If you are preparing a Thanksgiving meal next week, you may want to consider seeking some advice from experts. Some people will tune into the Cooking Channel's Turkey Marathon and others will use tried and true family recipes.
I recently had some time to sit down with our Half Day Kindergarten students in Mrs. Risinger's Class to ask them about some tips they may have for people cooking a turkey.
I recently had some time to sit down with our Half Day Kindergarten students in Mrs. Risinger's Class to ask them about some tips they may have for people cooking a turkey.
All generally agreed that it was important to cook the Turkey at the proper temperature. Ian suggested that you cook the turkey at 13 degrees for 13 minutes. This differed slightly from
Victoria's family recipe which calls for a much higher cooking temperature at 32 degrees for 34 minutes. Be sure to leave enough time to cook a turkey using this method. Nevaeh normally sets her oven to 75 degrees which of course results in a fast cooking time. No one wants to wait around for the turkey. The gravy could burn.
Victoria's family recipe which calls for a much higher cooking temperature at 32 degrees for 34 minutes. Be sure to leave enough time to cook a turkey using this method. Nevaeh normally sets her oven to 75 degrees which of course results in a fast cooking time. No one wants to wait around for the turkey. The gravy could burn.
Several of the students felt it was very important that you select the right size turkey. Chris was looking forward to his 200 lbs turkey that was to serve 20 people and Mary recognized that the cooking time would vary depending on the size of the turkey but anywhere from 6 to 10 minutes would be perfect for a juicy plump turkey of average size.
But the true culinary talents of these young chefs became apparent when they were asked how they would season their turkey. For those who enjoy that old fashion citrus tasting turkey, Nour recommended cooking it with orange juice and white rice. Malykai uses a more traditional method of "using the grease with the turkey baster stuff." Malykai also likes to stuff his turkey with "something green or yellow, like cheesecake." Who needs Pepperidge Farm?
Mila knows that everything tastes better with Catchup and of course, she would prefer to serve the turkey with cheese. Chris had a similar sentiment but for his own reasons. When asked what type of cheese he would serve with it, Chris offered "American. It's an American Holiday." Patriot spirit is alive.
Of course we couldn't talk about just cooking the turkey. After all, with guests joining you, presentation is everything. Victoria knows that a colorful display of bananas, strawberries and pineapples are the perfect touch to dress up a freshly roasted turkey.
Happy Thanksgiving to all our families!
