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What size turkey?

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  1. yooperdave

    yooperdave

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    Kinda curious as to what size birds are out there being cooked today!

    Ours weighs in at just over 14.5 lbs. for the two of us and one guest.

    As a child, I remember the birds being well over 20 lbs at our house.

    So, How heavy is the bird you'll be enjoying today???
     
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    I hear that my buddy's mom, where we are going today for Thanksgiving, cooks 26# birds.

    There's 10 people. I think we'll be ok.;)
     
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    We cook a 20 pound so we have plenty of extra.
     
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    22# - leftovers a must have!
     
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    Mom did a 20 pounder today... I'm smoking two 12 tomorrow...
     
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    26# backyard bird.
     
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    WOW!
    It would appear that I am definitely in a minority here!
     
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    Right at 15 lbs.
     
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    13 pounder for 8 adults and 4 kids but the dressing and rolls is everyone's favorite here! We usually also do a half ham.
     
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    16.5 with 2.5 lb meat stuffing.
    5 people.
    Mom used to do 21 or so till i married.
    Then we did 3 turkeys, 21, 15 and a 15 for 30. 2 years in a row. Had to rent a 20 by 20 tent to fit us all in.
     
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    16 pounder for 6 folks not much left over perfect!
     
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  12. Grizzly Adam

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    On Saturday we had a 13.8 lb turkey for 5 of us. Tonight we are having a 4.5lb chicken for the two of us.
     
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  13. Grizzly Adam

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    Chicken Brussels sprouts and squash-sage gnocchi.
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    Looks delicious Grizzly Adam! Haven't had gnocchi in a long time!:drool:
     
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    We now make three different kinds! Look up Romanian aka semolina gnocchi for something that will blow your taste buds away.
     
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    Me neither...been almost a month now!
     
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    Ours was 20.5 lbs.. Have a 15 lb in the freezer.. Never tried smoking turkey... Interesting thought..
     
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    Well we are just doing a turkey breast tomorrow, it's 12 lbs, brining now.

    :drool:
     
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    Although.. some people try quitting smoking, cold turkey. :D
     
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    Some sort of connection there, no?:picard::whistle:
     
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