A Christmas dilemma

[roydo]

So. Plan is for Mrs R and I to spend Christmas day on our own. Bliss.

So a few days ago, I bought a small frozen turkey.

Got home last night, and her Dad, (ex farmer), had dropped round a spare fresh turkey, cos otherwise it would be wasted. Trouble is, this fresh one is nearly 17 lb. So basically massive, and could easily feed 12.

Anyone who needed such a large bird would have got one by now, so no point ringing round etc, and I doubt any homeless charities would have the kit to cook such a big one anyrate.

So what to do with 90% of a cooked turkey? A few sarnies, and some pickles and stuff on Boxing day aside, I cant really see us ever eating anywhere near all of it, so my initial thought is to slice is all up, freeze a bit, then see if charities/food banks and that would like the meat. But no idea where to start if I am honest.

Help.

 

[The Cowboy]

Throw it in the bin. Best place for it.

 

[Seamus Colemole]

Subject it to high doeses of toxic radiation and see if you can turn it into a zombie turkey.

 

[roydo]

At least sawdust hasnt been mentioned ffs.

Seriously, do charities take donations of cooked turkey, or are there stupid EU rules or something?

 

[Deleted member 28206]

@chicoazul Loves a large bird. He'll be right around to bore it to tears with tales of travelling.

 

[The Esk]

So. Plan is for Mrs R and I to spend Christmas day on our own. Bliss.

So a few days ago, I bought a small frozen turkey.

Got home last night, and her Dad, (ex farmer), had dropped round a spare fresh turkey, cos otherwise it would be wasted. Trouble is, this fresh one is nearly 17 lb. So basically massive, and could easily feed 12.

Anyone who needed such a large bird would have got one by now, so no point ringing round etc, and I doubt any homeless charities would have the kit to cook such a big one anyrate.

So what to do with 90% of a cooked turkey? A few sarnies, and some pickles and stuff on Boxing day aside, I cant really see us ever eating anywhere near all of it, so my initial thought is to slice is all up, freeze a bit, then see if charities/food banks and that would like the meat. But no idea where to start if I am honest.

Help.

Take the legs and wings off and freeze raw.

Remove the breasts and skin in one piece and cook "the crown" with stuffing and sausage meat....

 

[Goat]

If you aint eating it lad?

 

[heatmeiser]

Wear it as a hat and run around naked during midnight mass.

 

[roydo]

Take the legs and wings off and freeze raw.

Remove the breasts and skin in one piece and cook "the crown" with stuffing and sausage meat....

Yeah, we thought of that mate, but we already have a frozen whole turkey as a result. There is only so much turkey a man can take! (And the gravy is no where near as good from just the crown).

Just sounds a decent idea to cook it, then have our fill, but to save wasting tons of meat, see how best it could be used.

 

[roydo]

If you aint eating it lad?

You are more than welcome mate. Swing by boxing day/27th, and you can take the lot. Will even make you a cup of tea.

 

[Woolly Blue]

So. Plan is for Mrs R and I to spend Christmas day on our own. Bliss.

So a few days ago, I bought a small frozen turkey.

Got home last night, and her Dad, (ex farmer), had dropped round a spare fresh turkey, cos otherwise it would be wasted. Trouble is, this fresh one is nearly 17 lb. So basically massive, and could easily feed 12.

Anyone who needed such a large bird would have got one by now, so no point ringing round etc, and I doubt any homeless charities would have the kit to cook such a big one anyrate.

So what to do with 90% of a cooked turkey? A few sarnies, and some pickles and stuff on Boxing day aside, I cant really see us ever eating anywhere near all of it, so my initial thought is to slice is all up, freeze a bit, then see if charities/food banks and that would like the meat. But no idea where to start if I am honest.

Help.

Contact these http://www.angloturkishsociety.org.uk/charity.html people mate.
You're welcome.

 

[Librarian]

At least sawdust hasnt been mentioned ffs.

Seriously, do charities take donations of cooked turkey, or are there stupid EU rules or something?

Give it to Geldof, he'll know what to do

 

[roydo]

Contact these http://www.angloturkishsociety.org.uk/charity.html people mate.
You're welcome.

Well at least it wasnt animals humping ffs.

 

[Woolly Blue]

Well at least it wasnt animals humping ffs.

I've missed a trick there.
Bound to be some pics of turkey's humping somewhere.

 

[Tramps_mate]

At least sawdust hasnt been mentioned ffs.

Seriously, do charities take donations of cooked turkey, or are there stupid EU rules or something?

Our turkey is 17.5 lb. Its a big boy. But there's 9 of us and we need the turkey butties afterwards! I'm sure someone will take it off you?

Mine cost 40 quid too!