To ask whether you will be cooking your turkey/ Christmas meat tonight?

[Alice190720]

Just that really
DMIL is cooking her turkey tomorrow but I’d be too stressed to cook it on the day

Turkey done and potatoes are par boiled. Sprouts washed and trimmed and in the pan ready to cook. The other sides are quick and easy tomorrow. Starters are cold and just need plating and my sister is doing the deserts.

Nice chilled and easy day tomorrow as a result.

cooking for one tomorrow. i always time a roast so the meat comes out an hour before serving time to rest in foil - i then have the oven free to do roasties and piggies and stuffing (oh my!).

and yorkshires of course. it’s not christmas dinner without yorkshires.

Apple it is amazing 😂 my DS is older so was all for it.

He got me a book on umami (yes couple of presents opened too 😂) so we can use the leftovers to try out some recipes from it!

Theres only 3 of us. We dont need that much room in the oven. Bought a chicken crown ages ago, its defrosted in the fridge. Takes 1.2 hours. It not like I'm going anywhere.
Sick of eating Turkey for a week after Christmas.

I'm now feeling very prepared, I've cooked the gammon joint and prepped the turkey with herb butter and bacon, prepped the veg, made the roasties to reheat in the air fryer. Made the Jamie Oliver make ahead gravy with chicken wings and also made a vegan gravy for my mum. Very little to do tomorrow other than remember my timings so I can enjoy the day properly

We never do the goose the day before, never had an issue! This year only me and DH so we've got a duck...even less effort!

We always cook it on the day. I hadn't really thought of cooking it the night before tbh. I don't really like reheated poultry. It tastes funny to me. The only thing I might cook in advance, if we had it, would be ham.

When feeding 20 I do a lot the day before. This year, I've peeled the veg and prepped. All cakes, Desserts and cookies have been made today. Breakfast dough is prepped. Table laid. All left now is to bring the presents down... 🎄🎄🎄🎁🎁🎁

Never tried goose, but would like to

I don't eat meat but I made my 'turkey' this afternoon and it just needs rehearing tomorrow. Can't wait!!

I’ve par boiled the parsnips, potatoes and carrots ready for roasting and the gravy is made. The turkey is brining and I’ll cook it tomorrow

Turkeys done just letting it rest before carving

No, my husband used to set an alarm for 5am for the Turkey but this year we’re fewer so I’m doing a Wellington and that only takes about an hour.

Lamb and gammon cooked tonight, turkey crown will be cooked tomorrow.

No.

It's only a turkey, it needs time to rest which gives time to cook roasties and veg.

Surprised so many people do gammon and turkey. I've never viewed that as a combination. I usually have some over the festive period but not on Christmas day. I'm usually working Christmas eve so it tends to be a busier day than Christmas day and I don't find roast dinners that much hassle

Actually shocked by the amount of people cooking their turkey on Christmas Eve! Pre-sliced and reheated turkey sounds a bit school dinner-ish. It wouldn’t be Christmas dinner for me without the whole (freshly roasted!) bird being brought in to be carved at the table.

I can’t understand people who cook the day before, slice it cold and warm up in gravy, ugh. It should be against the law!

This is how I feel about it. Grim.

Cook meat, take out to rest, cook sides. Simple.

My gammon is too special to play bridesmaid to my turkey! 😂 I do gammon for Boxing Day dinner.

There'll be 5 of us tomorrow (almost today!).

Christmas dinner is just a glorified roast. DH will take the crown out of its brining at 8am; I'll do everything else tomorrow (today, now!); with the exception of the red cabbage/apple/vinegar thing I did today.

We will have a small bit of last nights spiced beef alongside turkey.

At home growing up, DM would cook the gammon on 24th for dinner, and would serve cold slices alongside the hot turkey on 25th.

@Sallydally91

Actually shocked by the amount of people cooking their turkey on Christmas Eve! Pre-sliced and reheated turkey sounds a bit school dinner-ish. It wouldn’t be Christmas dinner for me without the whole (freshly roasted!) bird being brought in to be carved at the table.

I agree, no wonder so many people think turkey is really dry it’s bound to be if it’s reheated

It's not dry! At least, not the way I cook it. Had plenty of hot turkey that has been so dry it sucks the moisture out of your mouth! It all depends on how it's cooked.

Also, I don't reheat it, if the slices are thin enough then the gravy heats it up. I prefer it cold on Boxing Day anyway.