What's Normal? - Do you prefer white (breast/wing) or dark (thigh/leg) turkey meat? (1 Viewer)

[Keerock]

Do you prefer white (breast/wing) or dark (thigh/leg) turkey meat?

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[Keerock]

White :noracist:

Although I do like turkey thigh on a sammich the day after.

 

[Brony]

Like I take my coffee.

 

[Sullie]

I rarely (if ever) eat turkey because "most" people/restaurants overcook the living hell out of it. IMHO, I think a fantastic "What's normal?" for this week would be "What's normal? How many people on here intentionally make something else besides the most overrated bird on the planet for Thanksgiving?" We smoke 2-3 large chickens every year and serve them with the traditional sides. We stumbled upon smoking chickens one year when we couldn't find a turkey and we've never looked back. The whole family prefers smoked chicken. I think smoked turkey is "okay" but I prefer chicken. . perhaps it's more forgiving than turkey? Sorry to go on and on.

 

[ChiefD]

Gimme a piece of that sweet breast topped with a ladle of delicious gravy, nestled oh so perfectly next to the mashed potatoes with a buttered roll on the side to sop up any extra sliding around the plate.....

 

[Poke_4_Life]

Voted white, but I'll eat both. Usually start with the breast, then add a little dark also. Since I'm the cook, I like to try it all.

 

[gianmarco]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

I rarely (if ever) eat turkey because "most" people/restaurants overcook the living hell out of it. IMHO, I think a fantastic "What's normal?" for this week would be "What's normal? How many people on here intentionally make something else besides the most overrated bird on the planet for Thanksgiving?" We smoke 2-3 large chickens every year and serve them with the traditional sides. We stumbled upon smoking chickens one year when we couldn't find a turkey and we've never looked back. The whole family prefers smoked chicken. I think smoked turkey is "okay" but I prefer chicken. . perhaps it's more forgiving than turkey? Sorry to go on and on.

Have you brined the turkey prior to smoking? Game changer for us!

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

Like both but if I had to choose, white.

 

[Da Guru]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

This. Love white meat properly cooked and moist, overcooked and dry is terrible.

Dark meat holds the fat better.

 

[Sullie]

I rarely (if ever) eat turkey because "most" people/restaurants overcook the living hell out of it. IMHO, I think a fantastic "What's normal?" for this week would be "What's normal? How many people on here intentionally make something else besides the most overrated bird on the planet for Thanksgiving?" We smoke 2-3 large chickens every year and serve them with the traditional sides. We stumbled upon smoking chickens one year when we couldn't find a turkey and we've never looked back. The whole family prefers smoked chicken. I think smoked turkey is "okay" but I prefer chicken. . perhaps it's more forgiving than turkey? Sorry to go on and on.

Have you brined the turkey prior to smoking? Game changer for us!

Yes and you are 100% correct. I've been using a variation of this brine on AllRecipes** since forever - 15 or 20 years now? And, in fact, I've been brining chickens for smoking because of that. Like I said though, I just feel like chicken is more forgiving, has more flavor and even if I screw it up and leave it in longer than I should, it won't dry out like turkey seems to.

I think the thing is, is that on Thanksgiving day, we're doing some last minute cleaning, some laundry, making side dishes, cleaning up the kitchen mess (again and again and again) and I've tended to neglect the chicken and, no matter what, it still turns out amazing plus (IMHO) it just tastes better, has more flavor, etc. Again, it's just my preference but it's to the point now when I bring it up "do you guys want me try turkey this year?" Everyone says "nah, the chicken is better plus it's better the next day."

** Side note : So, I just clicked that brine recipe again and I completely forgot about this about I've modified the heck out of that brine. So, I use a "food only" 5 gallon bucket for my brine, I use the vegetable broth and spices but then I add apple juice from Sam's club, I only use about 1/4 cup of sea salt (instead of an entire cup) and then I throw in a couple of oranges (quartered), a couple of lemons (quartered) and a few apples (pink lady or whatever we have laying around - again - quartered.) And I brine for like 8-12 hours ahead of time depending on when I make the vegetable broth.

 

[belljr]

Like I take my coffee.

You drink white coffee? weirdo

 

[-OZ-]

Mixed but voted dark. My only firm requirement is that the must be fried. Thankfully my father in law has been frying the turkey for the past 16 years.

 

[-OZ-]

Like I take my coffee.

You drink white coffee? weirdo

sounds like my wife. Like 1 part coffee, 4 parts creamer.

 

[Raging weasel]

Don't really like turkey but usually eat a couple bites of thigh meat so voted dark

 

[Mjolnirs]

Dark. Turkey and chicken.

