Pre Cooked Turkeys

MissBehaving

Well, its nearly that time of year!!! :mad:
Every year it is the same thing. Stay at mum and dads. Wake up to Dad banging around the kitchen putting the turkey in at 8am. Gammon on to boil etc.
By the time we have the Turkey and Gammon they are both as dry as a bone!!! :doh:

What I wondered is... I remember last year that some retail outlets were cooking turkeys by order.
Does anyone have any experience with this? Is it worth paying extra for?

Dad would kill me if I took his routine away for a crappy turkey!! _pale_

Does anyone know of a good retailer that does this?

Thanks guys!! :snow_grin

Alleycat

I've not heard of it, but if your dad would be cross at the suggestion, could you sneak into the kitchen once the turkey is on and turn the oven down a bit, so it doesn't end up nasty and dry?

MissBehaving

lol @ Alleycat... I cant tell you how many times we have had dried turkey!

Had a look on both the Tesco and Sainsbury websites and couldnt find anything! Maybe i am just imagining a nice juicy turkey!! :P:p

tigerlily

If its any help, I cook my turkey on Christmas eve. Then just heat the amount we will need on Christmas day. If you put a little water in the dish with the meat and cover with foil it will stay nice and moist. I also prepare my veggies etc on Christmas eve aswell. It makes Christmas day much easier and means I'm not stuck in the kitchen all the time.

lyns_2

Nothing better than waking up to the smell of Turkey on Christmas morning.
I buy a crown now as it cooks quicker and i dont have to get up in the night to cook it .I find its less dry could you not offer to cook it to give him a brake this christmas