s dial thermometer sticking out of your turkey. You may think that if it was good enough for her, it’s good enough for you. Or maybe you’re planning on using the pop-up thermometer that comes in your turkey (hint: whatever you do, don’t…
Imagine, if you will, a dish that tastes like Buffalo wings: spicy-zingy, meaty, with the rich creaminess of blue cheese dressing. Now imagine it without bones. Now imagine it grilled. And big. And, well, turkey. That’s Buffalo-style stuffed turkey breast! This butterflied turkey breast, stuffed with blue and cream cheeses, marinated in hot sauce, and…
There’s nothing quite as easy to make that is so happily received at a game day get-together as a good meatball. In marinara, in BBQ sauce, wrapped in bacon, in a sandwich … meatballs and game-watching parties go hand in hand. Here, we want to share the basics of making quality meatballs from lean ground…
You did it. You made the perfect turkey. You paid attention to the temps as you cooked, and it came out juicy and delicious. It’s not because you overcooked it that there is leftover turkey meat—that’s just par for the course. Same with the gravy, the potatoes, and the stuffing. Heck, there’s even some cranberry…
We’ve written about frying turkey, spatchcocking it, roasting it, thawing it, even smoking a whole turkey. But what if you want turkey and don’t have half a platoon of eaters coming over for Thanksgiving? Easy. Smoke some turkey breast. Smoking just the breasts of a turkey is a fantastic way to cook that lean and…
Here is a truth not often acknowledged: if you don’t thaw your turkey correctly, you won’t have a successful turkey cook. And while thawing methods abound, there’s only one way to be sure your turkey is thawed correctly for Thanksgiving—or any other day! Read on for the thermal tips needed to plan the thawing of your turkey…
