Democratic Underground Latest Greatest Lobby Journals Search Options Help Login
Google

Am I the only American who does not stuff the turkey?

Printer-friendly format Printer-friendly format
Printer-friendly format Email this thread to a friend
Printer-friendly format Bookmark this thread		 This topic is archived.
Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU
 
maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:50 PM
Original message
Am I the only American who does not stuff the turkey?
Greasy, salty breading just sits in my stomach like a ball. My ex called me un-american for not stuffing my turkey.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
one_true_leroy Donating Member (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
1. Whaddaya, a Commie, ya pinko, you!!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Rowdyboy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
2. Sometimes stuff with celery, onion and carrots but
Edited on Wed Nov-24-04 07:52 PM by Rowdyboy
never stuffing or dressing. We cook that separately.

Stuffing inside a bird can easily cause food poisoning.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
tridim Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:52 PM
Response to Original message
3. I don't stuff
Stuffed stuffing is dangerous to eat due to salmonella. It's also soggy and unappetizing IMO.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
zbird Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:53 PM
Response to Original message
4. Nope, I don't stuff it either.
My mom never stuffed the turkey, so I don't stuff the turkey. I always worried that the turkey blood would get into the stuffing and make it nasty. Plus, it takes longer to cook a stuffed bird!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:53 PM
Response to Original message
5. You all are Freepers
the truth comes out now :evilgrin:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:53 PM
Response to Original message
6. Maveric, what you do to your fowl in the privacy of your kitchen
is no one's business but yours.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Left Is Write Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 07:54 PM
Response to Original message
7. Of course not. I have never stuffed the turkey.
My mother never stuffs the turkey, and her mother never stuffed it either.

I do make a delicious, fluffy (not heavy or wet) stuffing that is baked and served on the side. It never EVER sees the inside of a bird carcass.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Bridget Burke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:03 PM
Response to Original message
8. Alton Brown says you should never stuff the turkey!
He is the wizard of Good Eats, after all. Put some onions, celery, lemon, etc., in the cavity to impart flavor to the bird. Make a pan of dressing on the side, if you like.

Stuffing the bird leads to sogginess & possible salmonella.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
NC_Nurse Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:12 PM
Response to Original message
9. I only cook a turkey breast so the family
doesn't fight over the white meat...no place for stuffing.

I cook two different kinds of stuffing separately and that works just fine. I don't want food poisoning anyway...blah!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Wapsie B Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:14 PM
Response to Original message
10. I don't stuff it anymore.
I make the dressing separately. The bird will go on the grill and slow cook at approx. midnight CST.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Sporadicus Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:19 PM
Response to Original message
11. I Don't Stuff the Turkey Either
but I do make oyster dressing with the pan juices!
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Cerridwen Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:20 PM
Response to Original message
12. Nope. Don't stuff, either.
Stove top or homemade.

Cavity of bird gets veggies.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
signmike Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:32 PM
Response to Original message
13. I don't. I don't choke the chicken, either...
and nobody can prove I do.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
LeftPeopleFinishFirst Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:36 PM
Response to Original message
14. We used to, because we used to go over to my grandma's for T-day
But I'm a vegetarian so I never ate it, and there's only so much grease soaked bread four to six other people can consume...

So needless to say, we're skipping stuffing the turkey this year. We must be commies!

:)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
Amaya Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:37 PM
Response to Original message
15. That's just pure evil
:evilgrin:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
billyoc Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:38 PM
Response to Original message
16. Hell, I end up cooking all that stuff inside
that's still in the little plastic bags. :)
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
THUNDER HANDS Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:40 PM
Response to Original message
17. there's a dirty joke in here somewhere
waiting to be unleashed...

:evilgrin:
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:41 PM
Response to Original message
18. No, We don't stuff it either.
Stove Top is perfectly acceptable, better actually in my opinion than "real" stuffing.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
miss_kitty Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-24-04 08:42 PM
Response to Original message
19. try deboning it
(as in take out the skeletal system, not castration-an aside for any smart-arsed comments to follow)
then stuff it (not intended as a personal attack). The bird-the turkey-put stuffing in the turkey-it cooks faster, you can leave the stuffing in and ya slice it like meatloaf.
Printer Friendly | Permalink |  | Top
 
DU AdBot (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Apr 25th 2024, 04:37 PM
Response to Original message
Advertisements [?]
 Top

Home » Discuss » The DU Lounge Donate to DU

Powered by DCForum+ Version 1.1 Copyright 1997-2002 DCScripts.com
Software has been extensively modified by the DU administrators

Important Notices: By participating on this discussion board, visitors agree to abide by the rules outlined on our Rules page. Messages posted on the Democratic Underground Discussion Forums are the opinions of the individuals who post them, and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Democratic Underground, LLC.

Home  |  Discussion Forums  |  Journals |  Store  |  Donate

About DU  |  Contact Us  |  Privacy Policy

Got a message for Democratic Underground? Click here to send us a message.

© 2001 - 2011 Democratic Underground, LLC