Instead of buying beef, why not turkey? Through all the talk of the cost of Thanksgiving dinner, one fact jumped out at me. Turkey is much less expensive than beef.
Because I have to avoid deli meats, the only turkey I buy throughout the year is ground turkey. Now I’m wondering why? Turkey isn’t hard to roast. It’s a delicious alternative to chicken. I like it. What am I thinking?
Maybe this is another sausage ball issue. There was never a reason to only make them for the holidays, and yet that’s what I did for years.
Bird flu may cause the price of turkey to continue to increase, but right now it doesn’t make much sense not to prepare it on a regular basis.
I won’t purchase a large bird frequently. There will be too many leftovers. But adding it as a regular item in my shopping cart only makes sense.
Perhaps the numerous posts about how much trouble it is to cook turkey deter others from cooking it. But I don’t understand those posts. There isn’t that much prep required. Maybe the complaints stem from trying to handle large, unwieldy birds.
For safety reasons, I don’t place stuffing inside the bird. Once I’ve removed any parts that have been placed in the cavities, I place an apple (cut in half), some celery sticks, and a carrot or two in the turkey along with whatever herbs I have handy. I pat the turkey dry and rub it with olive oil. Then I place it in an oven bag. None of that takes long and the cleanup is minimal.
Many turkeys come with pop-out thermometers making doneness easy to determine. My oven came with a digital meat thermometer attachment that I can also use.
The new year will most likely see me eating turkey salad, turkey sandwiches topped with arugula from the garden, turkey pot pie, turkey tacos, turkey mac & cheese, and perhaps turkey with dressing even though it’s not Thanksgiving.
Try as I may, I can’t think of a reason not to include it in regular meals all year long. I mean, why not turkey?
