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Post by treetop on Apr 14, 2023 15:53:29 GMT -5
I’ve take a few mostly by luck I believe I stand a decent chance this year so my question is what do I do with one? the others I just breasted out much like a goose I’m sure I wasted good meat.
I’d assume you would treat it just like any farm raised bird but honestly don’t know any tricks on cleaning one the right way
Any recipe for different things would be greatly appreciated also
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Post by duff on Apr 14, 2023 16:15:17 GMT -5
Take it to the self checkout aisle and pay for it!
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Post by greghopper on Apr 14, 2023 17:33:10 GMT -5
Take it to the self checkout aisle and pay for it! No Bag limits that route…. |
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Post by lawrencecountyhunter on Apr 14, 2023 17:59:52 GMT -5
I keep the breast and legs. I do the legs in a crock pot with bbq sauce.
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Post by titanium700 on Apr 14, 2023 19:28:48 GMT -5
I used to take the bird and get a cooler of hot water (165 degrees) and dunk the whole bird in it.
Then hang it by its neck and pluck it naked, then I would take a blow torch over it to get all the little itty bitty fuzzys that I couldn’t get off.
Then while still hanging I would gut the bird and remover everything.
Then I would cut the legs and head off and take the bird in the sink and wash it all clean.
By now other than the big V shaped breast it looked like a store bought bird……over the years I found out I couldn’t eat the legs and some of the other meat.
So…..I figure that’s waaay too much work for just breast meat.
I now just split the bird open and pull the breasts out and chuck the rest.
Lately we’ve grown fond of fresh Turkey burgers on the BGE so that’s what I’ve been doing the last few years, grinding the meat up to make Turkey burgers.
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Post by genesis273 on Apr 14, 2023 19:45:48 GMT -5
I skin it and breast it out. I keep the breast and I give the legs and thighs to my father in law.
Daphne only likes wild turkey if it's in the nugget variety. Lol! Therefore, that's how I make mine. Have regular, the other half spicy.
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 6:21:43 GMT -5
I used to take the bird and get a cooler of hot water (165 degrees) and dunk the whole bird in it. Then hang it by its neck and pluck it naked, then I would take a blow torch over it to get all the little itty bitty fuzzys that I couldn’t get off. Then while still hanging I would gut the bird and remover everything. Then I would cut the legs and head off and take the bird in the sink and wash it all clean. By now other than the big V shaped breast it looked like a store bought bird……over the years I found out I couldn’t eat the legs and some of the other meat. So…..I figure that’s waaay too much work for just breast meat. I now just split the bird open and pull the breasts out and chuck the rest. Lately we’ve grown fond of fresh Turkey burgers on the BGE so that’s what I’ve been doing the last few years, grinding the meat up to make Turkey burgers. That was kind of my thoughts back when I was young we would do chickens and some turkeys my grandparents had a 30 gallon at least cast iron pot they would build a fire under it and we dipped them and plucked away nasty job smelled wonderful The other birds I got I was out of state so I just took the breast really wasn’t even hunting them they were just in that area so I bought tags and got lucky Honestly I deer hunted them more than turkey hunted them but it worked out |
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Post by featherduster on Apr 15, 2023 7:11:25 GMT -5
Turkeys come few and far between so the first thing I do is take some nice photos.
Then I will open an ice cold bottle of MILLER GENUINE DRAFT beer and take the bird out to the back of the property and pick it till it's as smooth as a baby's butt.
I neatly separate the legs, cut the neck off right at the body and save the gizzard, liver and heart for a small pot of soup.
I freeze the body so my wife can make it in a roaster, the legs get slow cooked in a crock pot.
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Post by greghopper on Apr 15, 2023 7:13:31 GMT -5
I skin it and breast it out. I keep the breast and I give the legs and thighs to my father in law. Daphne only likes wild turkey if it's in the nugget variety. Lol! Therefore, that's how I make mine. Have regular, the other half spicy. Exactly….no need to pluck when you can skin them ,breast and leg are the best meat IMO |
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Post by mstr2175 on Apr 15, 2023 8:59:03 GMT -5
I keep the breast and legs. I do the legs in a crock pot with bbq sauce. Hard to go wrong with most wild birds just throwing them in a slow cooker |
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 10:00:55 GMT -5
Turkeys come few and far between so the first thing I do is take some nice photos. Then I will open an ice cold bottle of MILLER GENUINE DRAFT beer and take the bird out to the back of the property and pick it till it's as smooth as a baby's butt. I neatly separate the legs, cut the neck off right at the body and save the gizzard, liver and heart for a small pot of soup. I freeze the body so my wife can make it in a roaster, the legs get slow cooked in a crock pot. I thought about doing that but I was hoping to get 3 or 4 meals out of instead of one big one Like you said at least for me anyway few and far between but I really fill good this year I watched this flock grow from just a few birds to a nice size flock and they seem to come and stay here from spring till late fall every year so far |
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 10:08:15 GMT -5
Take it to the self checkout aisle and pay for it! And that sir is how my turkey season normally goes but this year I see a light at the end of the tunnel and it’s not a train at least not yet anyway but I did clip a coupon just Incase |
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 10:09:46 GMT -5
Take it to the self checkout aisle and pay for it! No Bag limits that route…. Two bird limit with 25 dollar purchase at Kroger |
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Post by deadeer on Apr 15, 2023 10:34:37 GMT -5
Lol. That's funny stuff Dave. Good luck!
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Post by greghopper on Apr 15, 2023 11:07:12 GMT -5
No Bag limits that route…. Two bird limit with 25 dollar purchase at Kroger Per visit…. You left out the important part it seems! |
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 12:39:44 GMT -5
Two bird limit with 25 dollar purchase at Kroger Per visit…. You left out the important part it seems! Why yes I did but I’m here to tell ya 1 lap around Kroger is enough for me in fact one lap around any store other than a sporting good store is enough for me I dislike shopping dislike the idiots standing in the isle talking on the phone asking little Johnny what kind of cereal he wants or people chatting with people they haven’t seen for some time it’s like they can’t even see you trying to get around them the one that really gets me going is the person arguing about a 25 cent coupon they didn’t get here’s a dollar go away for the love Pete The biggest is lottery people at gas stations can’t you pick your tickets out while your inline waiting on someone else picking tickets out Why yes I am annoyed easily but that’s not the point |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 15, 2023 14:18:20 GMT -5
Two bird limit with 25 dollar purchase at Kroger Per visit…. You left out the important part it seems! No “possession limit”? |
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Post by Woody Williams on Apr 15, 2023 14:21:52 GMT -5
Duff?  |
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Post by treetop on Apr 15, 2023 15:06:40 GMT -5
Duff? Post of the week right here I’m not sure that’s duff kind of big bird for him |
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Post by greghopper on Apr 15, 2023 16:05:37 GMT -5
Looks like a Hen….
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