What Turkey Should I Buy?

Check out what Chowhounds say before you do your Thanksgiving shopping.

I’ve been reading some of the posts and they all say you shouldn’t brine a Butterball turkey. Why and what would happen? I have a small one that I was going to brine & fry for Thanksgiving (as a second turkey for...

A creepy video produced by a PETA volunteer undercover at a slaughterhouse makes us think about the ethics of both killing animals and advocating for vegetarianism.

I was planning to order an Amish turkey from a local market for T-Day, and I got to thinking, what is the difference among the different types of turkey: heritage, Amish, smoked, etc. etc.? What have you tried? What do you...

A kosher turkey (or chicken for that matter) is going to be better generally than Butterball or other mega-commercial operation. Me, I opt for a free-range fresh turkey. Next year I hope to find a heritage breed turkey rather than...

The lady in front of me last night at the supermarket was buying a Bell & Evans turkey. She commented that she bought it because she couldn’t find a 26 lb. Butterball. She had never heard of Bell & Evans, and was a little...

I was looking at the Butterball brand turkey breasts in the freezer section of my grocery store and didn’t see any butter or other dairy ingredients. I also remember reading somewhere (and of course can’t find it now)...

anything as long as it’s not a butterball!!! do you really want your food injected with a bunch of stuff that you’re not supervising? i don’t know where you’re located, but i’d be willing to bet you...

I’ve been happily using the Silver Palate Butterball cookie recipe for years, but I really liked (and now can’t find) a variation The Boston Globe printed last December. It called for melted butter, and perhaps there...

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