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Why do you wait 3 - 5 days after you kill a turkey before you cook them?
That is the idea - the birds that I rested 3 days seemed less tough than the 2 day ones. -
Why do you wait 3 - 5 days after you kill a turkey before you cook them?
Allowing the bird to rest allows rigor mortis to pass, which in refrigerated birds may take several days. If you kill it and cook it immediately before rigor sets in that should not be a problem. Generally meat is more tender if allowed to age for a few days before cooking.