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Default Millennials are disrupting Thanksgiving with their tiny turkeys

On Monday, November 19, 2018 at 10:33:58 AM UTC-6, Gary wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
> >
> > Cute Canada girl wrote:
> > > Turkeys beyond about 15/16lbs are stringy, far better if you need that
> > > much to cook two smaller ones.
> > >

> > That's kind of what I was thinking, lucretia.

>
> Totally untrue. I always buy 18-20 pounders. Nothing stringy
> about them except for the drumsticks that do have way too many
> tendons. Not at all like chicken drums. Maybe that's what you are
> referring to though.
>
> Also, I've been told that the larger turkeys have more meat per
> total pound but someone here said the opposite. Guess I'll have
> to google that one.


I always liked buying 22-24lbers back when I worked for a Military Industrial Complex contractor. I was earning pretty good MONEY in terms of $$/year, but the cost on my Karma was terrible!

Mother Gaia likes it a LOT better now that I help other people! I do too!

John Kuthe...