Somebody Help This Poor Pilgrim Out

Posted on November 14th, 2011 1:40pm by Sarah Reiss
Filed under Holidays, somebody help this poor girl out, Thanksgiving

While we spend a lot of time every year compiling our Thanksgiving menus into a list that contains several take-and-bake turkey options—we have yet to taste and rate every single one of the birds. So, be a pal and help Emily find the best in town:

Has SideDish covered the best turkey to buy for Thanksgiving dinner?  I can’t seem to find anything like that.  I’m planning on cooking our meal from scratch, and just curious if SideDish has any input on where to buy the best fresh turkey…  Have bought from Whole Foods before, and wonder if there were other/better options…
Thanks,
Emily

11 comments

  1. Kuby’s.

    @ 2:06 pm on November 14, 2011

  2. Kuby’s or Urban Acres.

    @ 2:24 pm on November 14, 2011

  3. Save yourself the trouble and order a smoked turkey from Kuby’s – focus on the side dishes – best turkey I’ve ever had.

    @ 2:53 pm on November 14, 2011

  4. I like the heritage turkeys from Central Market, the brined turkeys from Hirschs and one year I ordered a pastured turkey from one of the local farms – all great options

    @ 3:19 pm on November 14, 2011

  5. Rudolphs

    @ 3:22 pm on November 14, 2011

  6. Natural Market offers several fresh options. Wonderful, hormone-free, tasty birds.

    @ 4:57 pm on November 14, 2011

  7. red, hot & blue smokes a pretty good turkey, too

    @ 8:13 am on November 15, 2011

  8. http://www.gobblegobble.com/

    It’s smoked, so not ‘fresh’ but its awesome!

    @ 9:37 am on November 15, 2011

  9. Check out LDDs recent recommendation:

    http://blogs.dallasobserver.com/cityofate/2011/11/lauren_drewes_danielsthis_week.php

    @ 11:26 am on November 15, 2011

  10. Local Yokal did have local, pasture raised turkeys, though they may be all out by now. Call them or Urban Acres to see if you can track one down. If you’ve got one slow cook it in an outdoor rotisserie grill. We did that last year, and it turned out better than Kuby’s.

    @ 8:17 am on November 16, 2011

  11. Thanks all – most places listed were out by the time I reached them, and we prefer roasted (brined, etc.) to smoked, so we’re going back to Whole Foods for the organic Diestel Farms turkey. Was a hit a couple years ago, will happily do it again!

    @ 12:21 pm on November 17, 2011