Getting a fresh turkey Sat. tired of all the added stuff in the regular ones. Its not frozen but very cold. Should I put it in the freezer? 6 days seems like a long time for raw meat in the fridge. I plan to do a dry brine that should take a couple of days too. Any turkey tips?
I think you’re fine and would not freeze it, especially if you paid for a nice fresh bird.
freeze it for a couple days and then thaw it!! 6 days is pushing the limits I feel..
It’s totally fine in the fridge for a week if you’re not in and out of the fridge constantly. I would wet brine it if you have room in there. I bought two twenty-ish pound fresh turkeys two years ago and two days of dry brining didn’t help. I brought them to Mom’s for Thanksgiving and my sister’s Butterball turkeys were a lot better. We usually have a huge group, so multiple turkeys are needed.
If its freshly butchered you are fine for a week. Just keep it cold. Mine will be butchered Sat and I will pick it up Sunday. Wet brine in a brine bag and bucket for a few days like mentioned above.
… store bought turkeys are usually already sitting in a brine. Fresh you can at least make the brine your self and control what goes into it.
Everyone agreed that the locally raised turkeys tasted better. They were just not very moist. Brian Lagerstrom on YouTube just did a turkey video and a wet brine and injecting the brine were the ticket.
Our turkeys come from freezer section. IF I cook it, it’s done on the grill indirect heat over charcoal. I don’t brine it but it’s injected with butter and seasonings.
The most important thing is no matter how you cook it do not remove it until that little button pops out at an internal temp of about 250.
personally………i’d use a digital meat thermometer. and i’ve never had issues with the method of if you pull the leg and thigh it pulls apart easy!!!!!
not a fan of the pop up thing!!!!!
meat thermometer here too… seen pop ups that never opened
I was joking.
I figured that, and that would have been one cooked bird!!! 
A few years ago I got to my parents and mom said she set it for the time and temp on the label. Timer had almost an hour to go. I probed it and was at 190. I said you better make alot of gravy. Button never popped out and she wanted to still leave it in.
A few years ago I got to my parents and mom said she set it for the time and temp on the label. Timer had almost an hour to go. I probed it and was at 190. I said you better make alot of gravy. Button never popped out and she wanted to still leave it in.
mom didnt smack you upside the noggin with a cast iron pan for messing with her bird!!!!!!
iffin ya joke one of those famous emojis 
would help!!!! 
lots of gravy was right!!!
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