M&S turkey crown...

[lucysmam]

My dad's offered to buy our turkey for Christmas this year....has just text to see if I want an m&s turkey crown rather than whole bird...

my question to you is....Do I? (and, will it fit in my freezer? or will I have to sweettalk dp's mum into letting me use some space in her chest freezer?)

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Why not ask your Dad to pre-order it and you can pick it up nearer the time?
Then you'll save valuable freezer space , it'll be fine in the fridge if you get it a couple of days before and you don't run the risk of forgetting to defrost it.

I don't eat turkey, but I'd say there's a heck of a lot of waste with a whole bird, with the M&S turkey crowns it's 6-10 or 10-14.

Very nice of your Dad to offer to buy it

I much prefer to have the crown than a whole bird. All cooks at the same rate and less waste as previously said.

I also second getting it 22/23rd instead of freezing.

Good thinking batman, I haven't text back yet.

He does random stuff like this every now and again...last time was a giant box of wash powder on offer that I'm still using now

ditto. parents buying. turkey crown ordered. to collect on 23rd December. sorted.

We've stopped having turkey at Christmas but before we stopped would have a crown, so much easier to cook!

Same as everyone else, collect it day before, no defrosting.
Cooks better and no waste.

We had an m and s turkey crown last year and it was easy and delicious so we'll probably get one this year too.
I bought it early, froze it and then let it defrost in fridge for a couple of days before Xmas day.
It's a yes from me

A crown takes up less oven space too.

Be aware that the queues to collect m and s pre ordered Xmas stuff can be grim. My mum used to walk past m and s on her way to work at 7.45 and see people queuing for it to open at 9 on Xmas Eve morning.

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right, turkey crown it is & I shall ask dp's mum to watch the kids in case the queues are awful. thanks

And M&S turkey breast joint is very nice too. We've got it a couple of years for a midweek after work Thanksgiving-type dinner, worked out perfect every time.

If you are not a domestic goddess looking for ten gallons of stock for the freezer, leftover turkey pies of different sorts for a week and enough soup to feed an army, a crown is a great option. And it's a HECK of a lot easier to carve, especially if you aren't regular roast people.

I used to get a turkey crown from M&S years ago, as my work used to give vouchers instead of a hamper to employees. The benefits are it is just the breast meat on the ribcage so is a compact item to fit in your oven and you can fit other things in too; a whole turkey (particularly the smaller ones) has large bones with less meat on and a lot of people find the legs and wings less enjoyable anyway so it's wasteful unless you make a curry or something which makes it more appealing.

We used to have the 6-10 portion one for 4 adults and a child, plenty for Christmas dinner and sandwiches next day.

I always get a turkey crown from M&S every year. They're great - no waste (we all like the breast meat best). Even though there is only 6 of us to Christmas lunch (inlciding two children), I have ordered the one that feeds 10-14 as then there is plenty left over for sandwiches that day and Boxing Day. I would 100% recommend