Having grown up on a small family farm, I understand the difficulty of harvesting animals. However, a prayer of thanks for the life of the animal each time I eat helps to orient me to the life I live and how dependent upon each other we are -- animals and people. It helps to be more conscious of the blessings of this life, including the sacrifices that are made for my benefit. Yes, harvesting is hard, but a grateful heart can keep one from being cavalier.
I'm so sorry, Rachel. You are obviously in pain. Prayers for a speedy healing. If your finger is at an angle though, you might ant to have it set straight so you do not loose mobility when you are in your later years (arthritis etc).
I always have to take a step back when I hear people talking about medical treatment vs. cost. I'm not sure why Americans didn't want universal health care; but, I couldn't imagine life without it. I could never imagine a life where I would have to consider cost for treatment, or live in fear of being bankrupted because of a medical crisis. Bless you and stay double safe.
Because we have been taught that government single payer Healthcare would make our taxes astronomically high and the government would ration our care. Healthcare professionals have been told their income would be substantial less and they would be restricted in providing services. So instead we have high taxes, high medical insurance premiums (even employer sponsored), get denied for services, and still end up paying large bills out of pocket. Medical professionals earn less, pay more, and have insurance providers restricting their recommended care.
My kids and I helped dispatch and processed our thanksgiving turkey a couple years ago. It it a good experience for everyone. Nothing was wasted, and the birds fed us for many months.
We add the skin when we grind the meat to add extra fat and flavor. Also...amazing burgers when you add very fine diced onion, jalapeno, cilantro, spices (cumin, S&P) a bit of lime juice and shredded cheddar cheese.
It's the turkey meat that has a lot of moisture. and corn too does the same.. Putting the bags in the freezer for a few hours .. they will seal up just fine.
When vacuum sealing moist items, I will put part of a paper towel just below the sealing area to keep moisture from coming up into the seal. We also use generic bags from wally world with great success.
Hi Rachel and Todd. Don't be nervous about ground Turkey. I made lasagna with turkey and spinache, tomato sauce and a few of my ingredients. I also make turkey meatballs. God Bless you and Todd. Take care and stay healthy. Maria. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Our daughter and her husband raise chickens, rabbits and pigs for consumption. They tell everyone they know their meat is well fed and well cared for. When it’s time for ‘dispatching’ they do it with a prayer and thank the animal. I’d flavor the meat like you would for roast turkey…sage, poultry seasoning etc. maybe doing only one turkey at a time? I know! Two food savers!!
I used a Food Saver for years as my main way to vacuum pack bulk foods. I finally bit the bullet and bought a Vac Master 215. WORTH EVERY PENNY! The bags are sooooo much cheaper. Only way to go if you pack bulk!
Rachel go to the doctor! If it's broken and dis-placed they can straighten it and set it. You don't want to lose function in your hand if it could be prevented! Love your videos keep up the good job😁
I do, too. Maybe pluck a couple of brace for DPs, but usually just skin and cut the breasts out of pheasant, duck and pigeon; throw the skinned legs and most of the giblets into stock pot, sieve and skim, then freeze for soup stock.
If your finger is dislocated, you could be causing yourself permanent nerve damage if you don’t go to the doctor and have them pull it. It’s not that normal for the pain to get worse and worse for just a sprain. So you might want to go to the doctor. 💙💙💙
So since you've had both hybrid and heritage turkeys now what will your decision be for the future? Will you stick with ones you can't reproduce or possibly go back to the heritage in case chicks run low again? Price hikes, shortages and all we're going through is causing us all to really rethink what has become routine to us. Through prayer I've restructured all our animals and what their purpose will be for the future. We all want to leave something for our grands just never thought it would be food. You guys did really great on your turkey harvest and the garden was amazing this season for ya'll!! Thanks for sharing!
I love a good oven roasted or even better, smoked turkey leg! YUM! I learned from Joel Salatin that harvesting your farm animals is never and should never be easy, but very rewarding. I believe that our animals should only have one bad day and even that day we try to make it as peaceful as possible. Great job Y'all :)
I’ve made a turkey sweet potato apple hash for breakfast and it’s so good! Brown your ground turkey, and in a separate pan cook your chopped sweet potatoes, mushrooms, apple and kale. Add salt, pepper, and rosemary. So good!
I use turkey for meatloaf a lot. I add onion, egg and breadcrumbs to the mix, you could add zucchini too. I top with tomato sauce before cooking to add extra moisture.
