Turkey Troubles

[Nick]

Afternoon all, hope you're all enjoying the weather!

Anyone know where I can source a whole turkey from? You can still get the drumsticks, rolled breast joints, etc in the supermarkets but I'm having trouble finding a "whole beast"! I'm cooking for a fairly big group on Monday and wanted to do a turkey rather than 2 chickens, considering size in the Frontier is a bit of an issue sometimes.

Alternatively, if anyone knows a good recipe for turkey drumsticks I'd love to hear it.

Nick

[keith157]

It's a problem that's cropped up before (pun very intended). Last year I emailled all the major supermarkets and was told it wasn't enonomicably viable to stock turkeys (frozen of course) all year round. If you have a small fortune to spare then I believe some of the free range suppliers may have one or two in their freezers. However I contacted my local Copas supplier last year and the price was astronomical.

[Eddie]

Asda still have frozen turkeys. If they dont have any displayed? Goto the customer services and ask for one from the deep freeze out the back.

Eddie

[thelawnet]

Maybe try here? http://www.kellyturkeys.co.uk/suppliers.aspx

[Tiny]

Agree with Kieth, my local butcher can source them but they were topside+ money. So I passed.

Turkey leg recipe? Take the Turkey leg and gently drop it into a bin, ghastly tendony things, hateful imho.

Cheers
Tiny

[keith157]

Agree with Kieth, my local butcher can source them but they were topside+ money. So I passed.

Turkey leg recipe? Take the Turkey leg and gently drop it into a bin, ghastly tendony things, hateful imho.

Cheers
Tiny

Unless you pay a fortune I have to agree with Tiny yet again.
Eddie I'll have an ask next time I'm in

[CyderPig]

Hi All
Check out local turkey rearers, some keep back oversized turkeys that they sell to local eateries.
If not buy turkey crowns, brine, rub, wrap with bacon and smoke those, far cheaper, no bones, no wastage, a big consideration with turkey.

Cheers
Si
PS; Unless the legs have had the tendons pulled(no mean feat) wrap said legs in foil add spices etc, cook, throw away legs and eat foil.

[keith157]

Hi All
Check out local turkey rearers, some keep back oversized turkeys that they sell to local eateries.
If not buy turkey crowns, brine, rub, wrap with bacon and smoke those, far cheaper, no bones, no wastage, a big consideration with turkey.

Cheers
Si
PS; Unless the legs have had the tendons pulled(no mean feat) wrap said legs in foil add spices etc, cook, throw away legs and eat foil.

On quality turkeys the legs will be pulled, but I think they do it manually as machines don't have the finesse. This increases the costs

[Nick]

Thanks for the feedback. I'm spending my afternoon on a turkey hunt I suppose!

Seems a little odd. I guess it may be freezer space or something, but they're obviously still killing them all year round as you can get the breasts, legs etc readily.

I'll take the leg wisdom on board. Might just do pulled pork then, everyone likes pulled pork! Although that tin foil recipe does sound delicious Si.

[DArby]

After hunting around previously like yourself, we found good quantities in the Tesco frozen section (only place we did find them)