Shot my first turkey last year and the cleaning was so what is the best way to clean a turkey with no

http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/dressing.htm

TY that is what I did and yuk, there has to be a more tasteful way, cleaning a deer aint bad why does this bird cleaning have to so disgustiong. It makes my spring hunt not be so ready to go,lol. And no my wife said she will not do it for me.

Cut the skin off the breast and filet the breast off the bone.

Use this method on their page. No guts involved:

http://www.wildturkeyzone.com/articles/dressing5.htm

Just breast it out like a duck. Might not even see any blood. Take the legs or thighs if you want. Some might call it wanton waste to not take them but you probably won't eat them anyway.

I put the bird on his back, cut nothing but the skin right up the middle of the breast, then pull apart revealing the entire breast, and filet right off the bone. If you rip it apart far enough it will also expose the thigh meat. Doesn't take but a couple of minutes, if that.

Only authentic way to is to use actual indian tools you found the same day. Worked pretty good.

I'm partial to avoiding turkey guts whenever possible. The skin and fillet method of harvesting the breasts is the way I go. The breast meat smokes really well. Inject the breast with a cajun butter seasoning then cover the meat in thick mayonnaise that as been spiced up with Chacheres cajun seasoning. Smoke using hickory (do not bbq) at 220 degrees for about 5 hours. Never fails to turn out some fine tasting meat. I usually smoke some chicken with it at the same time.

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i heard there's a certain way to cut the breast. it's either against or with the grain but i forgot. anybody know?

The best way is to trick one of your hunting partners to do it for you!!

Cut the breast leave the rest!

Why do white meat birds like turkey and quail stink so bad?

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either against or with the grain

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Always cuy any meat across the grain. That goes for red meat, white meat, and clear meat. I suggest you leave the green meat alone.

thanks!!! and as far as the green meat goes...

After fileting the breast I will sometimes take some of the easy thigh meat to freeze to add to gravy. It tastes better than giblets but thats jmo.

I couldnt help but taste the smell after cleaning a turkey several years ago. Left the turkeys alone for awhile after that. Cutting the breast is definately the way to go.

Yes..I do the breast fillet method. In fact I bring a fish fillet knife for that purpose. The breast makes a great meal in the crock pot with cream of muchroom soup, onions, sliced fresh jalepanos and other spices.

Pour boiling water on the feathers. They'll rub right off. As for the smell, well then MAN UP!!!!!!! If you have kids, no smell should bother you. Next time think about that before you shoot.

I was taught never to pour boilig water on the chicken/turkey because it would cook the skin and cause the feathers to be harder to pick. We always used simmering water. Than gutted them and cut them up.

filet knife cut the breast off of the bone

OK,maybe not boiling water, but warm.