Comments on: Paper Bag Turkey

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:23:28 +0000

I’ve heard of that, too! But long, long ago …

Great tips for stock, Scotia!

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:01:41 +0000

How funny – I’m just the opposite. I want the burners but use the ovens rarely.

By: mango

mango — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:46:01 +0000

I have no idea. They sell these little gas ovens here but they have four burners on the top. I do not need the burners. I hate to buy a new stove with an oven while renting.
Most of the time the simple things are the hardest way to go.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:39:50 +0000

What kind of oven, do you know?

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:39:29 +0000

No live-blogging today – I have to write exams and I want everyone to enjoy Scotia’s diary.

By: mango

mango — Sun, 30 Nov 2008 13:53:47 +0000

Sounds delicious. No oven and I have not seen any peanut oil here. I am going to look for a convection oven next time I go to the city. How can folks live without an oven? I have a nice toaster oven but really, it just cannot handle more than half a turkey breast.

By: Scotia48

Scotia48 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:59:00 +0000

Actually, the other thing I do when cooking stock, is about halfway through cooking, I take out the long bones and crack them with a hammer covered with a baggie and then put them back in the stock to cook till the end. Adds a lot of flavor.

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:37:52 +0000

God, I’m going to do this!

I’m going to try it with a nice chicken, though …

By: Scotia48

Scotia48 — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:32:00 +0000

Biscuit,

Peanut oil is the secret to paper bag turkey. AND the best peanut oil you can get. That used to be Planters, now it is an Asian brand, Lion & Globe, that seems to have a better and stronger peanut flavor. I’m not saying it is too strong to cook with, just that it is better than other domestic brands.
Man, my stock is simmering now and smells divine! :dots:

By: biscuit

biscuit — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 22:23:26 +0000

Okay, so is peanut oil the secret to cooking in a brown paper bag?

My mom was a whiz at giblet gravy – actually, at all gravies. And roasting the bones before making stock is an old trick I’ve heard NObody mention in years!

Thanks, Scotia!