Christmas dinner preparations

[Colin Bells Boots]

Man, 69, charged after being caught ‘having sex with a CHICKEN in CCTV footage’ – The US Sun https://www.the-sun.com/news/601767...dium=sharebar_native&utm_campaign=sharebaramp

So that will be a " ready stuffed " chicken then ?

 

[Mazzarelli's Swiss Cheese]

Free range turkeys were £10 down from over £50 in Waitrose this afternoon, thought there was a shortage, lying bastards.

It's the miracle of Xmas mate. Up to Xmas eve the turkey is the most sought after thing in the butchers, then by the end of Xmas day everyone realises it's just a shit overgrown chicken that tastes crap.

 

[BLUEYESTU]

Spent 4 hours in the kitchen this afternoon doing all my prep, plus this year I thought I’d be a smart arse and brine the turkey. It was sat in a tub on the kitchen top while I’m chopping away quite happily and listening to Christmas tunes and then I notice the water on the floor. Fucking tub had a crack in it! Poultry water all over the place….
Anyway I got it all done and sat with a beer and the girlfriend gives me a Christmas Eve gift to open as a reward - a bloody Man City onesie! I can’t believe the club make these things.

Also can’t believe I’m sat in the thing :(

 

[Mr Ed (The Stables)]

Turkey has been in the oven since noon today sat on a trivet of various vegetables which will form the base for my gravy along with the giblets . I did the chef thing by putting butter under the skin as well and then butter all over it with some olive oil to prevent in burning. Salt and pepper over the bird and then dry cured streaky bacon from Albert Mathews of Bury all over the breast and 3 kg of chipolatas from the same butcher all over and inside the bird, like my late mother used to do.

Just checked in on it at 23.00hrs and its doing well.

I'll leave it in the oven on the lowest heat until maybe noon tomorrow then let it rest for a couple of hours covered in tin foil and a tea towel over it.

Just me and the wife so we won't have that much tomorrow, but my family are coming Boxing day and the 27th and it will be a feeding frenzy, the sausages won't last the day.

Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you fellow blues have a happy, prosperous, and healthy New Year. CTID

 

[Mr Kobayashi]

It's the miracle of Xmas mate. Up to Xmas eve the turkey is the most sought after thing in the butchers, then by the end of Xmas day everyone realises it's just a shit overgrown chicken that tastes crap.

And the big mark ups on Free Range Turkeys some as much as £100 in M&S on Friday.

Except all poultry have been indoors since 31st of October due to Avian Flu outbreaks. So not really worth the extra spend.

 

[RadcliffeRick]

Champagne in the fridge with smoked salmon at lunch.

Going full Keith Floyd after that. Sure it'll work out.

Supposed to make a trifle now. But it won't get touched so sacked it off

Full Keith Floyd?? Sup 3 bottles of red wine, argue with everyone, throw some people out of your house then sleep off the booze?

 

[Ste1969]

I remember when i was maybe 18/19 living at my parents. Came home home from a club maybe rotters at the time say 3 am. seeing this cooked turkey on the kitchen table with a food net over it. It was game on i tore into it and ate as much as i could. That was one bollocking the morning after.

 

[jrb]

Both my parents are from Hungary. Sadly they have both past away. My Mum used to make a specific Hungarian cake every Christmas. Only once a a year. I used to watch her make the cake in the kitchen. When the cake was baking in the oven the smell of the cake filled the Kitchen. She’d take the cake out, hot and golden brown, let cool down, cut it into slices, and sprinkle icing sugar lightly over the slices. She’d then let me take a slice off the platter. I used to sit there looking at the slice of cake with the biggest smile in the world in my face. It was always the best Christmas present I ever got as a kid and as an adult. Thank you Mum. :-)

 

[A57 the snake]

Turkey has been in the oven since noon today sat on a trivet of various vegetables which will form the base for my gravy along with the giblets . I did the chef thing by putting butter under the skin as well and then butter all over it with some olive oil to prevent in burning. Salt and pepper over the bird and then dry cured streaky bacon from Albert Mathews of Bury all over the breast and 3 kg of chipolatas from the same butcher all over and inside the bird, like my late mother used to do.

Just checked in on it at 23.00hrs and its doing well.

I'll leave it in the oven on the lowest heat until maybe noon tomorrow then let it rest for a couple of hours covered in tin foil and a tea towel over it.

Just me and the wife so we won't have that much tomorrow, but my family are coming Boxing day and the 27th and it will be a feeding frenzy, the sausages won't last the day.

Merry Christmas everyone and I hope you fellow blues have a happy, prosperous, and healthy New Year. CTID

Sounds superb!! I’ll be there in half hour

 

[Gareth Barry Conlon]

Trifle disaster ongoing here. Custard is not as simple as you would think....