Fresh vs Frozen Turkeys
 ) on fresh versus frozen turkeys? My family has always used the frozen turkeys for Thanksgiving and they've been yummy, but now that I live in the country AND everyone is flying out to MY house for T-day, I've been feeling the urge to get a fresh one, and since you need to order them way in advance for Thanksgiving, I'm thinking about it now.
Are they worth it? Worth the added cost? Are they easier to prepare, or basically just the same as a thawed frozen one? |
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| I don't have an answer, but I just wanted to say that I used to be in the Poultry Judging team. Hey, I'm from TX.
Anyways, turkey's were always the meanest suckers!! We had to handle them, and you rarely came home w/o some bad scratches all down your arm. Oh, and smelling like .....crap.  |
Leanne--I'm not looking for THAT fresh!   |
| I've heard that fresh is noticeably better, but wouldn't know the difference myself, my family has always gotten frozen. |
| fresh. MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM! But you do have to plan well ahead.
We will usually get a fresh one and then a smaller frozen one. More leftovers!!! |
| Based on my experience last year with a fresh turkey, I say avoid them. Absolutely NO taste and never really fully cooked. Perhaps it was a "bad bird" but never again will we have a fresh boid. Frozen for us. |
| for me it doesnt matter...they both taste great after you fry 'em.....yum...fried turkey...aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhgggggggg |
| Well, with fresh you won't be trying to defrost the bird early Thanksgiving morning. Sorry, I can't tell the difference. If you cook them properly, they both taste good to me. I don't get the ones pumped full of junk, just give the the bird, nothing but the bird. Brining helps develop flavor and worth the HUGE effort it requires. Lately, I could care less...........LOLOLOL
Just don't over cook what ever you get........remembering a favorite movie, "Christmas Vacation." |
I've used both fresh and frozen. I honestly couldn't tell much difference in the taste. But, I do use the brining method to prepare them. So, they're pumped full of flavor!! 
Yum! My mouth's watering already! |
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