We have used vacuum sealer but found using plastic wrap & freezer paper works better for us. It's less expensive, customizable, protects from freezer burn & no machine needed. The plastic wrap & freezer paper stands fits in a base cabinet drawer. Just open the drawer, pull out what you need, close the drawer when done. It's a great convenience.😊
Foodsaver makes a Game Saver version which is designed for rapid use, processes and preserves faster with up to 80 consecutive seals or 240 pounds. I got mine as an open box item on the cheap.
We eat a LOT of ground turkey. When I make turkey burgers I add a little oats (I grind it to somewhere between rolled oats and what you'd find in a packet of instant oatmeal). Sometimes I'll add an egg but not usually. I use ground turkey for spaghetti sauce, taco/nachos, eggroll in a bowl (along with some ground pork). Basically anything that most people would use ground beef for. For some reason I don't like ground beef anymore. I really hope that your finger gets better soon.
Our turkeys are headed to freezer camp tomorrow. I think we might try your method for the ones we are breaking down. My plan was to smoke the turkey legs and use them for soup later. We did six this year and also purchased a heritage breeding pair so we will see what we eat next year.
Thank you for this video. I love ground turkey and make taco meat or make it into meatloaf; the latter being super moist and not dry, carmelizing onions and red peppers helps it be super juicy.
We raise our own meats. Chickens, Beef, Pork but we have never grown turkeys. We really like ground turkey. So we may fo that next. Thanks for sharing. I hope your finger gets better soon.
I’m sorry for your injured fingers but I had a chuckle at your natural childbirth remark. Funny how delivering 9lb babies without medical interventions gives you a new benchmark for pain. Whenever I hear myself complaining about something hurting I give myself a little reminder, you’ve been there before, you can do anything for just one minute more!
I guess you could get around cycle time by sealing every bag as soon as its bagged. So one person places the turkey in, the other person seals it while the other is bagging the next patch and if you can fold the bags at the same time. You just need to develop a good cycle. I used to work as a Dental assistant where we used to seal our own steri bags and it went a bit like that.
Very interesting video. I don't plan to raise and process a large amount of turkey but did purchase and grind store bought chicken breasts. I made chicken burgers with shredded zucchini, onions, etc. The trick is to season with herbs like rosemary, thyme and other poultry seasonings. I sometimes use my favorite Bell's seasoning that is used for stuffing or dressing at Thanksgiving. I never used mayonnaise in my meat but that makes sense. I used a tbsp of a neutral oil like canola with other additives. I made meatballs and meatloaf with the ground chicken too. Love your channel. We raised and processed poultry in my childhood. I loved seeing and hearing the turkeys in your videos.
I have been wanting to raise turkeys and now I definitely will be. Especially after you shared that you just skinned them instead of eviscerating them completely
I giggle so much about some of the things you guys say that some of us are more use to 😂😂 Umami is pronounced "Ooh-Mommy", and u can't firstly say there's a right or wrong way to say "Worcestershire", everyone says it their own way and Todd says it how my grandpa always said it, but according to Europeans, it's "Worse-te-sheer" 😂 I love you guys so much. You two make my heart so happy ❤️
Try putting something underneath the package your ceiling to make it level that works for me and I use bags off of Amazon and mine work fine just a thought
I was never a big fan of turkey sausage but we tried A.C. Legg's Pork sausage seasoning and mix it with ground turkey and we love it, we get it from amazon.
Our family fave for turkey burgers- I take ground turkey, mix on (homemade) Italian seasoning plus a little salt and pepper. I make burger patties wrapped around a slice of mozzarella from a mozzarella log then wrap the burger in prosciutto and grill. Toast your bun, add a little garlic olive oil, basil leaves and tomato slice. Soooo good. With zucchini fries on the side. 😋 I don't measure, I go by eye. I usually get 4 nice burgers from about 1 lbs ground turkey, use most of the mozzarella log and about half a pkg of prosciutto. You can always wrap 2 slices around each patty to use it up if you don't usually use that.
Great idea skinning the turkeys. I was impressed with how well your grinder went on the small setting only. I tried it once on my hand operated one. It didnt go well. It clogged up too quickly. Lesson learned though so thats a positive. Hope your finger gets better soon Rachel. Good on the young lad for coming down to watch/learn. So many kids these days just dont have an interest in seeing how things operate on a homestead. I think it’s a good for them to see from garden/paddock to plate. Sure makes me appreciate my harvest more I can tell you that much.
