Turkey horribly off - advice for takign back please

QfanatiQ

I should add i use two 500g's of passata so that's one litre. Basically, take that base and add to taste. I also forgot i add one large green chilli to the meat mix. Again fine with or without.

You may like other herbs, more garlic, this that or the other.

I hope there is enough there to help people make a go of it.

Cheers.......Q

Brooker_Dave

QfanatiQ wrote: »

Can i also take back all other ingredients (pie) as i cannot use them?
I want and expect a lot more than just my money back, should i expect this?

Why would they refund you for anything other than the turkey?

I'm not sure that compensation is appropriate either.

alwaysonthego_2

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

Why would they refund you for anything other than the turkey?

I'm not sure that compensation is appropriate either.

I am surprised you didn't tell the op to demand compensation from the turkey's mother!!!:D

Brooker_Dave

alwaysonthego wrote: »

I am surprised you didn't tell the op to demand compensation from the turkey's mother!!!:D

It's xmas, time for good will to all compensation demanders.

alwaysonthego_2

Brooker_Dave wrote: »

It's xmas, time for good will to all compensation demanders.

You big softie

Blacksheep1979

noonesperfect wrote: »

Make a point that since turkey is usually cooked on 25th Dec why did THEY send you one with a use-by date of 26th Dec.

Probably something to do with the 26th being after the 25th therefore being used before the use by date?

10past6

noonesperfect wrote: »

Make a point that since turkey is usually cooked on 25th Dec why did THEY send you one with a use-by date of 26th Dec.

Eh

I double read the comment, am I missing something?

omen666

QfanatiQ wrote: »

Thanks guys, no one seemed patronising and i enjoyed reading all responses.

I am keeping the said (old bird) to take back in its full glory as even one day after its use by day (kept in fridge) it should NOT be like it will be!

I have learnt, i should get more than just my money back. But lets be honest, i woudl have rathered a full crimbo meal over this! Such is life.

Recipts have been kept, originally as i was gettgin stuff delivered. Checked Turkey was same price as bought (in case) they were all indivually priced.

SO yes, taking back Turkey and pie ingredients and some veg i was not abel to use today and not able to program into my forth coming meals (as i would have liked as i am not keen on waste).

As for the Q above RE Jamies and Turkey, go to good old google and type in Jamie Oliver sweet leek and turkey pie, mmmmmmmmm!!!!

The meat balls were awesome. I do a passata sauce with very finly chopped mushrooms and one read onion (very fine!!!), plus a glass of red wine and about two (yes two ) glasses of olive oil (vrgin), in the meat balls it is 500g lean mince beef and 250g lamb, seaoned with pepper, salt, thyme and rosemary (as you liek to taste) and one glove (or more if you like) of garlic with an egg to bind.

This makes about 12 evenly sized meatballs. I use a sqaure dish about 30x30cm

In oven on low (140) for an hour i then wack it up to 180 after i have done my three cheese mash (and chuck that in the oven) for the final bit (mash starts to brown). It will be almost blackened on top, but this on the matballs fat making it CRUNCH on top and soft from there below in the sauce.

Enjoy.

Cheers......Q

Think you may have had too much of that red wine from your recipe before you typed that out.

noonesperfect

Blacksheep1979 wrote: »

Probably something to do with the 26th being after the 25th therefore being used before the use by date?

You're missing the point. How is anyone supposed to use up an entire turkey in one day when there is so much else to eat. In any case, who wants such a short-dated turkey? Poultry can "turn" in the blink of an eye. I would have been furious if I'd had a "fresh" turkey delivered with such a short use-by date.

No store is mentioned, I wonder, by the wording of the original post, "this is not just christmas food, this is *** food"??!!

I hope the OP gets a full refund for the turkey.

zappster1966

Noooooo ... surely the use by date means you've got to cook it by the 26th, then once it's cooked you've got another day or two left for leftovers, sarnies etc ?

Jeesh. I sure hope that's what it means. Otherwise we've been doing it wrong year after year.