Do You Baste the Turkey?

November 13, 2008

34 Comments

I've never cooked a turkey before. But I think it's best to baste the turkey several times thru out the cooking process.

bekbork 4 years 27 weeks

I brine and then put herbed butter under the skin. You seriously never need to open the oven unless you are checking the internal temp to see if it's done yet.

SorceressJade 4 years 27 weeks

No No No, do not open the oven.Besides, brining and cooking breast down is waaaay juicier.

SorceressJade 4 years 27 weeks

No No No, do not open the oven. Besides, brining and cooking breast down is waaaay juicier.

danielle854 4 years 27 weeks

My mom does the turkey!

danielle854 4 years 27 weeks

My mom does the turkey!

sanscravat 4 years 27 weeks

I baste -- but not because it makes the turkey moister (turkeys, like us, do not absorb moisture through their skins). I baste so that the juices will give the skin a tasty and eye-appealing glaze. Only a fool (or someone who has been duped by a nutrition-nazi) would turn down a piece of that beautifully browned skin. Look, we're all going to die sometime, but dying after purposely avoiding one of the reasons for living is just pitiful.

sanscravat 4 years 27 weeks

ruthieroo 4 years 27 weeks

I brine my turkey as well and it does really comes out just perfect.

roxyb 4 years 27 weeks

We inject & baste...mmmmmmmmmmmmmm...turkey...

mtiger 4 years 27 weeks

My mom always cooks the turkey, and she bastes it. Yum...I'm ready for Thanksgiving!

lawchick 4 years 27 weeks

ilanac I don't eat turkey either, but I cook it every year for my family's Christmas Eve dinner and sometimes for Thanksgiving. My mom was going to buy a precooked turkey (like Honeybaked) one year rather than cooking, and I thought everyone would be disappointed, so I offered to cook it (mom doesn't like dealing with the raw bird and waking up insanely early), and have been doing it ever since.

Soniabonya 4 years 27 weeks

lol. Mama always said to butter, and baste the turkey. halfway through the cooking we foil it and continue to baste. we have never had a problem with the lack of moistiness from out turkey. now my tummy is rumbling in anticipation. . .

Jude C 4 years 27 weeks

I second everything TidalWave said! :)

TidalWave23 4 years 27 weeks

We'll share the skin and you can have all the dark meat... If anyone else wants to give up their turkey skin, please let Jude C and I know, post your home addresses, and if you could... have a couple pina coladas at the door waiting for us :cocktail: Happy Thanksgiving everyone!

TidalWave23 4 years 27 weeks

Stupidasscat 4 years 27 weeks

I soak cheese cloth in a wine/butter/herb mixture and put that on the bird.

Jude C 4 years 27 weeks

We'd get along at Thanksgiving dinner (besides fighting over the skin)--I'm all about the dark meat.Mmm. Turkey. :feedme:

Jude C 4 years 27 weeks

We'd get along at Thanksgiving dinner (besides fighting over the skin)--I'm all about the dark meat. Mmm. Turkey. :feedme:

TidalWave23 4 years 27 weeks

The skin IS delicious... I usually only eat turkey breast (since I'm not a fan of dark meat) and I will seriously stab someone with a fork if they deprive me of the skin with my turkey breast! :feedme:

Jude C 4 years 27 weeks

The skin's delicious!

Jude C 4 years 27 weeks

The skin's delicious!

ilanac13 4 years 27 weeks

well i haven't made a turkey since i don't eat meat/poultry/fish - but i think that if i did, then i would baste it. that's kind of how i grew up making it and it's always turned out well.

TidalWave23 4 years 27 weeks

Damn Jude C - I was gonna call dibs on the skin! :drool: