Turkey Safety Tips
TIP# 1
By now, I pray that you all have placed your turkeys in the fridge for thawing, if NOT, STOP and do so ASAP. If you haven’t done so, PLEASE don’t place it on top of your counter to thaw. Your TURKEY will be susceptible to all types of bacteria. Trust me you don’t want your guests to be awakened up out of their sleep in the middle of the night with horrific stomach cramps, because YOUR turkey was improperly thawed. My suggestion to you is to leave that frozen turkey in the freezer for CHRISTMAS and buy a thawed or partial thawed turkey. BUT if you want to be HARD HEADED and most of you WILL, place that turkey, with its wrapping still on, in a CLEAN sterilized SINK, run COLD water over it and let sit for about 4 - 5 hours, insuring that water remains cool, then stick it back in your fridge. That will get it partially thawed and it will continue to thaw HOPEFULLY safely in your fridge. So GOOD LUCK!
By now, I pray that you all have placed your turkeys in the fridge for thawing, if NOT, STOP and do so ASAP. If you haven’t done so, PLEASE don’t place it on top of your counter to thaw. Your TURKEY will be susceptible to all types of bacteria. Trust me you don’t want your guests to be awakened up out of their sleep in the middle of the night with horrific stomach cramps, because YOUR turkey was improperly thawed. My suggestion to you is to leave that frozen turkey in the freezer for CHRISTMAS and buy a thawed or partial thawed turkey. BUT if you want to be HARD HEADED and most of you WILL, place that turkey, with its wrapping still on, in a CLEAN sterilized SINK, run COLD water over it and let sit for about 4 - 5 hours, insuring that water remains cool, then stick it back in your fridge. That will get it partially thawed and it will continue to thaw HOPEFULLY safely in your fridge. So GOOD LUCK!
TIP#2
Here’s the PART EVERYONE needs to pay CLOSE ATTENTION to because again, you don’t want to get sick behind THANKSGIVING DINNER. Please try your BEST to time your TURKEY to be done along with your sides. Please don’t get up and cook your turkey at 8:00am and by 12:00pm it’s cooked, and NOT one side dish is done. Once your turkey is cooked, let it rest for about 15 – 30 min, if your sides are not completed and dinner is still some hours away, place your turkey in a cool area or in the fridge. You can reheat, it will not dry your turkey out if you reheat with a lid or foil over the top, BUT DO NOT let your TURKEY sit out, AGAIN it will be susceptible to bacteria that ONLY like to show themselves in the wee hours of the morning, LOL.
Here’s the PART EVERYONE needs to pay CLOSE ATTENTION to because again, you don’t want to get sick behind THANKSGIVING DINNER. Please try your BEST to time your TURKEY to be done along with your sides. Please don’t get up and cook your turkey at 8:00am and by 12:00pm it’s cooked, and NOT one side dish is done. Once your turkey is cooked, let it rest for about 15 – 30 min, if your sides are not completed and dinner is still some hours away, place your turkey in a cool area or in the fridge. You can reheat, it will not dry your turkey out if you reheat with a lid or foil over the top, BUT DO NOT let your TURKEY sit out, AGAIN it will be susceptible to bacteria that ONLY like to show themselves in the wee hours of the morning, LOL.
TIP#3
Look, the bottom line is this, maybe you haven’t gotten sick, BUT just because you haven’t does not mean that your guests won’t, especially the younger kids and older adults/senior citizens. Your hot side dishes should be HOT, and your COLD side dishes should be cool. Hope everyone has a blessed, YUMMY Thanksgiving!
