Cooking Christmas Dinner

[red_harrington]

The boy got over his covid and the new rules means Xmas is back on track

So I'm cooking for 13 tomorrow

My sister says to cook the turkey upside down, then turn it right side up for the last hour to brown the skin. I might give it a go this year.

I just hope it's not a wind up?!?!

 

[breakthewallsdown]

Cooking it upside down is to stop it drying out.. I just spread butter under the skin instead

 

[Borobuddah]

I’ve never seen any of the tv chefs doing it that way….

 

[weemoby]

I'm having cheese on toast, then popping round my mate's for a beer or two.
Not festive, I'll give you that, but also a lot less stressful

 

[Caretaker1]

I'm having cheese on toast, then popping round my mate's for a beer or two.
Not festive, I'll give you that, but also a lot less stressful

That's a croc monsieur.

 

[weemoby]

That's a croc monsieur.

Leonard Cohen was a man of culture and a French Canadian, no?

 

[Caretaker1]

Leonard Cohen was a man of culture and a French Canadian, no?

And quite a humorous lyricist .

 

[red_harrington]

Cooking it upside down is to stop it drying out.. I just spread butter under the skin instead

In that case maybe I'll do both

 

[Laughing]

In that case maybe I'll do both

My mum used to do that. We are having chicken and a ham joint.

 

[chickenrunner]

My mum used to do that. We are having chicken and a ham joint.

We're just having a joint then as much Monster Munch as we can stuff in our faces.

 

[Laughing]

We're just having a joint then as much Monster Munch as we can stuff in our faces.

Monster munch hurt the roof of my mouth.

 

[boroboy6872]

We're just moving Sunday Dinner forward 1 day

 

[Tom_Boro]

I'm a Christmas bbq kind of bloke, some lean turkey steaks, fillet steaks and some bacon wrapped Cumberland with gravy, roasties and veg. Easy peasy.

 

[B-Man]

My mum always cooked the Turkey upside down. I just get crowns now, loads of butter and thyme under the skin and you’re laughing. That and a gammon joint that’s currently in the slow cooker with a bottle of Coca-Cola, jobs a good’un!

 

[Konrad_the_Barbarian]

............. and let it rest for at least half the cooking time.

 

[red_harrington]

............. and let it rest for at least half the cooking time.

You sure? Won't it just go cold? I usually just carve it & scoff it right away

 

[Konrad_the_Barbarian]

You sure? Won't it just go cold? I usually just carve it & scoff it right away

Noooooooooo.

Meat holds the heat for ages, being so dense. If in doubt, a sheet of foil and a couple of tea towels over the top helps.

You will notice the difference.

 

[Millbrook]

The turkey must be rested but I would not rest it for half the cooking time. Make sure the juices run clear - stick a skewer into the thickest part of the breast and see what colour the juices are.
It depends on the size. But 45 mins to 1 hour should do it unless it's a real whooper.

Moisture is driven out of the meat when roasting, resting allows the moisture back into the fibres and it will be more tender.

Hope it works out and have a good day.

 

[ThatFragranceGuy]

If you don't want to cook it upside down you can cover it in foil until the last 45 minutes when you take it off to brown the skin

 

[Blf]

I always cook it right way up then upside down then back the right way up. Always good.