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  • Did the bird in the bag last year HUGE success, so bought it again from Waitrose. Follow the instructions to the letter for a great dish.
    Rest as advised .

    BUT and here comes the warning , the amount of liquid the bird ( crown) is
    sitting in after two and a half hours is amazing ......thats why its so moist.
    So split the bag over the sink / pan in sink if playing about with gravy.

    Cannot rate this bird in the bag high enough and I have being buying Real Meat/ organic Turkeys for over thirty years.
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    edited 27 December 2014 at 12:21PM
    We got a smaller turkey than normal this year. 5.6kg bird. We bought it from a loal butcher and paid £18.99. Bargain of the year I think. There was also 2 extra people staying. So here we are on 27th and all the turkey is gone!! Never been known before in my house, I'm usually freezing left over turkey, dividing the left overs into dinner sized servings and putting in the freezer, but not this year.

    I've got about 1/2 tin of roses left, few pieces of celebrations. Nobody's eaten any foxes biscuits yet, so got a whole 2 tins of those left. 3 crackers. 1/2 a trifle.
    I love a bargain. Now mortgage and debt free. hurray!!:smileyhea
  • Same in this house! Not a scrap of Turkey left and I had a bigger bird than you and I had 2 adults and 3 teenage kids lol. I have soooo much chocolate in the cupboard I'm gonna have to take some to work as it just won't get eaten :D
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    Did not get any chocolates this year. Only two of us on Christmas Day and out on 26th so had just Turkey breasts, so no leftovers. Loads of veg over the two days.
    Just pud and cake left. No good for the figure!
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    I would like to cook the Crimbo turkey in advance and re-heat the cold slices to serve hot. What's the best way to do it and what should the temperature of the meat be once re-heated?
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    I know people do it but if I cooked it the day before, like I have done sometimes, I'd prefer it cold with just gravy over it at the table. But I'm fussy and hate stuff reheated.
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    First of all when you cook the turkey, as soon as it is cool enough, put it in the fridge. Use within 2 days or freeze in useable portions.
    Wrap slices in foil and heat in the oven to at least 80C until hot. Make sure it's piping hot when serving and never re-heat more than once.

    Personally I wouldn't take the chance with either chicken or turkey as they can make you ill if not done correctly.

    I would have it cold, served with hot veg and gravy.

    Hope this helps.
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  • i put the cold cooked turkey slices in a shallow dish and cover with some of the gravy, watered down, put foil on and heat, it makes the turkey moist and no ones been ill yet!! i hate cold meat with hot gravy. It works with any meat.
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    themull1 wrote: »
    i put the cold cooked turkey slices in a shallow dish and cover with some of the gravy, watered down, put foil on and heat, it makes the turkey moist and no ones been ill yet!! i hate cold meat with hot gravy. It works with any meat.

    That's what I do too :) Never made the family ill from it.
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    themull1 wrote: »
    i put the cold cooked turkey slices in a shallow dish and cover with some of the gravy, watered down, put foil on and heat, it makes the turkey moist and no ones been ill yet!! i hate cold meat with hot gravy. It works with any meat.



    I do this too! its always been fine and it free's up the oven for all the yummy roasties and other stuff..
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