Man wins family contest by serving 72-pound turkey

That's bigger than the biggest turkey his sister has ever roasted -- by 25 pounds. (Take that, sis!) I assume he now he has to find a 100-foot Christmas tree to win another holiday contest. (Minneapolis Star Tribune | Associated Press)

Comments

[buddy]

you know what they say about men with big turkeys...

[thomas]

We raised turkeys for a time, and allowed them limited roaming near the house and barn. The largest topped out at 50 lbs, and was known to prevent people from getting out of their cars when visiting. Beautiful to watch all the males displaying. My big bird fed a lot of people, and was quite tasty despite being tougher than boiled owl. There must have been poultry steroids in the story's bird.

What oven does a 72 pounder fit into?

[Cherie]

the article said they used a Chef Sized oven. Wow...at 59 weeks he was all used up...sad. At least he got to sew his wild oats before he was slaughtered.

[Sheila]

KC? We're waiting.

[Rob]

Holy crap! Dibs on the drumstick.

[KC]

Here's a holiday tip of the hat
To the man with a turkey so fat
It never could shove in
A regular oven.
His sister will never top that!

[KC]

[And another...]

Well, all I can think of is "Zounds!"
At seventy-two (count -em) pounds,
Just think about later:
The refrigerator
With leftover turkey abounds!

[Mook]

Mmm, think of all the turkey-based meals to come... turkey sandwiches, turkey soup, turkey loaf, turkey casserole, turkey and rice, turkey cupcakes, turkey oatmeal, turkey ice cream, turkey custard, turkey cake, turkey terkey trkey trk trk trk

[Jen]

Never mind the size of the turkey.
Forget about the oven.
How many people did it feed.
How far'd they spread the lovin'?
Berma Shave!

[yucca]

Egads, I dry heave a little just thinking about MORE turkey.

Except Wild Turkey.

[Mikey]

Ummm, Sew clothes. Sow wild oats.

[Mikey]

Nice one Jen. Wonder where you use the Burma Shave?

[Sheila]

Thank you, KC.

[phantom]

Hey KC, that job offer still applies

[thomas]

The last of my bird remains will be devoted to Turkey Curry over Basmati rice. Highly recommended to those heaving over the thought of the usual leftover treats, and it makes your home smell like an exotic vacation.

[NellAgain]

Turkey curry is always my first resort to left over turkey. Actually to left over anything. We lived in close quarters with an Indian family for a while so learned to make lots of yummy stuff.

I like a vindaloo, but have friends with wimpy tastebuds so I do something a little lower on the Scoville scale. I make my own chutney (its actually quite easy and fun to astonish people with).

I smoke a lot of meats as well--smoked chicken breast is easy to do and wows them at the potluck. am in the early stage of building a cold smoker so I can smoke cheese.

[thomas]

It's not curry if your ears don't itch.

Fresh mango chutney,,,,oh my.

Smoked food is a gift from creator, and a surefire way to spread blessings at a potluck. Easy to do in many improvised ways.

Salmon over alderwood on a foggy northern Montana river. Got capers NellAgain?

[yucca]

I love smoked food. The hands down favorite fish is Kokanee a.k.a. blue back or landlocked sockeye salmon. I went to lake Koocanusa a couple weeks ago and caught over 150 fish in three days.(completely legal) I smoked them and watched them disappear.

[yucca]

I also like smoking...eh, well you know.

BTW part of the smoked Kokanee disappearing act was due to a smoked Yucca. Nothing like a creeping high to help your appetite. Insatiable appetite with attainable pleasure.