BristolUK

I know everyone has their preferred methods of preparation/cooking but what about cooking from frozen?

I thought it was a no-no to cook unthawed poultry

Last Xmas Superstore/Loblaws advertised Butterball Turkeys at a silly price and I bought one, even though I had the one for xmas already.

Or rather, they sold out but made their own equivalent available for the same price.

I cooked it earlier this year and it was easily the best Turkey I have ever cooked - better than my mum's too, but sshhhh.

I was so impressed that when the offer came around again I bought another. It was Butterball this time.

But the label says to cook from frozen. It actually says not to thaw.

Anyone done it?

nikki dreaming

we just used the exact same one, and also for xmas last year, tasted fab, didnt dry out and nice and easy

Like you, was a bit worried as had always seen they should be thawed out, but this one is specific in that you have to cook from frozen

Novocastrian

I've no idea, but what could possibly be the problem?

I await enlightenment.

BristolUK

Well that's weird.

Back before t'internet I was always aware of newspaper/magazine articles and TV progs stressing the importance of thawing properly.

The net is full of sites saying how it should be done and why it needs to be done.

Out of curiosity I searched about cooking from frozen and there are loads of sites about how it's okay to do that too.

If I search on healthy consumption of chips and beer, I wonder if I'll find loads of sites saying that's okay too.

the_connors76

We cooked from frozen last Christmas and it was easily the best turkey ever, moist and delicious! We'll be doing it again this year for sure!

Aviator

We BBQ turkey and cooking from frozen the outside would cook and burn before the inside had thawed or cooked. If poultry is not cooked right through it can give you the squits or worse.

A turkey done on the BBQ is way better than in an oven.

Novocastrian

No argument there. If you're doing a BBQ it'd be really dodgy.

How big a beer can do you need?

Jingsamichty

The best turkey I ever ate was cooked 'Southern style' by friends from Louisiana and Texas. It was deep-fried in a cauldron of boiling oil.

Now THAT was a moist turkey.

Steve_P

Atlantic Xpat

*** Should you decide to deep fry a turkey, please defrost in first. Time spent in hospital with third degree burns is not a good thing. ***

dbd33

I enjoyed one of those. The hosts didn't have a back yard so they cooked it on the pavement, sidewalk to them, in Brooklyn. It drew a crowd.