Kitchen

[chickenbutt]

I find that, when rinsing off/out a turkey or other poultry, there is all kinds of unappealing stuff that comes out of there. I've always admitted that I tend to be a bit food-neurotic, though, so globs of blood, tissue, dirt/etc, and unidentifiable stuff would definitely bother me. A nice rinsing clears out stuff I'd rather not bake with the bird.

I don't think anybody is trying to dictate what others should do. It seems like they are just saying how THEY like to do it. I like to rinse raw poultry but who cares what I think. Everybody should just decide what is right for them.

[Cats3000]

On 3/24/2014 kachina624 said: Those of you who insist that you must always clean a turkey before cooking...what sort of contaminates do you thing you are removing by running water over it? The only ways to remove bacteria would be to wash with hot water and soap. Are you doing that? The cooking process will kill bacteria.

No--it's not running water OVER it. It rinsing the inside by running water in it. You'd be surprised at the gunk that comes out. As for the giblets (packaged or not), we prefer to get them out first.

[scotnovel]

Can't imagine not planning ahead when cooking a turkey!! Even if I had surprise company or needed to cook something quickly a frozen turkey would never be my choice.

[Daysdee]

On 3/24/2014 Cats3000 said:

On 3/24/2014 kachina624 said: Those of you who insist that you must always clean a turkey before cooking...what sort of contaminates do you thing you are removing by running water over it? The only ways to remove bacteria would be to wash with hot water and soap. Are you doing that? The cooking process will kill bacteria.

No--it's not running water OVER it. It rinsing the inside by running water in it. You'd be surprised at the gunk that comes out. As for the giblets (packaged or not), we prefer to get them out first.

I agree. I don't cook turkey much, but always clean inside of chickens. I know some people rub the outside with salt and/or lemon juice and then rinse it off. To me it would be nasty to cook poultry without cleaning the inside. Also, in the NuWave if you partially cook it and then get the giblets out you would probably have to remove the turkey, place it on a platter or board and then take the giblets out and then replace it in the NuWave and then clean up items the turkey came in contact with.

[Silkeej]

On 3/24/2014 Daysdee said:

On 3/24/2014 depglass said:

What about seasoning the bird? You do that half way through, also? This is a deal breaker for me. I'll stick with my oven and thaw the bird.

On the pro side, they are now saying you shouldn't rinse your poultry before cooking because you are splashing salmonella all over the place. But if you touch a half cooked bird, you are still contaminating your hands with salmonella because the temperature hasn't gone high enough yet.

Didn't SHOPHQ sell this thing awhile back, or was it a different brand?

Didn't Bob Bowersox sell a similar item from Sharper Image? Don't know what channel it was on.

He did it was a Sharper Image product. I like to completely wash out my turkey and season it before I cook it , so I guess if I had that machine I couldn't buy anything frozen only fresh so I could clean it first, did like the idea of some of the things he was cooking in it but I probably wouldn't buy it.

[stilltamn8r]

I just can't really see the need to cook a Turkey frozen -

"OMG Its Thanksgiving and I forgot to thaw my turkey!!!"

Additionally, I like to brine mine, and though I have recently taken to dry-brining, which CAN be done while the turkey is frozen, I would still have it thawed to roast it- If you don't take out the neck and giblets, how do you make stock for your gravy?

I mean, its a nice option, but not one that I would likely use....

[chickenbutt]

On 3/24/2014 stilltamn8r said:

I just can't really see the need to cook a Turkey frozen -

"OMG Its Thanksgiving and I forgot to thaw my turkey!!!"

Additionally, I like to brine mine, and though I have recently taken to dry-brining, which CAN be done while the turkey is frozen, I would still have it thawed to roast it- If you don't take out the neck and giblets, how do you make stock for your gravy?

I mean, its a nice option, but not one that I would likely use....

I'm with you. Some things just take planning. If somebody is to be so lazy as to not plan ahead if they have to thaw a turkey, well, yikes.

I have been wet-brining mine the last several years (MUST be thawed for that anyway) and then I also make a dry rub that I put on before sending him to the oven. But I cannot imagine a single scenario where I would consider putting a frozen turkey in the oven.

I'm thinking about letting the brining go. It's getting awfully difficult for me to be lifting and dealing with the raw turkey so I might just trying cleaning it up and doing my dry rub. Plus I put aromatics inside (celery, onion, fresh herbs and bay leaf, maybe a carrot - whatever). I'm wondering if it wouldn't still be really good without the overnight brining. I'm getting tired of doing that part.

The first turkey I did, some 40 years ago, I was an idiot. I either forgot to remove the two bags of stuff or I didn't know to do that (it was so long ago I cannot remember which), and it was part way through when I realized stuff was in both ends. d'oh! That was gross enough but I'd never do it on purpose.

[elated]

When Bob cut the turkey no juice came out. It appeared to be dry. I never heard of roasting a frozen turkey. It does not make sense. They just push and push these appliances until people believe them enough to buy them. I guess I am old fashioned and prefer to roast the turkey in the oven.

[Daysdee]

On 3/24/2014 elated said:

When Bob cut the turkey no juice came out. It appeared to be dry. I never heard of roasting a frozen turkey. It does not make sense. They just push and push these appliances until people believe them enough to buy them. I guess I am old fashioned and prefer to roast the turkey in the oven.

They sold about 92,000. I wonder how many will be at yard sales next year? I've been tempted so much in the past so now I try to wait and think about it more. I always wanted one of these, but I think I got it out of my system now. Don't need more "stuff."

[JaneMarple]

On 3/24/2014 Daysdee said:

On 3/24/2014 elated said:

When Bob cut the turkey no juice came out. It appeared to be dry. I never heard of roasting a frozen turkey. It does not make sense. They just push and push these appliances until people believe them enough to buy them. I guess I am old fashioned and prefer to roast the turkey in the oven.

They sold about 92,000. I wonder how many will be at yard sales next year? I've been tempted so much in the past so now I try to wait and think about it more. I always wanted one of these, but I think I got it out of my system now. Don't need more "stuff."

The Nuwave is a wonderful product, chicken, fish pork and lamb chops come out very nice. What I really like is warming up a dinner plate of leftovers, I've always hated microwaved leftovers. Frozen pizza cooks well also. You would be amazed how well you can cook using the Nuwave.