Those four turkeys did you proud, good job on the processing - it was a huge job. I think it would be a wise woman who got her finger checked out. Let us know how you get on.
Wow!! So impressive guys! A recipe to try would be Turkos!😆 = Turkey tacos!🌮 Lol! If we use ground meat for home tacos, 98% of the time, we do turkos, instead of using ground beef. They're a home taco game changer! Truly incredible! Enjoy your weekend guys! 😗🏆🙏💞
The lower wing meat put that in crock pot along with bones cook till meat falls off the bones ( makes great pot pie meat) drain liquid for broths. Don’t throw out any potential meat it can all be used .
We have two foodsavers that we use when we process deer meat. We bought a new one thinking the old one was dying and it was the cycle time you were referring to. Every year now we use both, making the bags, then vaccuum packing and sealing them later. Makes it quicker as we don't have to wait for the sealer to cool down.
My sister in-law just made taco burgers and they were so good! Ground turkey, add 1 T taco seasoning per pound, egg and crushed tortilla chips. Form into patties and grill. Serve on hamburger buns with salsa, tomato, avocado, cheese and lettuce.
Costco has an AMAZING umami seasoning for like $6 by the dry spices. It is pretty much powdered mushrooms, onions, mustard, and salt. Fantastic in ground meat and sprinkled on roasted veggies.
Rachel, at least you will have a quick and easy response to "annoying" comments if you have to splint that finger :) Sorry you got injured. I love spending time with you both.
We use ground turkey in place of hamburger since we are alergic to red meat. We do turkey burgers adding worcestershire sauce, onion powder cooking in olive oil.
Smoke the drumsticks before freezing and use it for bean or pea soup. Also turkey sausage and premade meatballs are great too as a use for some of the ground meat. You would need to use fat too.
I found your channel about 5 months ago and my 7 year old son and I have been watching your videos every week. But I have to tell you that he got very upset watching this video and he burst into tears about Buddy. He thought that after you named him/her that it would be kept as a pet. He was quite upset to say the least and I'll probably have to watch your videos by myself from now on.
It's coming up on bye-bye day for our turkeys and it's going to be a hard day. We've really enjoyed the BBW's, they are definitely fun, personable, individual critters, and I /wish/ the heritage breeds were as friendly because I'd totally keep them as pets, but the BBW's are not forever birds, they are just 'for now' birds. IDK if our son will help with them or not because he likes them so much, and I agree, it should /always/ be hard, because the day it isn't hard is the day you need to quit doing it. Love is such an important ingredient. My favorite add-ins are shredded carrots, potatoes & zucchini. Huge fan of Aminos & turkey. Turkey meatloaf is a house favorite: ground turkey, shredded carrots, potatoes & zucchini, salt, asafetida, Aminos, and a bit of ginger. Mix in olive oil, a few eggs and (optionally) a couple T of flour, & bake at 375F for an hour (or until done, depends on the pan & how much). I use 1 lb. of turkey & 1 lb. of veggies in a 9x13 pan, and 1/2 goes right back in the freezer for "t-v dinner meals." I think mixing in bean sprouts, shredded cabbage & tofu might make some excellent eggroll filling, I haven't tried it yet.
Well can I ask you then how exactly to you do that? I'm kinda kind of confused on if you cut the skin off before you gut it? I would think it contaminate the meat
I look forward to watching your recipes and additions to the ground turkey meat. I know we all try to reduce fat in meat. Buying 93% ground round doesn't have the same applications as 80%. I add shredded zucchini to my meatballs to keep them moist and tender. If you skinned the zucchini 1st... i bet no one would know that was added to a turkey burger? I really appreciate the respect you give to the dispatching process. You really did give your turkeys their best life. Thanks for sharing.
Awesome video we are considering turkeys this year but are still a little on the fence. This was a lot of good info. Also I feel your tired at the end, processing day is always so long.
Nice harvest guys! We got turkeys for the first time this year and we love their personalities! Curious and so sweet! I love them more than the chickens. We got Narragansett which is a heritage breed. So beautiful and grateful! I don’t know if I could harvest them. They are my pets. I get the cheap generic bags from Walmart and they work just fine.
