to refuse to let my mum cook this on christmas day???

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She wants to cook one of these

I am helping her on Christmas day to cook the dinner. She has gone to a lot of trouble planning out all the veg and accompaniments which all sound delicious. But I really would like something a little more special than that. It isn't even an issue of cost! I have offered to buy a proper joint of meat and cook it. She said we will discuss it later but I don't want to leave it too long or we wont be able to order one. So I am going to order a boned and rolled turkey breast which can still be bunged in the oven but will taste much nicer.

Yuk! YANBU!

yeah I'm with you.. those are for when you want to cook an emergency dinner. they're nice enough but not for Christmas.

Instead of getting her back up.. why don't you get a joint of beef to go with it or some other meat. Nothing like 2 different types of meat on christmas day.

I'm a vegetarian and even I know YANBU!

Ew. That sounds absolutely revolting. YANBU.

Ooooo, those are minging!

And I really wouldn't touch anything made by Bernard Matthews.

You can buy a naice chicken for a fiver.

This is one of the many things I hate about Christmas.

Can't people just enjoy it without all the blooming moaning.

Oh, yes. Your idea is much better!

Not sure you can 'refuse to let' a grown adult do something?

Cook your own meat

Nooooooo YANBU! Why does she want this??

YANBU.

If she is thinking in terms of a smaller amount of meat she could do a turkey breast joint instead, or a chicken as suggested by pp. Or anything really, other than one of those

Can't people just enjoy it without all the blooming moaning.

To be fair to the OP, I don't think I could enjoy one of those on any day of the year. They are like the pre-chewed gunk that cheap chicken nuggets are filled with.

OP, YANBU.

I couldn't cook my own meet, that would look snobby. She is going to so much effort with everything else and has just kind of gone "oh that will do" with the meat. It seems a real shame. I know she wanted that because she can just stick it in the oven. Well if I got the boned rolled turkey breast from our local farm shop she could do exactly the same. Its all prepared and ready.

I'm not moaning, it just seems a shame. She said she wants the dinner to be special. My other sister is on wine duty and has bought some lovely posh wine which we would never usually have, other sister is bringing really nice pudding. That would kind of be a real anti climax.

Why would anyone want that? If she really wants simple and cheap, even regular turkey breast fillets from the supermarket for £3 would be better! But you can't exactly 'refuse' her, she can do as she pleases. Just buy something else and let her get on with her meat imitation.

Link doesn't work for me. What is it?

cross-post OP, sorry!

a processed turkey roll thing from Bernard Mathews.

Maybe you misunderstood and she's buying it as a naice treat for the cat?

"Pre-chewed gunk"

Do you have any pets?

I wouldn't eat anything from Bernard Matthews.

I think I'd have a bloody moan if I learned of plans to feed me the mashed up arseholes of abused chickens.

YANBU. It is £2 for a reason - it will be foul.

Can someone go organic, and offer to provide an organic contribution?

YANBU - I buy the pre stuffed turkey crown from M&S it just requires bunging in the oven as well. Go ahead and order it, I'd be really disappointed if I was served what she has picked for my turkey on Christmas day.

We had a Lidl 3 bird roast last year as there was just 3 adults. Something a bit special and different, but not excessive. DS had chicken drumsticks as the stuffing was unsuitable for his allergies.

YANBU. Just no.