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Weighed The Bird this evening after removing from brine, removing neck, packing in 2 sticks of butter and bagging. He weighed 32.5 lbs. We had to use two bags bagged from opposite directions since the first wouldn't seal. Gives new meaning to Dr. Seuss's "roast beast". He fills out the roasting pan rather well.
Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!

Thats funny, every form of left overs coming up !

Now that's fillin' the pan up

Hope that's a pop-up times stuck in the ole' breast

Happy eatin' and Happy Thanksgiving!!

How many lbs of stuffing? 5-8?

No stuffing. I'm not sure it would ever get done if packed full of stuffing. It's starting to look done, so may have started early. Going to check with meat thermometer in 25

Good grief cooking for the homeless

Mine is half that size one more baste an HR it will be done

Ah!! The old tar and feather baste!

ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑November 28th, 2019, 11:22 am Mine is half that size one more baste an HR it will be done12251.png

That's a Christmas Vacation bird. "Save me the neck Clark."

I believe we are there. A little early, but it'll have to do.

Hobbes_mobile wrote: ↑November 28th, 2019, 12:10 pm I believe we are there. A little early, but it'll have to do.IMG_20191128_093103517.jpg

Looks great and I'll bet it tastes that way also

ICDEDTURKES wrote: ↑November 28th, 2019, 11:22 am Mine is half that size one more baste an HR it will be done12251.png

MMMMM .. ya' git' side tracked with "your pointer" again

Ten of us didn't quite make it through a breast half. I don't think anyone touched the dark meat. I'll carve the other half tonight.

Looks delicious! Was it as tender as it looks?
That drumstick looks yummy!

Hognutz wrote: ↑November 28th, 2019, 6:17 pm Looks delicious! Was it as tender as it looks?
That drumstick looks yummy!

It was good, as good as any bird I've cooked. It was not tough. It cooked 5 hours. I left it covered afterwards for 2 hours and was still hot. It probably continued to cook, so I should have uncovered it.

Crazy good! Well done, my friend!

MMMMMMMM .. Overnight Fed-Ex me a drumstick & let me know what I owe ya'

I’ll take the other one, soiltester!!