First of all, I love the molding around your windows and doors. I would really like to see how you dispatch a turkey, I've watched some on UTube and it seems complicated, your method might be easier. I'm with everyone else please have your finger looked at, you do not want to do nerve damage, it shouldn't continue to hurt. IMHO It might just be the bags and not your vacuum sealer, I love our Foodsaver.
Great haul in raising your own meat we were supposed to do turkeys buy the couple sold then to someone else.we mixed some pigt lard and when I grind rabbit u will add pig and reg hamburger .I do add dehydrate onion to all ground meat we do.goibg to do some fall chickens getting in Oct 4 so r aft before thanksgiving.it shortly after
Turkey drumsticks are amazing when you smoke them they are so good and did you ever go to a state fair and get a smoked turkey leg? When you smoke your own it's even better
Rachel & Todd, great video and congratulations on the nice harvest. Looking forward to raising our own turkeys next year. You keep it simple and to the point. Enjoy your channel and content. I experienced the same problems when trying to use cheaper bags for vacuum sealer. I now buy only the bags for my sealer and experience little issues. Blessings to you both. Rockford, MI
Get your finger checked out Rachel !!!! Great video & boy that is a lot of Turkey meat- We don't eat Turkey so I would have to give it all away. guess my neighbors would love it hahaha. Cheers Denise- Australia
I make a turkey burger with grated zucchini, a little salsa and some bread crumbs. I think I found the recipe on Pinterest. They're amazing! Super moist and so flavorful!
Having grown up on a small family farm, I understand the difficulty of harvesting animals. However, a prayer of thanks for the life of the animal each time I eat helps to orient me to the life I live and how dependent upon each other we are -- animals and people. It helps to be more conscious of the blessings of this life, including the sacrifices that are made for my benefit. Yes, harvesting is hard, but a grateful heart can keep one from being cavalier.
I'm so sorry, Rachel. You are obviously in pain. Prayers for a speedy healing. If your finger is at an angle though, you might ant to have it set straight so you do not loose mobility when you are in your later years (arthritis etc).
I always have to take a step back when I hear people talking about medical treatment vs. cost. I'm not sure why Americans didn't want universal health care; but, I couldn't imagine life without it. I could never imagine a life where I would have to consider cost for treatment, or live in fear of being bankrupted because of a medical crisis. Bless you and stay double safe.
Because we didn’t want the taxes it takes to run universal healthcare.
Someone pays.. and it’s NOT the government.
Because we have been taught that government single payer Healthcare would make our taxes astronomically high and the government would ration our care. Healthcare professionals have been told their income would be substantial less and they would be restricted in providing services.
So instead we have high taxes, high medical insurance premiums (even employer sponsored), get denied for services, and still end up paying large bills out of pocket. Medical professionals earn less, pay more, and have insurance providers restricting their recommended care.
Those turkeys lived their best lives with you guys. ❤️
When you think about it, 7 ounces is a standard amount per person for lean meat. that is 194 meals of meat not counting the broth from the bones.
You guys are so real. I find myself talking to you as I'm watching your videos on my phone. I feel like we've become friends.
My kids and I helped dispatch and processed our thanksgiving turkey a couple years ago. It it a good experience for everyone. Nothing was wasted, and the birds fed us for many months.
We add the skin when we grind the meat to add extra fat and flavor. Also...amazing burgers when you add very fine diced onion, jalapeno, cilantro, spices (cumin, S&P) a bit of lime juice and shredded cheddar cheese.
It's the turkey meat that has a lot of moisture. and corn too does the same.. Putting the bags in the freezer for a few hours .. they will seal up just fine.
When vacuum sealing moist items, I will put part of a paper towel just below the sealing area to keep moisture from coming up into the seal. We also use generic bags from wally world with great success.
I do the same! wow...thought maybe I was the only one. lol
I do this as well, and we get our bags in bulk on Amazon.
Hi Rachel and Todd. Don't be nervous about ground Turkey. I made lasagna with turkey and spinache, tomato sauce and a few of my ingredients. I also make turkey meatballs. God Bless you and Todd. Take care and stay healthy. Maria. 🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🦃🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏👍👍👍👍👍👍👍❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹🌹😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀
Our daughter and her husband raise chickens, rabbits and pigs for consumption. They tell everyone they know their meat is well fed and well cared for. When it’s time for ‘dispatching’ they do it with a prayer and thank the animal. I’d flavor the meat like you would for roast turkey…sage, poultry seasoning etc. maybe doing only one turkey at a time? I know! Two food savers!!
