/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.19886543]

Thanksgiving fast approaches. What are you cooking this year?

[Anonymous No.19886564]

>>19858873

[Anonymous No.19886594]

I make a pancetta and honeynut squash risotto plus a red onion and apple salad for everyone whenever I have to bring sides. It's a nice autumnal repertoire that's different but feels thanks giving-y

[Anonymous No.19886600]

>>19877418

[Anonymous No.19886601]

maybe a baked tofu dish, pickled eggs
idk random sides

[Anonymous No.19886604]

>>19886543
We live in Minnesota. Wife's famalam (and bull) are in Southern Wisconsin. My family is outside Chicago. We make hotel reservations.

[Anonymous No.19886605]

I'm cooking up some trouble brother

[Anonymous No.19886612]

anyone have that image from last year about that utah thanksgiving? I accidentally deleted the image but it was a really horrific looking dish

[Anonymous No.19886861]

>>19886543
turkey
dressing
mashed potatoes
gravy
green bean casserole
sweet potato casserole
rolls
cranberry sauce
deviled eggs

monkey bread
no-bake blackberry cheesecake
banana pudding
pecan pie
store bought sweet potato and chocolate pies

[Anonymous No.19886936]

industrial vat of pearl onions in cheese sauce
napkins

[Anonymous No.19886939]

I'm gonna ask my mom to buy the Cajun style seasoned turkey from Popeyes. Just cook and serve.

[Anonymous No.19888014]

>>19886605
oh yeah, brother

[Anonymous No.19888075]

pumpkin cheesecake per momma's request.

momma gets what momma wants.

[Anonymous No.19888095]

>>19886543
fuck off newfag frogshit

[Anonymous No.19888128]

>>19886543
Going haywire and making some pork osso buco with parsnips, asparagus, and mushrooms for my senpai

[Anonymous No.19888604]

>>19886543
turkey

[Anonymous No.19889934]

lamb. fuck your overpriced birds

[Anonymous No.19890857]

>>19889934
>69¢/lb is oVeRpRiCeD
how poor are you?

[Anonymous No.19890859]

>>19889934
wow so edgy

[Anonymous No.19890944]

>>19890857
$0.37 for me

[Anonymous No.19890950]

>>19890944
.29 with a purchase of 35 dollary doos.

[Anonymous No.19890956]

>>19890950
They used to do that here before COVID, now they don't go lower than about $0.37 around here.

[Anonymous No.19890986]

>>19890956
Limit of 1 per purchase, so there is a bit of a trade off I suppose. Was 2 last year.

[Anonymous No.19890996]

>>19890986
Yea im not too upset, a $5-8 while turkey isn't something to turn down either way.

I'll throw 6-8 in my freezer to be used throughout the rest of the year. Over 125lbs of meat for less than $50.

[Anonymous No.19891027]

>>19890944
>>19890950
>>19890956
>>19890986
Cheapest in my area is $8 per bird, regardless of weight, with $50 purchase but that's at fucking GrossOut. My family wouldn't ever eat anywhere near $50 with of anything from there. It's all cheap, near or just beyond expiration stuff. When I was last there, they were selling recently expired boxes of toaster strudel for 50¢ each. How in the shit am I gonna get to $50 when we
1) don't eat a lot of prepackaged food
2) have plenty of other meat in the freezers already and
3) buy our produce elsewhere because we're eThNiC?
So yeah, best I can do is 69¢/lb at ShopRite (with $100 purchase) which isn't easy, either. We're likely either stuck with Lidl ($1.29/lb) or going some non-turkey route since we don't spend $400 in a month on groceries (never mind at a single store) to qualify for a "free" one.
Like >>19889934, the missus wants to do a leg of lamb but that means we'd have to completely rethink our menu >>19858873 and i don't wanna do that.

I say Lidl turkey or just do a pair of chickens.

[Anonymous No.19891038]

>>19891027
Weird, even the higher end grocery stores in my area have decent turkey deals.

Pic related

[Anonymous No.19891056]

>>19891038
Right? But I'm a coastie. This is the first time I've had to complain about did prices. Last year, I got a turkey for 39¢ but this year, the cheapest is nearly double that wtf
Akshully, lemme check Save-a-Lot. Maybe it'll be cheap there.

[Anonymous No.19891065]

>>19891056
I am a coastie in one of the wealthiest suburbs of the entire nation.

[Anonymous No.19891067]

>>19891056
>>19891038
>>19891027
>dat price
Fuckin' lol

[Anonymous No.19891069]

>>19891065
My brother lives in Villanova and I'd bet he's still got better prices than I do right now lmao

[Anonymous No.19891071]

>>19891069
Yeah you're getting fucked.

If I get $0.29/lbs, everyone should.

[Anonymous No.19891084]

>>19891071
Yeah it's over $200k in Villanova.
I read in the news last week that turkeys would be dirt cheap this year but when I started looking into buying one next week, I've found nothing of the kind.
I'm gonna check Costco, Sam's and BJ's

[Anonymous No.19891096]

>>19891084
Yeah those are 2017 numbers, it's up at $263,322 for 2023.

