Posted By: magspa
skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 12:27 AM
I have always skinned them to avoid plucking. DO you think leaving the skin on gives it a better/moist taste? if so, whats the best way to pluck them?
Posted By: DQ Kid
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 01:30 AM
That's what I've heard, preferred is to pluck them leaving skin on. Keeps them moister..
Posted By: Gamblinman
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 05:22 AM
Big pot of boiling water. Submerge the turkey in the boiling water. It will help in loosening the feathers. Much easier to remove the feathers this way.
Gman
Posted By: allterrain
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 10:49 AM
I pull the breast out, cut it into strips then make chicken fried breast strips. It is amazing.
Posted By: kmon11
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 07:06 PM
If I am going to smoke a wild turkey then it is plucked, otherwise fillet the breast, pull the legs and thighs and skin them for potpie or other dishes and get those nice pieces off the back, that gets most of the meat off and doesn't take nearly as much room in the freezer and vacuum packs nicely.
Posted By: kmon11
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 07:07 PM
For plucking a turkey the old tried and true scald with hot water then pluck seems to work best
Posted By: Navasot
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/18/15 07:23 PM
I only pluck them when im dippin them in peanut oil
Posted By: oldoak2000
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/19/15 02:13 PM
I have always skinned them to avoid plucking. DO you think leaving the skin on gives it a better/moist taste? if so, whats the best way to pluck them?
Skin it, and filet the breasts - Wrapping in bacon & smoking gives a 'better/BEST taste'!
We always plucked ours, with two people it went pretty quickly. We tried the scalding method but it didn't seem to work very well and you ended up plucking a wet bird with feathers sticking to everything.
However, after reading the suggestions above about skinning/boning, I may try one that route in the future. After 25 years we've finally got enough again to hunt.
Posted By: NMGW
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/21/15 02:11 AM
Skin it if your gonna chicken fry, pick it if your gonna bake or deep fry "whole bird" keeps it moister.
Posted By: scalebuster
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/21/15 02:36 AM
Fillet the breast and leave the rest.
Posted By: BOONER
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/22/15 07:55 PM
Fillet the breast and leave the rest.
This. Batter and chicken fry = yum yum!
Posted By: esnow74
Re: skin or pluck? - 11/23/15 08:13 PM
always just breast it out.
Posted By: colt45-90
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/01/15 02:14 PM
my first one I tried plucking, didn't take me long to switch to skin
Posted By: fredeboy
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/01/15 05:58 PM
Chicken fry the breast on turkeys AND duck. Only way to go
Dont forget the cream gravy and biscuits!!
Posted By: txbobcat
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/03/15 09:04 PM
I thought folks quit plucking turkey in about 1890
Posted By: bill oxner
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/05/15 10:16 PM
I've only killed one. I plucked it as soon as I got to it. The feathers came off clean.
Posted By: down_2_hunt
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/13/15 01:44 AM
Good info, now I just need to shoot a turkey
Posted By: ddmm
Re: skin or pluck? - 12/30/15 07:19 PM
thanks for sharing. We slowed down on the turkey killing because we couldn't find a good way to cook the breast without it drying out. We didn't try the chicken' fry.
Killing will now resume.....
Posted By: Mrs. Mahan
Re: skin or pluck? - 01/10/16 10:50 PM
I pluck our birds. If I'm cleaning multiple birds, I'll dip them in hot water to loosen the feathers and make it a little easier. Water temp should be around 140 degrees. If the water is too hot, it will rip the skin.