I used a Food Saver for years as my main way to vacuum pack bulk foods. I finally bit the bullet and bought a Vac Master 215. WORTH EVERY PENNY! The bags are sooooo much cheaper. Only way to go if you pack bulk!
Thanks for recommending. I love my old old food saver and cringe thinking about it dying some day but I'll look into these. 🥰
Rachel go to the doctor! If it's broken and dis-placed they can straighten it and set it. You don't want to lose function in your hand if it could be prevented! Love your videos keep up the good job😁
Turkey and yellow curry with coconut milk is just a great combination.
I use my curry in a hurry recipe for both chicken and Turkey.
I just gobbled up that video!! 😜😜😜
I also put ground turkey and ground pork together. Makes a good burger patty
I use one part pork one part beef and one part turkey for my meatballs its a great combo.
Add some cranberry chutney, cranberry jam or even fresh cooked cranberries to the meat along with eggs and sage. Yum! It's so delicious!
My husband used to clean his pheasant the same way as you did your turkies.
I do, too. Maybe pluck a couple of brace for DPs, but usually just skin and cut the breasts out of pheasant, duck and pigeon; throw the skinned legs and most of the giblets into stock pot, sieve and skim, then freeze for soup stock.
Another great video how well you work together “ Can we leave the mess ,yes!!!! It will always be there !!
COMPLETELY agree with deboning turkey drumsticks after cooking. The tendons in mature turkey drumsticks are a bear!
I never would have thought about just skinning them! That sounds so much easier... and cleaner!! LOL.. Thanks for the idea! Love it!
People who hunt game birds do it all the time; but it will make for a drier meat without the skin/fat. ✌
If your finger is dislocated, you could be causing yourself permanent nerve damage if you don’t go to the doctor and have them pull it. It’s not that normal for the pain to get worse and worse for just a sprain. So you might want to go to the doctor. 💙💙💙
So since you've had both hybrid and heritage turkeys now what will your decision be for the future? Will you stick with ones you can't reproduce or possibly go back to the heritage in case chicks run low again? Price hikes, shortages and all we're going through is causing us all to really rethink what has become routine to us. Through prayer I've restructured all our animals and what their purpose will be for the future. We all want to leave something for our grands just never thought it would be food. You guys did really great on your turkey harvest and the garden was amazing this season for ya'll!! Thanks for sharing!
Blessings to all!
I love a good oven roasted or even better, smoked turkey leg! YUM! I learned from Joel Salatin that harvesting your farm animals is never and should never be easy, but very rewarding. I believe that our animals should only have one bad day and even that day we try to make it as peaceful as possible. Great job Y'all :)
I’ve made a turkey sweet potato apple hash for breakfast and it’s so good! Brown your ground turkey, and in a separate pan cook your chopped sweet potatoes, mushrooms, apple and kale. Add salt, pepper, and rosemary. So good!
We make 1/2 turkey and 1/2 beef burger patties on the grill no need for any extra additives in the turkey meat...Delicious!
I use turkey for meatloaf a lot. I add onion, egg and breadcrumbs to the mix, you could add zucchini too. I top with tomato sauce before cooking to add extra moisture.
We have used vacuum sealer but found using plastic wrap & freezer paper works better for us. It's less expensive, customizable, protects from freezer burn & no machine needed. The plastic wrap & freezer paper stands fits in a base cabinet drawer. Just open the drawer, pull out what you need, close the drawer when done. It's a great convenience.😊
Wow! Homestead fresh!! I dinged a wild turkey & just cut the meat off. Left the skin, feathers & bones for the resident fox family.
Would love to see Todd deboning a turkey. Would be so helpful. Thanks, love your content.
Foodsaver makes a Game Saver version which is designed for rapid use, processes and preserves faster with up to 80 consecutive seals or 240 pounds. I got mine as an open box item on the cheap.
We eat a LOT of ground turkey. When I make turkey burgers I add a little oats (I grind it to somewhere between rolled oats and what you'd find in a packet of instant oatmeal). Sometimes I'll add an egg but not usually.
I use ground turkey for spaghetti sauce, taco/nachos, eggroll in a bowl (along with some ground pork). Basically anything that most people would use ground beef for. For some reason I don't like ground beef anymore.
I really hope that your finger gets better soon.
