Poll of the Day > Who can you pay to cook you up a turkey dinner?

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Just go to Walmart, Publix or Boston Market and get a pre-made one

Plenty of restaurants, so long as you make reservations way in advance.

A private chef, if you've got enough money.

Various convenience stores, if you're willing to settle:

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Mom?

You have to order it ahead of time, grocery store delis. You're running out of time though, so place it soon if you want.

Yellow posted...

You're running out of time though, so place it soon if you want.

Lok's Canadian, so Thanksgiving was a month ago. He should still get on it soon if he wants one for Christmas, but if he just wants a turkey snack some time in the next few days there shouldn't be any demand issues.

turkey is delicious

For a couple years between my grandmother not being able to cook anymore (and her turkeys were always terrible anyway) and my taking over the cooking, my grandparents would get Thanksgiving dinner from Boston Market. But I think you have to order in advance, you can't just go in on Thursday and expect to grab something last minute.

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We got one from Cracker Barrel for Pandemic Thanksgiving.

Lokarin posted...

turkey is delicious

I've always found it too dry. I'd much rather just have chicken, or occasionally duck or goose.

Yellow posted...

You have to order it ahead of time, grocery store delis. You're running out of time though, so place it soon if you want.

I used to do that until a few years ago. Cost $50 for the meal.
Just saw this year's ad and it's $100 now!

Glad I switched to doing it myself. A frozen turkey costs like $6 and other than dealing w/ the innards (the neck and the rest is in bags....wish it wasn't "included"), it's the same as re-heating the pre-cooked turkeys except takes 2x as long in the oven.
Only thing you miss out on is the niche sides like cranberry jelly or such. For some reason, the only ones sold individually tend to be mashed potatoes and gravy. At least where I am. Need the dinner order to get the other sides. But you can make gravy from a powder packet and stuffing from a box in like 5 minutes each, and canned "cranberry loaf" (as I call it) is good enough....

Cranberry sauce is super easy to make and it tastes SO MUCH BETTER than the stuff from cans.

Combine 1/3 cup water, 2/3 cup orange juice, 2/3 cup sugar, and 1/3 cup brown sugar (tightly packed) into a saucepan and bring to a boil, stirring until the sugar is dissolved.

Add a 12 oz package of cranberries and reduce heat to a simmer. The cranberries will start to pop, which is lots of fun. Stir occasionally, and continue to cook until all the berries have exploded, about 10-15 minutes. The longer you cook it, the thicker the sauce will be, but it will also thicken after it cools.

Remove from heat and allow to cool for at least 20-30 minutes before refrigerating. You can make this several days in advance, IF you can keep from eating it because it's sooooo goooood.