I cooked 6 turkeys last week for my daughter, who hosted an event for 100+ people at her college. To save time and better utilize oven space, I decontructed all the birds prior to cooking. I braised the dark meat the day before (got the idea from America's Test Kitchen). I deboned the breasts, and cooked them on the event day in a 400 deg oven for a bit over 45 mins. Juiciest breat meat I've ever tried. Then I bumped the temp to 500 deg and heated up the dark meat for 20 mins. You couldn't even tell it was reheated.
Definitely not the Norman Rockwell presentation, but I'll be using this technique on Thursday for our 22 people. So much less stress!
Definitely not the Norman Rockwell presentation, but I'll be using this technique on Thursday for our 22 people. So much less stress!