The Story of a Game-Changing Turkey

Let’s be honest: sometimes turkey tastes terrible. In my life, sometimes really has been always. Try as I might, it’s always dry, overcooked, lacking flavor, or just plain boring. And it wasn’t for lack of trying! We brined, (wet and dry), basted, covered in cheesecloth and butter, stuffed, unstuffed, placed a mosaic of herbs under the skin, drowned it in gravy, you name it! I’m not proud to admit my past failures to you, but that’s exactly what all those were. Failures. 

But then something happened. Last August I discovered that there are some pretty damn amazing birds really close by and I was more than intrigued. “Will this be the year I don’t suck,” I thought to myself, “is this the year I will have a turkey triumph?”

Their website describes them like this: “Premium Quality Nicholas Breed All Natural Turkeys are raised in Pennsylvania in a free roaming, cage-free environment by 3rd and 4th generation farmers, then processed in Northern New Jersey. Fed a vegetarian diet of farm local oats, alfalfa, and soybean meal, these 100% all-natural birds are free of antibiotics, steroids, and hormones.”

Ok - sounds like a solid start! So last August, when we really shouldn't be firing up the oven, in the name of un-sucking, Joe and I decided to roast a turkey.

We didn’t do much to it - really just rubbed it in butter, dried herbs and salt and pepper, and waited. Waited for the unthinkable to occur in our very own house. 

It’s hard to describe how delicious and unlike anything we have ever made, it was - it was tender, juicy, and full of flavor, but not at all gamey like we imagined it would be. It was the most near-perfect-tasting-like-what-turkey-should-taste-like-turkey you could ever imagine. It was the best turkey-decision we have ever made. 

Here’s some photographic evidence of the best turkey I’ve ever tasted.

So, as I am sometimes a kind human, I bought a bunch of them for you all! They are part of our Thanksgiving Collection, and I really believe that they are a must for anyone who even remotely considers themselves a foodie, or has even the tiniest desire to show their friends and family how much they love them through food. I’ll certainly be serving one this Thanksgiving, will you?

xoxo,

Scott