Jack and Bridget taste packaged turkeys and pick the winner.
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Diestel any good???
Butterball will always rein supreme as my family’s turkey choice
I don't like Jenny o
I like Butterball
If u inject them any of them good
Last year we made a Marys turkey and everyone loved it and raved – I spatchcocked the turkey and roasted it, which really seemed to help the turkey stay moist in the white meat and have the dark done at the same time. This year we are trying what we call chompipe in El Salvador, a heritage turkey to Americans, and I am anxious to see how it tastes.
wow 3 years ago and still only video that tested diff brands of turkey, i cant find any other online so hats off you you all.
Figures the most expensive turkey is the best. Not paying 256.00 for a turkey
I have never had a dry, flavorless turkey. Actually I don't know if I ever have because I drown it in alot of gravy.
I wish you would have included honeysuckle white in your taste test. They’re the bast store bought turkey in my opinion.
Popeye's has a great Cajun turkey. Buy it, freeze it and put it away until Thanksgiving. PS, don't forget the gravy from Popeye's, go that day to buy it so it can be fresh.
Disappointing b/c they don't sell the winner in my state
Any brand of turkey tastes good if you cover it with homemade gravy.
"Minnesota is the number one producer of turkeys in the nation and is home to 600 turkey farms around the state." – MN Turkey Growers Assn.
So this video really made me do some homework. Of course you can find a butterball most anywhere, Mary’s is kind of difficult to find. I only found Mary’s in my local snooty grocery store (I love them but they’re expensive) and they had 3 choices. I ended up going overboard and bought Mary’s premium “Heritage” variety at about 6.99/lb (most I’ve ever paid for a turkey). This bird had so much fat and a lot of excess thick skin. While it was tasty, it cooked surprisingly fast and I had to make a lot of adjustments along the way. As enjoyable as it was, I’ll never spend that much on a turkey again. I can’t say I was ever disappointed with a butterball or honeysuckle.
Exactly how I thought it would turn out, butterball gets a bad rap. Jenny O for Thanksgiving this year was horrid
this was very helpful, thanks
I have been eating Thanksgiving turkey all my 75 years and do not recall any turkey that had an off flavor. Then along come these people, and they ALL taste bad. Not very likely! They claim the one they dislike the least is non-GMO. That's silly. Turkeys have been bred for meatiness for at least 300 years, And the turkey they recommend costs $2.69 a pound, while a hen turkey at my supermarket is $1.79.
I wish Mary's was still $2.59 a pound…..
So, what is number 3 and 4? They indicated 1 and 2 in the video, but said they could recommend 4 of the brands.
I have been using Butterball for 45 years and never a problem. The price of Mary's I will go with primerib.Even the tester chose Butterball!!! Sad Jack needs to retire.Still can find Butterball for .88 cents a pound.
I'm really surprised about the Plainville turkey coming in last, the butterball is the real surprise
As long as it has a little flavor and moisture I'm good, the gravy makes up for what's lacking.
I'd rather just go shoot one..
..probably will, too.
Fact: Plainville Farms originally based in Plainville, NY has not been based in Upstate Since 2008. The Plainville Name is owned by The Hain Pure Protien Group since 2007 took the name to New Oxford, Pennsylvania at the end of 2008. The Plant in Plainville was converted into a Kosher Processing Plant and the name was changed Kosher Valley Foods which began production in April 2009 and haulted May 2010 after the Kosher Valley was bought out by Empire Foods. Which to lead to the closure of the Plainville Plant…..how do I know this to be true. I worked there from 2004-2010.
BUTTERBALL! ALWAYS TENDER JUICY. 🐯🐯🐯🔱🔱🔱🔱
This was very interesting, but my trust is on Bridget 100 percent👍. Thank you😊😋
It would make more sense to test brands that are prevalent in the WHOLE country. This show is broadcast nationally, but they test like everyone lives on east coast. Hey idiots, the Pacific ocean is off the coast of California, not Pennsylvania.
I'm on east coast now I have to go to California to buy my turkey!
Yes, very fine line between moist and wet. She should know what that line is!
Seen enough of her tastebuds in action to trust them over "the experts."
You guys need to redo this review with ONLY nationally available supermarket brands. No one is going to drive hours to go to a specialty store for these birds.
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I do not like brined turkey or chicken