My mom adds chopped onions and mushrooms to make her turkey burgers and she loves them.
We use a Cabellas Food Saver, try packing 1 pound portion in a zip lock bag and freeze that for a few hours and then vacuum pack the zip lock
I love turkey burgers too! I mix butter, garlic and onions in my patties. So good!
Rachel made that onion jam! I’d mix some of that right in the ground turkey!
This got my husband considering a turkey or 2. That amount would keep us in turkey for years. We don't eat much turkey. Very interesting
They need to be raised in at least pairs I would suggest 3 as a minimum in case you loose one. They a very flock orientated birds.
Looks wonderful! Sorry you hurt your finger! I have to admit, I cracked up over the “E” cup. 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Todd, you look tired, get some rest!
Our turkeys are headed to freezer camp tomorrow. I think we might try your method for the ones we are breaking down. My plan was to smoke the turkey legs and use them for soup later. We did six this year and also purchased a heritage breeding pair so we will see what we eat next year.
Y'all did great. Rachel if it keeps hurting go to doctor. Take care of het Todd
Thank you for this video. I love ground turkey and make taco meat or make it into meatloaf; the latter being super moist and not dry, carmelizing onions and red peppers helps it be super juicy.
This video has been so informative! Thank you!!
We raise our own meats. Chickens, Beef, Pork but we have never grown turkeys. We really like ground turkey. So we may fo that next. Thanks for sharing. I hope your finger gets better soon.
You are both stronger than I am! Love both of you. God bless you.
ground turkey, with spinach and feta cheese! I make meatloaf or burgers. Friends and Family love them. season lightly with pepper
I’m sorry for your injured fingers but I had a chuckle at your natural childbirth remark. Funny how delivering 9lb babies without medical interventions gives you a new benchmark for pain. Whenever I hear myself complaining about something hurting I give myself a little reminder, you’ve been there before, you can do anything for just one minute more!
i always add a little bit of avocado oil...spinach and feta cheese crumbles to my ground turkey...makes great turkey burgers
I guess you could get around cycle time by sealing every bag as soon as its bagged. So one person places the turkey in, the other person seals it while the other is bagging the next patch and if you can fold the bags at the same time. You just need to develop a good cycle. I used to work as a Dental assistant where we used to seal our own steri bags and it went a bit like that.
Salisbury steak made with Turkey is phenomenal. Use the same gravy. Mashed taters and green beans as a side. Yum!
Very interesting video. I don't plan to raise and process a large amount of turkey but did purchase and grind store bought chicken breasts. I made chicken burgers with shredded zucchini, onions, etc. The trick is to season with herbs like rosemary, thyme and other poultry seasonings. I sometimes use my favorite Bell's seasoning that is used for stuffing or dressing at Thanksgiving. I never used mayonnaise in my meat but that makes sense. I used a tbsp of a neutral oil like canola with other additives. I made meatballs and meatloaf with the ground chicken too.
Love your channel. We raised and processed poultry in my childhood. I loved seeing and hearing the turkeys in your videos.
What a BLESSING!!!
O yeah that is awesome for just 4 bird. That’s great
I have been wanting to raise turkeys and now I definitely will be. Especially after you shared that you just skinned them instead of eviscerating them completely
I giggle so much about some of the things you guys say that some of us are more use to 😂😂 Umami is pronounced "Ooh-Mommy", and u can't firstly say there's a right or wrong way to say "Worcestershire", everyone says it their own way and Todd says it how my grandpa always said it, but according to Europeans, it's "Worse-te-sheer" 😂 I love you guys so much. You two make my heart so happy ❤️
We always skin them! Way easier! We raised 3 turkeys this year we have butchered 2 and have 66# breast and leg/thigh. Still have one more to butcher!
I always pop the meat I’m working with in the freezer to seal the juices in and then use the vacuum sealer.
We do turkey meatballs with apples and onions and serve it with an apple jelly-mustard sauce
To keep your turkey moist, I use mushrooms. I love a turkey meatloaf with mushrooms and onions.
Try putting something underneath the package your ceiling to make it level that works for me and I use bags off of Amazon and mine work fine just a thought
I was never a big fan of turkey sausage but we tried A.C. Legg's Pork sausage seasoning and mix it with ground turkey and we love it, we get it from amazon.
