Turkey question.

[LittleChickenLady]

Do they by any chance have turkeys that you can buy to cook that are about the size of a rotisserie chicken?

 

[cupman]

I think midget white is the smallest turkey breed and they weigh in around 10 pounds. I'm thinking it might be too big for a rotisserie.

 

[MeatKing]

I think if you have really good rotisery, and a small turkey would be fine.. Our rotisery wouldn't take that kind've weight, but the one I want does... Sounds hevenly though, look around? Maybe call grocery store in the am, and ask them to set aside their smallest?

 

[LittleChickenLady]

Well I don't really want it for a rotisserie, I just want a turkey about that size.
I was thinking about (trying to) make one for Thanksgiving, but the ones I always see are just too big and I think a lot of it would go to waste.

 

[debilorrah]

You could purchase a turkey breast that is about that size. Boneless usually.

 

[AquaEyes]

I cooked a bourbon red turkey in my rotisserie...yeah, it wasn't huge, but it definitely fit in there....please ignore the fact that I clean myself up and change for dinner AFTER I'm done preparing dinner.

 

[SC-ChickMom]

That looks yummy. Do you need a few more for Thanksgiving dinner?

 

[NancyP]

My midget white hens dress out comparable to a large chicken and are yummy.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

A Midget White hen would butcher out in the six to eight pound range.

 

[AquaEyes]

Quote:
It WAS yummy -- best turkey I ever had. I found a farm that sold pastured bourbon reds (at www.localharvest.org) and ordered one for Thanksgiving. The cooking time was about 2/3 what it would have been, pound for pound, if I roasted it in the oven -- which had a ham baking in there and no room for anything else. The turkey was rubbed all over with butter and seasoning, and ended up with a beautiful carmelized color and flavor. My guests said at first that it "looked funny" (they were used to the broad-breasted birds), but that once they got some in their mouths, they couldn't believe the difference. I'll never buy a conventional turkey for Thanksgiving again.