11/26/10 I want to thank you so much for offering a great alternative to a frozen turkey! I cooked mine this morning, my first turkey ever, and it was great!! I don't eat meat, but I had 9 family members that loved it. The recipe I used said to pour a bottle of champagne and chicken broth over the whole bird and everyone said it was so juicy and tender, much better than a store bought bird. I was really hoping it would be worth it to spend so much on just the turkey. I even had to skimp a tiny bit on the sides, but everyone was full and happy afterwards so I guess it worked out! Luckily I got a big enough one to send leftovers home with everyone! Thank you so much for helping me make my first Thanksgiving so great! Hope to get another one next year! --E 11/28/2010 I wanted to tell you one more thing about your turkeys. I was talking with my mom today and she was telling me that my dad always gets really bad heartburn after eating turkey. The day after Thanksgiving they were eating leftover turkey sandwiches when they realized that dad hadn't gotten heartburn then or on Thanksgiving. Yet another reason why your turkeys are so much better than a frozen store bought bird. Thanks again-E 11/29/2010 We Loved the T-day turkey, as you say tender, moist and flavorful. We were surprised at how few drippings appeared in the bottom of the pan as compared to a Butterball turkey. This is obviously a good thing-we just had to work a tad harder to get our gravy made. Best-B 11/27/2010 Hi Diana, Just wanted to let you know that the turkey we got from you for Thanksgiving was wonderful! The best turkey we have ever had. Thank you. J @ T 11/29.10 Hi Diana, Just wanted to drop a quick line about the turkey. We had our own little Thanksgiving last night. The turkey turned out great and was delicious! We will definitely be repeat customers. And thanks for the cranberries-wasn't planning on doing some fresh sauce, but that was nice too. Hope your holiday was good. -Thanks again-J 11/30/10 Hi Diana, It was yummy! Not only on Thanksgiving but the leftovers have been great also. We used Chef Marc's high heat method. Cooked the turkey(16+ pounds) in two hours. It was nice and moist. Thanks and have a good holiday season! -D and L 11/29/10 We bought a turkey from the store to do a trial run on our Traeger BBQ before smoking one of your turkeys. Your turkey turned out much more moist compared to the one from the store. My dad, who is a meat connoisseur, was impressed with your turkey! -B & W 12/1/10 We picked up a turkey this Thanksgiving 18.2 pounds and it was the best turkey we have ever had!! Thanks! We will be back next year!! -J 12/1/10 Diana. We used a bag with butter & herbs and it turned out GREAT! We were surprised that it was so tender given that it grew up running around in the pasture!
-Zachary, Deanna, Eric & Katie
Tender Turkey 2012
Cooked 22 pound big boy for 3.5 hours @ 325F... checked him by opening the roaster lid and surprise, he was done and waiting (as he was dinner). I thought he needed 5 hours. The meat, both dark and white was very moist, cooked breast up, oil, salt, pepper. no basting.
Good food, thanks you all for being here and raising such fine food.... Gene H.