Turkey

When is the best time to pull your turkey out to thaw if your house isn't warm all the time just sometimes -- when do yall put yours out ? Wed -morning maybe im thinking let it sit out or do yall think sooner than that to have it totally thawed out I would think Wed-morning ? And then Wed--night put it back in ref-- or Tuesday night put it out lol---just wondering when yall put yours out? How have yall always done it ?
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I have heard where some cook theres the night before half way then the next morning finish cooking it Ive never done that before I usually start it Thanks giving day real early then by say 11 its done:  

I have the largest Turkey ever--have to feed a lot of people lol

cool1 wrote:I have the largest Turkey ever--have to feed a lot of people lol

I have a 21 lb turkey. I have had it in the refrigerator thawing since Friday. This size takes 4-5 days to thaw. You cannot leave a turkey on the counter to thaw. If necessary keep it wrapped a thaw in the sink filled with water. (Tap water not hot water) a 20 lb turkey will thaw in water in 2 days...or figure 30-40 minutes per pound.

I won a 12 lb turkey from WEBY in a radio call-in contest.
Finally I have something to show for the hundreds of hours I've wasted listening to the blather on that station.

Joanimaroni wrote:

cool1 wrote:I have the largest Turkey ever--have to feed a lot of people lol

I have a 21 lb turkey. I have had it in the refrigerator thawing since Friday. This size takes 4-5 days to thaw. You cannot leave a turkey on the counter to thaw. If necessary keep it wrapped a thaw in the sink filled with water. (Tap water not hot water) a 20 lb turkey will thaw in water in 2 days...or figure 30-40 minutes per pound.

yes thats what we are doing.

oh and I dont think its a good idea to cook it half way then finish later. no, I would not do that.

Ours will go in the oven betyween 5-6am, always done before mid day so we can cook pies. cakes and other stuff done day before.

Our turkey is almost 20 pounds.  I moved it from the freezer section to the cold section of the fridge this past Saturday morning.  It'll go into the oven around 7 am on Thursday.

I bought a Publix frozen one.  Hope it's good.

oh gosh im taking mine out and putting it in fridge right now

another question I bought cool whip and put it in freezer--I asked a young girl I thought she knew --she said take it out day before and put it in fridge is that right ? I have to buy another tub but im kinda worried did I do the right thing with the one in freezer?

im going to wait till around Wed--to buy pumpkin pie if they still have them.

cool1 wrote:another question I bought cool whip and put it in freezer--I asked a young girl I thought she knew --she said take it out day before and put it in fridge is that right ?  I have to buy another tub but im kinda worried did I do the right thing with the one in freezer?

Yes, I would take frozen cool whip out of the freezer and put it in the fridge the day before.  So that it'll be thawed out for your Thanksgiving pie.  A tub of it will keep fine in the fridge for a week or so.

Ok thank you Neko  

cool1 wrote:oh gosh im taking mine out and putting it in fridge right now

Cool you may need to put your turkey in the sink tomorrow and cove it with water.

I will Joni for sure.