[Anonymous No.19891101]

>>19891096
Nifty.
But yeah, the club stores are all overpriced, too.

[Anonymous No.19891104]

>>19891101
Shameful

There is no real excuse unless you live in a backwater area where it's more expensive to ship things, but if you're a coastie that doesn't really add up, so they're probably just fucking you because they can get away with it.

[Anonymous No.19891113]

>>19886594
My gosh, of course! I completely forgot about Pancetta!

[Anonymous No.19891115]

Going to make a bacon wrapped stuffed turkey breast with maple gravey, honey glazed carrots, mashed potatoes, spicy/szechuan garlic green beans, baked cinnamon apple slices, brioche dinner rolls, and blueberry pie.
Very excited I get to host and cook for the extended family this year.

[Anonymous No.19891129]

>>19891115
I generally dislike wrapping things in bacon, but that's probably because I don't really like bacon.

[Anonymous No.19891133]

>>19891104
>they're probably just fucking you because they can get away with it
Yup.
I just checked a supermarket nearish work and it's indeed 29¢/lb there so I guess I'll pick one up omw home on Monday.

[Anonymous No.19891141]

>>19891129
I don't like it either, but I do actually enjoy bacon. I just find that the beacon never gets crispy enough to my preference and the food that gets wrapped always wins up looking anaemic since it takes no colour during cooking. It'd be best for scallops imo, but I've never had it since I generally don't tend to like bacon with seafood

[Anonymous No.19891150]

>>19891141
Bacon wrapped scallops are for people who don't like seafood.

[Anonymous No.19891158]

>>19891150
Ah. Makes sense! Fish makes a huge portion of our diet. Had mackerel yesterday. Will have milkfish today (ikan susu).

[Anonymous No.19891175]

>>19891150
Bacon wrapped scallops are a great way to buffer against overcooking if you are new to doing scallops.
Once you get the experience though I agree there are much better ways to do them.

[Anonymous No.19891187]

>>19891141
One bacon wrapped snack I did end up really enjoying is jalapeño poppers. Not in addition to but in lieu of breading. Bacon is usually a really overpowering flavour but it actually let's more of the jalapeño come through than a breading coating does.

Not that I'm having poppers for Thanksgiving of course.

[Anonymous No.19891202]

>>19891150
I like to make scallops as the meat for white sauce for pasta

[Anonymous No.19891240]

>>19886543
i am cookin everything that claire does in her thanksgiving marathon video i love you claire i learned at the beginning of the video you are married haha when did that happen claire

[Anonymous No.19891358]

>>19891240
>you when typing this

[Anonymous No.19891428]

>>19891067
>99 cents with $150 purchase
Fucking hell.
>>19890996
Same with the limit. Usually only get two or three as is and $35 is almost a guarantee when you go to the store anyways. So I'll just grab one when I'm there and not worry about it since I'll make at least two of three trips before Thanksgiving.

[Anonymous No.19891479]

>>19886543
Cornish Game Hens
Homemade stuffing
Homemade mac and cheese
Fresh corn on cob
Fresh green beans
Gravy
Cornbread

Dessert is gonna be strawberries and cream

[Anonymous No.19891550]

>>19891096
Last I looked, Villanova was over $300k. idk where >>19891084 figure came from.
Rich-ass motherfuckers complaining about money. Fuck you both.

[Anonymous No.19891575]

>>19891550
Probably, Villanova is also tiny compared to the area i'm in, so a handful of high-income earners skews the entire town.

Villanova has less than 1000 households, my suburb has over 14,000. Totally different scales.

[Anonymous No.19891578]

I’m thinking of making a basic thanksgiving meal for me and my aunt whom I live with, I have never cooked a turkey in my life. What advice can you bros give me about what size bird, how long to cook it, etc etc

[Anonymous No.19891587]

>>19891578
If it's just two people, get a turkey breast unless you REALLY want a whole bird, and if you do get a whole bird get the smallest one.

A 22lbs turkey can feed 8-10 people.

[Anonymous No.19891591]

>>19891587
Thanks anon just getting a turkey breast hadn’t occurred to me

[Anonymous No.19891667]

>>19891575
Eh, with median home price close to $2million, I doubt income is skewed that badly even if there are only 900 homes in the whole town.
My brother's place was just shy of $1mil when he bought it shortly before I got my tiny 2 bedroom in the Philly area for $120k 11 years ago. At least I have no mortgage since it was paid for in cash.
Anyway, if prices are increasing at the same rate in his area as they are in mine, my brother's house is definitely worth about $2mil now since mine is close to $300k these days.

>>19891550
lol
My parents are rich (and I only came to understand that a few years ago). I'm po' as fuck. That's why I'm stressing over turkey prices lmao

>>19891578
>advice
Don't overthink it. First time I cooked a turkey, I was still at university and it was a total piece of piss. Just think of it as a giant chicken and that's it. Don't stuff it, though. Unlike chicken, the size of a turkey will make stuffing difficult to cook through completely without drying out the bird. Not impossible, but since it's you're first time, just don't bother with it.
If you're not that confident in your ability, just roast a breast. It's easier since you can cook it to the exact right temperature without waiting for other parts to cook through along with it.
Also, since it's just the two of you, a beast might make more sense, anyway.
Good luck, fren

>>19891428
My reaction exactly.

