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Posting From A Coffee Shop

NoelSeven — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:06:39 GMT

WiFi down around us. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving we tried something new we heard about from various chefs, NO basting the turkey, it dries it out. It was the best turkey ever! Very moist meat but crisp skin. We put a little butter under the skin with fresh sage and rosemary.

Hope everyone is able to rest today or at least shop online LOL.

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Preds — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:51:24 GMT

Hi Noel! Hope you have a big cup of coffee and a great snack. Get that WiFi back. You know that if you are missing for long, there will be a search party out for you!

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child prodigy — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 21:57:58 GMT

I thought this was going to be about identity theft. Glad it isn't and that your turkey was so good. A cup of coffee or something fancier at Starbucks sounds great about now. Out shopping?

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Puzzle Piece — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:00:14 GMT

On 11/28/2014 Preds said:
Hi Noel! Hope you have a big cup of coffee and a great snack. Get that WiFi back. You know that if you are missing for long, there will be a search party out for you!

Hi Noel. I was forming a posse earlier.

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Pqfan — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:16:15 GMT

Hi Noel Any leftovers for me?

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chickenbutt — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:23:14 GMT

Hey Noel! I've been thinking about you lately and missing you.

The butter and sage and rosemary sounds awesome! I love rosemary with poultry (and beef, and potatoes, etc, I just love rosemary) and I always get some fresh rosemary to put inside the turkey, along with some other aromatics.

Glad you had a wonderful meal and are ok.

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ROMARY — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:25:53 GMT

Hey, Noel!!!! Glad that you 'popped in'. Have a great afternoon and weekend!!

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Preds — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:27:39 GMT

On 11/28/2014 Hildegarde Withers said:
On 11/28/2014 Preds said:
Hi Noel! Hope you have a big cup of coffee and a great snack. Get that WiFi back. You know that if you are missing for long, there will be a search party out for you!

Preds, have you been hitting the sauce this morning? Hiccup Hiccup. LOL

Not yet, but it won't be long.

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LyndaGee — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:35:33 GMT

Hi Noel! Glad to see you posting.

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tansy — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:36:35 GMT

I'll take a cup of hot chocolate with some whip, please

Good to see you. You were missed around here.

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Irshgrl31201 — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 22:50:56 GMT

I hadn't seen you in a bit and I was hoping you weren't under the weather! Glad to hear it is just a WiFi problem. Glad you had a wonderful Thanksgiving. I don't really baste my turkey either, I just have used the Alton Brown brining method for the last 10 or so years and I really love it.

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Burnsite — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 23:25:24 GMT

I've missed your posts, Noel, but it is good to hear the feast was a success.

I brined a turkey for the first time...and while it was juicy, it was too salty! Ah well, one must experiment once in a while.

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chickenbutt — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 23:44:28 GMT

On 11/28/2014 Burnsite said:
I've missed your posts, Noel, but it is good to hear the feast was a success.

I brined a turkey for the first time...and while it was juicy, it was too salty! Ah well, one must experiment once in a while.

Hi Burnsite! Did you rinse the turkey well after you removed it from the brine? That should make a big difference. Also, how much salt is in your brine solution. The one I make has a lot of other ingredients and only one cup of salt. HTH!

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gloriajean — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 23:49:47 GMT

I never heard of brining a turkey - what is that? What does that do? My hubby just grills it on our gas grill and it's moist and wonderful! But brining? Please explain, ok?

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NoelSeven — Fri, 28 Nov 2014 23:55:29 GMT

Back for a quickie, LOL! More coffee, in a diner this time Love to you all! Big storm coming, will rain for five days, thank goodness, we need it! It will take awhile to get back on, they are putting in a new system, I'll hang out in a coffee shop if possible.

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dooBdoo — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:18:35 GMT

On 11/28/2014 NoelSeven said: Back for a quickie, LOL! More coffee, in a diner this time Love to you all! Big storm coming, will rain for five days, thank goodness, we need it! It will take awhile to get back on, they are putting in a new system, I'll hang out in a coffee shop if possible.

I'm so relieved to see you posting, Noel! Sorry to hear about the WIFI, but the rain sounds like good things to come.

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Burnsite — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 00:22:20 GMT

Chickenbutt, I did rinse the bird thoroughly and patted it dry. And it did cook up very juicy and tender. I usually don't salt my food at all, and this seemed so salty that for me it was hard to taste the turkey flavor. The guests liked it--or at least they consumed it quickly and very little is left. So I am already making a soup, which is too salty as well, but a bit thinned out as to the saltiness.

gloriajean, The turkey sits in salt/sugar/spices and gallons of water for hours when it's brined. The solution infuses through the skin and makes the bird juicier, and that part really works. Next time (Christmas) I may try cutting the salt by half (and also the brining time by half--I left it overnight.) I used Alton Brown's recipe and it turned out well.

Noel, I hope you get your e-connection back soon!

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gloriajean — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 01:44:31 GMT

Thank you for explaining the brine for me, Bursite! It does sound very salty - but he makes it on the gas grill so wonderfully and moist, I don't think we'll change that. It doesn't take long either. Now I've got turkey soup on the stove. Brine to me was like making pickles. That we do every year.

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bells4me — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:16:10 GMT

I watched a Thanksgiving dinner prep show that said brining is completely unnecessary. Had never heard of it.

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kdgn — Sat, 29 Nov 2014 03:19:54 GMT

The Speaker of the House has what looks like a good brining recipe that includes pure maple syrup. I need to write it down for possible use next year. Getting pure maple syrup may be a challenge-