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Post by Hood on Feb 25, 2007 17:30:09 GMT -5
I am curious what you might feel is the easiest or best way to clean a turkey.
Thanks, Robert
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Post by hoosiertaxidermist on Feb 25, 2007 20:10:24 GMT -5
If you are going to get the bird mounted, Do not even think about cleaning. A bird for the taxidermist is skinned different than one to eat. Let your taxidermist do the skinning. As for a bird to eat, I skin through a breast incision from below the beard to the vent and peel the skin off. This allows you to get the breast and leg quarters out without to much trouble. Some pluck but to mee it seems like to much work. I cook my birds in a roasting bag or on the wet smoker so they stay plenty moist.
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Post by nsporleder on Feb 25, 2007 21:00:47 GMT -5
I do mine like hoosierT says.I gust treat them like an over sized quail.
Most of the time I will go one step farther and fillet the breast from the bone.It leaves 2 nice steaks that cook much faster and more even.I also cube it up in about 1" squares batter it then deep fry.
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Post by gobblerfreak on Feb 27, 2007 17:18:38 GMT -5
 I found the best way to clean a Turkey is with soap and water and a long brush, but be careful, they dont like bathtubs much!!! ;D Sorry, I couldnt resist!!!!!!
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Post by Woody Williams on Feb 27, 2007 17:25:46 GMT -5
I found the best way to clean a Turkey is with soap and water and a long brush, but be careful, they dont like bathtubs much!!! ;D Sorry, I couldnt resist!!!!!! Just throw them in the washing machine and slam down the lid. Works for cats and small dogs too. Seriously... I never "clean them". I just breast them out. Not a whole lot of meat on the legs (lots of tendons) and back. . . |
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Post by duster on Feb 27, 2007 18:42:40 GMT -5
Like Woody I breast them out, The legs on a wild turkey are some tough meat. I may skin the legs out, toss them on a grill and feed them to the cat after removing the bone. I have skinned out the entire bird a couple times and had them smoked whole but didn't care for that much.
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Post by hookspur on Feb 28, 2007 3:15:38 GMT -5
Those folks that are just "breasting-out" a turkey, are throwing away about half the meat of their birds...which should be a crime, since the wings, legs, and thighs constitute some of the very best eats on the whole bird!!! It's hard to imagine not putting in the little effort needed, for such a big payoff in something so tasty!!!!!!!!!
I filet the meat off these "extra" parts and use it in soups, turkey salad, stir fry, and such. Also, run these select cuts of prime turkey flesh through a grinder, and it makes absolutely wonderful burger!
MMMMMMM......mmmmmmm.......GOOOOOOOOOOD!!!!!
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Post by bsutravis on Feb 28, 2007 17:24:48 GMT -5
You can have my "extras" hookspur..... I'm gonna breast it out just like the other guys!  When smoothered with gravy.....it's alllllll goooooood! |
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Post by papohead on Mar 6, 2007 14:46:41 GMT -5
I like to clean like a pheasant and then I slice the breast and deep fry or bar-b-Que but the legs and wings, I like to slow cook in a crockpot with some Cajun spices. Meat falls right off and tastes great.
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Post by hunter480 on Mar 10, 2007 2:20:23 GMT -5
I like to clean like a pheasant and then I slice the breast and deep fry or bar-b-Que but the legs and wings, I like to slow cook in a crockpot with some Cajun spices. Meat falls right off and tastes great. Care to give a little more detail about the legs/thighs and wings? I`d love to use them, but need nore info. |
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I found the best way to clean a Turkey is with soap and water and a long brush, but be careful, they dont like bathtubs much!!! ;D 