[Anonymous No.19891668]

>>19886543
Can you bros tell me why my stepdad's turkey always seems to taste dry? I enjoy it but it's not the same as restaurant taste.

[Anonymous No.19891777]

>>19891668
Didn't baste or provide moisture to start with, potentially cooked too long or too high, etc.

Plenty of ways to fuck it up.

[Anonymous No.19891792]

>>19886543
I have no idea. It's just me and one other person. Nothing to extravagant I think

[>>72485676 No.19891795]

>>19886543
my family only trusts me to bring whipped cream and store bought gravy

[Anonymous No.19891921]

>>19891777
>baste
I never do that and my turkey is as moist as a theatre seat after a showing of Magic Mike.

>>19891668
Cooked it either too hot or too long.

[Anonymous No.19892020]

Nobody talking about Claire's new 80-minute Thanksgiving vid?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0rHT0QPvLTc

God her fat little hands are adorable. In all seriousness though, some decent stuff on here, looks really good

[Anonymous No.19892090]

>>19892020
see >>19891240 >>19891358

[Anonymous No.19892214]

>>19892020
no one cares about this fat jew bitch

[Anonymous No.19892258]

>>19886605
Hell yah, bröther

[Anonymous No.19892270]

>>19892214
I do

[Anonymous No.19893201]

>>19891667
Thanks for the advice fren

[Anonymous No.19893231]

>>19886601
found the smelly vegen

[Anonymous No.19893280]

>>19893231
You are not very smart.

[Anonymous No.19893288]

probably beer can chicken with sushi

[Anonymous No.19893657]

>>19891578
Brining and then cooking a turkey in a turkey bag is fool-proof. The drippings from the turkey make the best gravy. If you're worried about not cooking it enough, get a meat thermometer. They don't cost much. If you get a whole turkey, get a roasting pan. You can get a cheap, disposable one for a few dollars. It makes cleaning up after very easy.

[Anonymous No.19893668]

>>19891587
They won't have much for leftovers but maybe anon doesn't care about that.

[Anonymous No.19893744]

>>19893668
A 3lbs breast feeds 2-4, a 6lbs breast easily 3-6 people.

[Anonymous No.19894195]

>>19892020
>fat
>jewish
D R O P P E D

[Anonymous No.19894331]

>>19894195
I'd rather be watching Max Miller.

[Anonymous No.19895176]

>>19893744
I always have a bunch of turkey meat left to eat with leftovers for several days, send home with people, and make other things like pot pies, sandwiches, quesadillas if I want. I only cook for four people but I still get a big turkey because I like to have all that meat to work with. The carcass makes great broth, too.

[Anonymous No.19895228]

>>19886543
I think I might buy a turkey this year, maybe even two, but it's just me and my dad so a whole turkey is gonna be a challenge to eat before it goes bad. I still want to do it though because as the signs reminded me, holy fuck is a whole turkey cheap. What I was thinking is I'd thaw it immediately, disassemble it, put the bits in ziplpck bags, and refreeze it, so I can just take out say a leg and a thigh and eat that for a day or two, then a week later take the breast, etc etc. My dad seems to think this is a food safety issue somehow, but it seems fine to me yeah? He does for some reason think it would be safer if i started with a fresh turkey, not frozen, I guess because he's concerned about having to let it sit in the fridge to thaw for a day or two before I can even start disassembling? Frozen seems safer personally, because I was under the impression they flash freeze stuff now, so it should be pretty well protected until I cut open the bag when it's done thawing, and the fresh ones would have to have been sitting in the store for who knows how long at fridge temps.

Anyway, any thoughts on this general idea? I've never actually disassembled a carcass before, though I've seen it done a number of times on youtube. I am a bit lacking in tools, just a chefs knife and a paring knife, but it seems doable to me.

[Anonymous No.19895230]

>>19886543
turkey breast wrapped in bacon
mashed potatoes
mac and cheese
rolls
deviled eggs
stuffing
turkey and noodles
corn casserole
green bean casserole
pumpkin pie
french silk pie
cheesecake

[Anonymous No.19895303]

>>19886543
It's already over in canada.
My brother did a turkey and a ham on his smoker and it was pretty awesome.

[Anonymous No.19895426]

>>19893280
You are not very nourished.

[Anonymous No.19895502]

>>19895426
Yes, yes. Everyone who notices how stupid you are is a vegan.
Nigga, you dumb as shit, lol and you so fuckin' dumb that you don't even know why you's bein' called dumb lmao
You are really dumb. frfr

[Anonymous No.19895521]

>>19895502
>nothing
>nothing
>nothing
You're delirious. Go eat something and try again.

[Anonymous No.19895675]

>>19895521
lol
See >>19893280/>>19886600, kiddo. : )
If you need further help, Google what 'vegan' means and what eggs are lmao

[Anonymous No.19895686]

>>19895521
lol
See >>19893280/>>19886601, kiddo. : )
If you need further help, Google what 'vegan' means and what eggs are lmao