Comments on: Our First Turkey, the Gravy Experiment Outcome

By: retro sweets

retro sweets — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 03:15:42 +0000

Nah, it’s OK. My husband lured me to make this one yesterday and I just enjoyed them with mashed potatoes (whilst they were having huge bites of fried chicken by my side). :) I’ll have to hunt one of those pink sugar and try them on me popcorns.

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Our First Turkey, the Gravy Experiment Outcome | kirstenr01 — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 20:29:16 +0000

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Our First Turkey, the Gravy Experiment Outcome | brandisc01 — Sat, 04 Dec 2010 01:06:26 +0000

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By: megan

megan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:56:59 +0000

Retro Sweets – Thank you! Sorry about the temptation, the idea will keep until you need it next.

By: retro sweets

retro sweets — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 09:55:23 +0000

I’m on a diet this week and your pictures make me want to skip it. I’ve haven’t got time to make gravy out of our leftovers but I will give it a shot some time soon. Thanks for the links.

By: megan

megan — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 01:09:28 +0000

Paola – Tell us more about Oxo, how is it used? Stews and the like? Do you think one could get it at the British imports store in Redmond?

By: paola

paola — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 23:42:00 +0000

Good grief. Marmite in gravy. Is nothing sacred? (You should try and acquire some Oxo cubes. Very ‘Marmite-y’ English stock cubes.) The whole of English cuisine is based on Oxo.

And wine (or vermouth) is better than dairy or stock for gravy…

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Our First Turkey, the Gravy Experiment Outcome | roxannep01 — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 16:52:18 +0000

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By: Seanna Lea

Seanna Lea — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 01:52:37 +0000

My mashed potatoes have so little salt in them that my friends said that the potatoes saved their salty gravy (brined turkey and serrano ham make a fairly salty gravy for the meat eaters).

By: Ellen

Ellen — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:40:25 +0000

Love the piped potatoes – I’m stealing that idea next year!

By: megan

megan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 19:35:37 +0000

Nicole – Thanks, they didn’t turn out as golden as I had hoped because I’d run out of butter (!) and didn’t have any to brush over the bowls before putting them in the oven. I hope to get a chance to do it again, and get a star piping tip that will work out better. Thanks so much for posting the recipe.

By: megan

megan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:59:39 +0000

Ok, so I did it wrong! Everybody forgive me!

By: diy-day.com

diy-day.com — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:58:29 +0000

It never occurred to me to use dairy in gravy. I usually use the dairy in the mashed potatoes themselves. (Tip: sour cream instead of milk…)

By: megan

megan — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 18:35:47 +0000

Kay – I am familiar with temp probes but I considered the cost, the number of times I’d use it per year (two, maybe) and the lack of space in our kitchen (it’s really a tiny kitchen) and decided I’d skip it.Thank you though!

By: kay

kay — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:52:27 +0000

I have to agree with Candace on the gravy. And salty gravy is a problem with the brining juices.

If you do not have a temperature probe with temp alarm, I totally suggest this for next time. I put the probe in shut the door and wait for it to tell me my turkey is 165 (or whatever temp it is supposed to be). Made my turkey roasting way easier.

By: Candace

Candace — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 16:16:51 +0000

The Southern part of me (my mother’s entire family is from Mississippi) cringed when you said you added dairy to the pan gravy. Dairy only belongs (in my humble opinion) in biscuit gravy, not pan gravy meant for turkey. Next time, use stock in place of the dairy and I think you’ll be pleasantly surprised.

And yes, those potatoes look absolutely magnificent.

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:58:30 +0000

I love the duchess potato bowl! What a great idea!

By: Steffy

Steffy — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:08:17 +0000

Your potatoes look magnificent.