 

[jhib]

With

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

This. Love white meat properly cooked and moist, overcooked and dry is terrible.

Dark meat holds the fat better.

I chose dark for this reason. I actually like white meat turkey better if its cooked properly, but in my experience, Thanksgiving turkey almost always has overcooked white meat, so I always go for the dark. And thigh over drumstick every time.

 

[DA RAIDERS]

Dark all the way.

 

[Scoresman]

Once I learned to spatchcock the turkey, I started liking white meat again. Dry turkey breast is the worst.

 

[Drunken knight]

Prefer dark, but if we can keep the white meat moist, i enjoy that as well. I do not have that problem when i cook the bird.

Last year, i sourced from a local specialty butcher (maple smoked turkey). it was outrageously good, so we are doing that again.

Bud's Custom Meats

As for deli sandwiches, i like turkey breast...boar's head makes a roasted chicken breast that i prefer to it.

Edit: I am also in the camp that has turkey towards the bottom of my poultry totem pole. In the past i have made game hens, quail, pheasant, chicken (mrs does like duck )

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

Where's the "both" choice?

 

[STEADYMOBBIN 22]

Gimme a piece of that sweet breast topped with a ladle of delicious gravy, nestled oh so perfectly next to the mashed potatoes with a buttered roll on the side to sop up any extra sliding around the plate.....

:Slams money on the table:

 

[FatMax]

White, with gravy on the day-of. The dark meat is for next day sandwiches. It doesn't dry out as bad.

 

[Beef Ravioli Part 2]

I rarely (if ever) eat turkey because "most" people/restaurants overcook the living hell out of it. IMHO, I think a fantastic "What's normal?" for this week would be "What's normal? How many people on here intentionally make something else besides the most overrated bird on the planet for Thanksgiving?" We smoke 2-3 large chickens every year and serve them with the traditional sides. We stumbled upon smoking chickens one year when we couldn't find a turkey and we've never looked back. The whole family prefers smoked chicken. I think smoked turkey is "okay" but I prefer chicken. . perhaps it's more forgiving than turkey? Sorry to go on and on.

Have you brined the turkey prior to smoking? Game changer for us!

Yes and you are 100% correct. I've been using a variation of this brine on AllRecipes** since forever - 15 or 20 years now? And, in fact, I've been brining chickens for smoking because of that. Like I said though, I just feel like chicken is more forgiving, has more flavor and even if I screw it up and leave it in longer than I should, it won't dry out like turkey seems to.

I think the thing is, is that on Thanksgiving day, we're doing some last minute cleaning, some laundry, making side dishes, cleaning up the kitchen mess (again and again and again) and I've tended to neglect the chicken and, no matter what, it still turns out amazing plus (IMHO) it just tastes better, has more flavor, etc. Again, it's just my preference but it's to the point now when I bring it up "do you guys want me try turkey this year?" Everyone says "nah, the chicken is better plus it's better the next day."

** Side note : So, I just clicked that brine recipe again and I completely forgot about this about I've modified the heck out of that brine. So, I use a "food only" 5 gallon bucket for my brine, I use the vegetable broth and spices but then I add apple juice from Sam's club, I only use about 1/4 cup of sea salt (instead of an entire cup) and then I throw in a couple of oranges (quartered), a couple of lemons (quartered) and a few apples (pink lady or whatever we have laying around - again - quartered.) And I brine for like 8-12 hours ahead of time depending on when I make the vegetable broth.

I brine my chicken also. If we were just talking chicken I would have voted dark meat. I love smoking chicken thighs!

 

[nirad3]

Gimme a piece of that sweet breast topped with a ladle of delicious gravy, nestled oh so perfectly next to the mashed potatoes with a buttered roll on the side to sop up any extra sliding around the plate.....

As God intended.

E2A: and don't forget the mound of stuffing, also drenched in gravy....

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Like I take my coffee.

You drink white coffee? weirdo

I had white coffee in Amsterdam- it was freaking amazing! Might’ve been some other factors that contributed to the mind-blowing taste, I dunno. I’m not a scientist.

 

[Mister CIA]

Another vote for gravy.

 

[ProstheticRGK]

Put me in the ‘dark’ category, because most people suck at cooking and I’ve eaten way too much dry, crumbly breast. “Yo, this turkey is like spackle in my bowels”

If it’s been brined or fried, I prefer turkey breast meat, but chicken thighs. Cuz I’m not a weirdo.

 

[Keith R]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

Opposite here. And with chicken, I'll eat the drumstick but not the thigh

 

[Chaos34]

Where's the "both" choice?

And the "neither" choice?

