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If you’ve never seen one in action, consider thi If you’ve never seen one in action, consider this a nudge to get a fat separator for your Thanksgiving gravy!! This magic little guy makes it easy to get all the flavor-filled drippings from your pan, while leaving the fat behind that would prevent emulsification. 👏 Get yours for 20% off now through Thanksgiving in-store or at gygi.com!
Get your butter fingers ready! Now that we’ve dr Get your butter fingers ready! Now that we’ve dry brined our turkey (you’ll notice at home how dry and taught the skin has become! The salt did its job!), it’s time to rub-a-dub-dub some butter all over and start roasting!A couple tips:Do NOT rinse or wipe off your brine. You’d be rinsing away all the flavor!Remember how we loosened the skin from the meat before brining? That makes it easy peasy to separate again to get some butter inside.Use whatever butter you’d like—make some flavorful compound butter ahead of time, or use plain salted or unsalted—it all works!After buttering, your turkey is ready to go straight into the oven (or roaster, or smoker). Because you’ve salt brined and buttered the entire surface, there’s no need to baste while baking, but you’re welcome to do so if you really want.Add aromatics on top of the veggies in your pan as well as above the butter layer—we used whole sprigs of rosemary!
There’s always a concern for flavoring your grav There’s always a concern for flavoring your gravy when it comes to spatchcocking… if you’re not stuffing your bird with all the good veggies and aromatics to give the drippings their best shot at bold flavor, then how the heck do you make the best gravy??Well, all you’re doing is moving those veggies and herbs to the bottom of your baking sheet, UNDER the turkey. Admittedly, you’re not going to get a TON of drippings from a spatchcocked turkey, but what you do get is such amazing, compounded flavor, you won’t miss doing it the other way. We owe this technique to all we’ve learned from @chefmartinearlUse this as a chance to clean out your fridge, flavor your turkey drippings for the best gravy, help create humidity in your oven, or what we like to call it: chef’s treat. Good luck trying not to pick at all those veggies once the turkey is done roasting. 🤌 stay tuned, we’ll walk you through the gravy-making process!
Dry brining your turkey is easy as 1, 2, 3! Pat yo Dry brining your turkey is easy as 1, 2, 3! Pat your turkey dry, then add your salt & seasonings ALL OVER—the top, sides, underside, between the wings & thighs, under the skin directly on the meat—EVERYWHERE. Then arrange your bird onto a baking sheet, tucking the wings and turning the legs outward, then refrigerate UNCOVERED for 1-3 days before roasting. Easy 👏 peasy 👏
We could chat all day every day about our love for We could chat all day every day about our love for Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt. And about the world changing turkey technique that is dry brining. But you truly won’t know how amazing it is until you try it! Year after year we receive messages of thanks for teaching this process, and not to toot our horn but, dry brining your turkey just might save Thanksgiving. There, we said it!Get everything you need for dry brining success (except the turkey) for 20% off now through Thanksgiving in-store and at gygi.com!
We may have sped things up a bit for show, but spa We may have sped things up a bit for show, but spatchcocking your turkey won’t take longer than about 5 minutes—promise!! Remember, this allows for a quicker cook time, even cooking surface area, crispier skin, and juicier meat 👌👌👌We promise—it’s well worth doing!
Benefits of spatchcocking your Thanksgiving turkey Benefits of spatchcocking your Thanksgiving turkey:Less bake time = major time saver.Takes up less oven/smoker space.You’ll achieve more even cooking.You’ll end up with a crispier skin & juicier meat.Spatchcocking might seem intense, but trust us, it’ll change your whole Thanksgiving! You’ll need some heavy duty shears, a sturdy, cutting board, and a little bit of courage…
Hosting a holiday meal for your family or friends Hosting a holiday meal for your family or friends is so rewarding, but can also be a little bit stressful. Even with the best case scenario, you will have a lot on your plate—quite literally. You’ve got turkey in the oven, potatoes on the stove, rolls, waiting in the wings. Toss in the inevitable array of late arrivals, rowdy, kids, and “Hangry“ guests, and you just may find yourself on the brink of a full-blown holiday meltdown.while we can’t help you control the chaos that often comes with guests, we can help you get a pretty firm hold on all that happenings in your kitchen. We have found, time and time again, that having the right tool for the job, eases stress, cuts down on prep time, and gives you the absolute best results. So, before you start preparing the food for your holiday meal, make sure you have all the right tools ready to go. These are some of the essentials we like to keep in our tool kit for holiday dinner prep. And once you check these items off your list, you are ready to handle anything your meal (or your guests) might throw your way.Shop all of these tools and more at gygi.com. Now through November 27, get all Thanksgiving essentials for 20% off with code. TURKEYTALK at checkout.
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