Forgot boxing day meal!

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Cliphead replied

28 December 2010, 13:02
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Nice. But good luck trying to time anything We used to have a coal-fired range and while lovely, it was a definite art to cook anything.

I don't have an Aga here but used to have in the old place. Once I got used to it was fine to cook on.
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d000hg replied

28 December 2010, 12:02
Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

No timer on an Aga.

Nice. But good luck trying to time anything We used to have a coal-fired range and while lovely, it was a definite art to cook anything.
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Cliphead replied

28 December 2010, 11:58
Originally posted by d000hg View Post

Maybe I missed something obvious, but what about just setting the oven timer to come on at 4am?

No timer on an Aga.
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d000hg replied

28 December 2010, 11:55
Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

I spent ages trying to talk a friend's wife out of - wait for this...

Part cooking the huge turkey on Christmas eve and finishing it off on Christmas day to save time

Maybe I missed something obvious, but what about just setting the oven timer to come on at 4am?
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norrahe replied

27 December 2010, 23:10
Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

Quickest route to food poisoning.

Hell yeah, you can parcook certain foods but not a whole bird.

You can cook the turkey in advance, let it rest and then slice it and re-heat the slices you need.
Another thing you can do is par boil the spuds in advance, and then stick them on a roasting tray in the freezer, once they have frozen separately, stick them in a freezer bag. You can then in the day bung them in the oven in a roasting run of hot oil.

Gravy can also be done in advance, always make extra when you do your Sunday roasts, keep them in the freezer and then you can mix them with stock on the day and boil them with giblets and red wine.

Last edited by norrahe; 27 December 2010, 23:26.
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Cliphead replied

27 December 2010, 22:31
Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post

Whaaaaat?!?!?! Wow. What an incredible idea.

Quickest route to food poisoning.
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MaryPoppins replied

27 December 2010, 22:29
Originally posted by Cliphead View Post

I spent ages trying to talk a friend's wife out of - wait for this...

Part cooking the huge turkey on Christmas eve and finishing it off on Christmas day to save time

Whaaaaat?!?!?! Wow. What an incredible idea.
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Cliphead replied

27 December 2010, 21:22
Originally posted by norrahe View Post

kfc bucket

I spent ages trying to talk a friend's wife out of - wait for this...

Part cooking the huge turkey on Christmas eve and finishing it off on Christmas day to save time
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norrahe replied

27 December 2010, 20:50
Originally posted by MaryPoppins View Post

What the fack is one of them?

kfc bucket
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MaryPoppins replied

27 December 2010, 20:02
Originally posted by Wilmslow View Post

At my grandfathers in a small village in West Scotland. I got a nice quick cooking chicken roast but mum forgot to take this. Found a local co-op selling chickens, but takes 2 hours to cook. Not happy as we wanted to be on the road at 5pm. Wish me luck as I will be driving back a very pissed off mardy mum with me through black ice and snow. Happy holidays.....

What the fack is one of them?
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Wilmslow started a topic Forgot boxing day meal!

26 December 2010, 16:24
Forgot boxing day meal!

At my grandfathers in a small village in West Scotland. I got a nice quick cooking chicken roast but mum forgot to take this. Found a local co-op selling chickens, but takes 2 hours to cook. Not happy as we wanted to be on the road at 5pm. Wish me luck as I will be driving back a very pissed off mardy mum with me through black ice and snow. Happy holidays.....
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