 

[AAABatteries]

I like it all if it’s cooked properly.

 

[Todem]

When it comes to turkey….white meat.

Fried Chicken? Dark meat.

 

[shuke]

White, with gravy on the day-of. The dark meat is for next day sandwiches. It doesn't dry out as bad.

THIS

 

[titusbramble]

Dark, but either works

 

[Cowboysfan8]

A little of both at dinner.

A couple thin slices of white with lettuce, mayo, salt and pepper on white the next few days after is what I really look forward to

 

[Zow]

Assuming it's cooked by somebody who knows what he or she is doing, white.

 

[Leroy Hoard]

Once I learned to spatchcock the turkey, I started liking white meat again.

Spatchcock? Sounds kinky.

 

[Scoresman]

Once I learned to spatchcock the turkey, I started liking white meat again.

Spatchcock? Sounds kinky.

I also slather it in mayonnaise before spatchcocking.

Seriously, I discovered this recipe last year and will not use another recipe for a grilled or baked turkey.

Mayo-Roasted Thanksgiving Turkey With Gravy Recipe

Some recipes for mayo-roasted turkey promise extra-juicy results with minimal effort This one does no such thing The mayonnaise won’t help the turkey stay juicy: Only salting and resting (a light curing process known colloquially as dry-brining) and carefully monitoring its internal temperature...

cooking.nytimes.com

 

[Van Dyman]

I voted dark for reasons others already stated...white is often too dry for me.

Unfortunately, our plans changed at the last minute so, for our little family meal this year, I just bought a roasted turkey breast instead of a whole turkey. No idea how that'll come out. Fingers crossed. I'll get extra gravy just in case.

 

[bigbottom]

I prefer the turkey soup that I make with the turkey carcass about 10x over the actual turkey, whether white or dark meat.

 

[rockaction]

I prefer the turkey soup that I make with the turkey carcass about 10x over the actual turkey, whether white or dark meat.

Can you share the soup recipe?

As for me, I voted dark meat. The part under the thigh is wonderful.

 

[Mrs. Rannous]

As for me, I voted dark meat. The part under the thigh is wonderful.

Okay. Now you're just trying to feed us straight lines.

 

[bigbottom]

I prefer the turkey soup that I make with the turkey carcass about 10x over the actual turkey, whether white or dark meat.

Can you share the soup recipe?

As for me, I voted dark meat. The part under the thigh is wonderful.

I’d love to say that it’s my grandma’s depression era recipe, but it’s actually from the link below. I’ve been doing this recipe for probably 6-7 years and it is fantastic. The only deviations I make are I add a bit more black pepper than is called for and I cook the noodles separately before adding. Let me know if you give it a try!

No Turkey Soup Beats Mom's Turkey Soup

A big turkey dinner means turkey soup is on deck! Use up leftover turkey and the turkey carcass in this delicious turkey noodle soup to enjoy for days.

www.simplyrecipes.com

P.S. The link says it’s been recently updated. I’m not exactly sure how - I’ve been using a print out from years ago. Here are photos of the recipe I use which might be slightly different than the updated link above.

https://imgur.com/a/fdf9rjV

https://imgur.com/a/cTArhjb

 

[rockaction]

P.S. The link says it’s been recently updated. I’m not exactly sure how - I’ve been using a print out from years ago. Here are photos of the recipe I use which might be slightly different than the updated link above.

https://imgur.com/a/fdf9rjV
https://imgur.com/a/cTArhjb

Thanks a lot, GB. I do appreciate it.

 

[FairWarning]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

This. Love white meat properly cooked and moist, overcooked and dry is terrible.

Dark meat holds the fat better.

Roast it upside down.

 

[belljr]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

This. Love white meat properly cooked and moist, overcooked and dry is terrible.

Dark meat holds the fat better.

Roast it upside down.

**** down *** up

 

[johnnycakes]

Might have well asked how you like your bird... Martin & Louis or Amos 'n Andy.

 

[SayChowda]

Turkey -- White meat (but like and eat both)
Chicken -- Dark meat (but like and eat both)

This. Love white meat properly cooked and moist, overcooked and dry is terrible.

Dark meat holds the fat better.

Roast it upside down.

Did it once by accident. Missed out on the crispy skin, but it was the most compliments I've ever had on the cook of the turkey.

 

[jhib]

Where's the "both" choice?

And the "neither" choice?

Those choices would be confusing.
You prefer "both" over what?
You prefer "neither" because you like both?

 

[Judge Smails]

Dark. Thigh meat is my favorite for all poultry. But breast/white meat is great too - just don't overcook it. So often it's dry