Originally Posted by Trumpy
Greg,
A couple of years back, my older sister called me up and asked me if I could possibly "bone out" a turkey for her.
I said maybe, when I had this in front of me, it seemed enormous.

Sharpen the knife and remove all of the meat without removing the skin, because that is where all of the flavour is.
We obviously had to take the wings and drum-sticks off.
She made all of the stuffing and we made it into a rolled roast, baked it in a fan oven for 2 hours, basted it in the juices and some cranberry sauce, after the centre was at 51°C, we took it out of the oven and rested it.
No one more than me was more amazed as to how that came out.
It is either over-cooked, or it's food-poisoning. grin

Interesting...the authorities here recommend a turkey is safe to eat when the breast temperature is 73°C. 51°C isn't all that warm, cooking-wise. I always manage to over-cook the breast meat somehow.

I've had deep-fried turkey once. It was really good. And no accidents in its cooking. The chef (a relative) took to heart the video produced by the fire department showing what happens when you fry turkey the wrong way.