Reminder: If you have a 20 lb. turkey, you need to put

[hisno1girl]

it in the fridge today to start the thawing process.

I always put mine in a roasting dish to catch any melting liquids and I wash the pan daily.

[escrow]

Oh thanks for posting this! I just bought ours today and put it in the freezer. It's almost 19lbs. Should I take it out do you think?

[lucky513]

Shit I forgot the pan going to do that now

[hopecounts]

Nov 23, 2014 18:10:30 GMT -5 escrow said:

Oh thanks for posting this! I just bought ours today and put it in the freezer. It's almost 19lbs. Should I take it out do you think?

I would even if it thaws a little early it'll be fine for the short period in the fridge.
Better early then a frozen bird.

[pagas]

My 24 pounder went in on Friday. HUGE.

[hisno1girl]

Nov 23, 2014 18:10:30 GMT -5 escrow said:

Oh thanks for posting this! I just bought ours today and put it in the freezer. It's almost 19lbs. Should I take it out do you think?

YES.

Four days thawing in the fridge will be okay.

[eb777888]

Mine has been in the fridge but yeah, I had the frozen turkey problem the first time I hosted TG years ago. It put dinner off for a few hours, lol.

[ooglie26]

Ours is 24 lbs, and went in the fridge yesterday morning. My niece is ridiculously excited to help prep the bird this year.

[Deleted]

I order mine fresh and pick up the day before to avoid forgetting to put it in the fridge to thaw.  

[MixedBerryJam]

Nov 23, 2014 18:06:10 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

it in the fridge today to start the thawing process.

I always put mine in a roasting dish to catch any melting liquids and I wash the pan daily.

Hmm. I have a 14# bird and put it in the fridge to start thawing on Friday. I hope I didn't start too early! (I am planning on brining, so I need her thawed a little early anyway, I guess.)

[hisno1girl]

Nov 23, 2014 18:32:44 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Nov 23, 2014 18:06:10 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

it in the fridge today to start the thawing process.

I always put mine in a roasting dish to catch any melting liquids and I wash the pan daily.

Hmm. I have a 14# bird and put it in the fridge to start thawing on Friday. I hope I didn't start too early! (I am planning on brining, so I need her thawed a little early anyway, I guess.)

No, not too early, IMO, especially if you still have to brine. That's usually 1-2 days, right?

[MixedBerryJam]

Nov 23, 2014 18:34:49 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

Nov 23, 2014 18:32:44 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Hmm. I have a 14# bird and put it in the fridge to start thawing on Friday. I hope I didn't start too early! (I am planning on brining, so I need her thawed a little early anyway, I guess.)

No, not too early, IMO, especially if you still have to brine. That's usually 1-2 days, right?

I brine for 24 hours, then I like to let it sit in the fridge to dry out a bit for maybe an overnight or so. So yeah.

[sjh722]

Nov 23, 2014 18:32:44 GMT -5 MixedBerryJam said:

Nov 23, 2014 18:06:10 GMT -5 hisno1girl said:

it in the fridge today to start the thawing process.

I always put mine in a roasting dish to catch any melting liquids and I wash the pan daily.

Hmm. I have a 14# bird and put it in the fridge to start thawing on Friday. I hope I didn't start too early! (I am planning on brining, so I need her thawed a little early anyway, I guess.)

No, that's perfect! I hosted my ILs today. We made a 13 lb turkey and I put it in to defrost last week Sunday. When I took it out to brine yesterday it was still a tiny bit icy.

[dragonfly08]

My 12 pounder is going in the fridge tonight. I usually need 3 days for a full thaw, but school mornings are hectic enough that I don't want to risk forgetting tomorrow. The extra 12 hours won't hurt.

[purpleme]

Hi..anyone gonna brine their turkey this year?

[textbookcase]

I made a pre-Tday turkey today, since we eat at BILs house and never get leftover turkey. I left the giblet bag in STILL ATE IT.

[sporky]

Nov 24, 2014 0:10:59 GMT -5 purpleme said:

Hi..anyone gonna brine their turkey this year?

Yes- beer, herbs, and salt!

[Deleted]

Thanks, mami!