Our family fave for turkey burgers- I take ground turkey, mix on (homemade) Italian seasoning plus a little salt and pepper. I make burger patties wrapped around a slice of mozzarella from a mozzarella log then wrap the burger in prosciutto and grill. Toast your bun, add a little garlic olive oil, basil leaves and tomato slice. Soooo good. With zucchini fries on the side. 😋 I don't measure, I go by eye. I usually get 4 nice burgers from about 1 lbs ground turkey, use most of the mozzarella log and about half a pkg of prosciutto. You can always wrap 2 slices around each patty to use it up if you don't usually use that.
Great idea skinning the turkeys. I was impressed with how well your grinder went on the small setting only. I tried it once on my hand operated one. It didnt go well. It clogged up too quickly. Lesson learned though so thats a positive. Hope your finger gets better soon Rachel. Good on the young lad for coming down to watch/learn. So many kids these days just dont have an interest in seeing how things operate on a homestead. I think it’s a good for them to see from garden/paddock to plate. Sure makes me appreciate my harvest more I can tell you that much.
Those four turkeys did you proud, good job on the processing - it was a huge job. I think it would be a wise woman who got her finger checked out. Let us know how you get on.
Thanks for sharing this process 🙏
Wow!! So impressive guys! A recipe to try would be Turkos!😆 = Turkey tacos!🌮 Lol! If we use ground meat for home tacos, 98% of the time, we do turkos, instead of using ground beef. They're a home taco game changer! Truly incredible! Enjoy your weekend guys! 😗🏆🙏💞
An E cup 🤣🤣 Cutting and processing like this is genius. We don't really eat a whole bird in our family, this is fantastic.
The lower wing meat put that in crock pot along with bones cook till meat falls off the bones ( makes great pot pie meat) drain liquid for broths. Don’t throw out any potential meat it can all be used .
We have two foodsavers that we use when we process deer meat. We bought a new one thinking the old one was dying and it was the cycle time you were referring to. Every year now we use both, making the bags, then vaccuum packing and sealing them later. Makes it quicker as we don't have to wait for the sealer to cool down.
Wonderful to have all that turkey meat! My favorite is smoked turkey legs from Disneyland.
My sister in-law just made taco burgers and they were so good! Ground turkey, add 1 T taco seasoning per pound, egg and crushed tortilla chips. Form into patties and grill. Serve on hamburger buns with salsa, tomato, avocado, cheese and lettuce.
Costco has an AMAZING umami seasoning for like $6 by the dry spices. It is pretty much powdered mushrooms, onions, mustard, and salt. Fantastic in ground meat and sprinkled on roasted veggies.
Amazing!!! What awesome looking birds! Such a huge blessing.
Rachel, at least you will have a quick and easy response to "annoying" comments if you have to splint that finger :) Sorry you got injured. I love spending time with you both.
We use ground turkey in place of hamburger since we are alergic to red meat. We do turkey burgers adding worcestershire sauce, onion powder cooking in olive oil.
Smoke the drumsticks before freezing and use it for bean or pea soup. Also turkey sausage and premade meatballs are great too as a use for some of the ground meat. You would need to use fat too.
I found your channel about 5 months ago and my 7 year old son and I have been watching your videos every week. But I have to tell you that he got very upset watching this video and he burst into tears about Buddy. He thought that after you named him/her that it would be kept as a pet. He was quite upset to say the least and I'll probably have to watch your videos by myself from now on.
All I can say is WOW!!!
Ground turkey meat cooked like regular beef, but with a tiny bit of cinnamon and chilli flakes.....🥰 (onion, pepper, garlic....... 🙂)
The cinnamon seems like an odd flavor addition. ?
It's coming up on bye-bye day for our turkeys and it's going to be a hard day. We've really enjoyed the BBW's, they are definitely fun, personable, individual critters, and I /wish/ the heritage breeds were as friendly because I'd totally keep them as pets, but the BBW's are not forever birds, they are just 'for now' birds. IDK if our son will help with them or not because he likes them so much, and I agree, it should /always/ be hard, because the day it isn't hard is the day you need to quit doing it. Love is such an important ingredient.
My favorite add-ins are shredded carrots, potatoes & zucchini. Huge fan of Aminos & turkey.
Turkey meatloaf is a house favorite: ground turkey, shredded carrots, potatoes & zucchini, salt, asafetida, Aminos, and a bit of ginger. Mix in olive oil, a few eggs and (optionally) a couple T of flour, & bake at 375F for an hour (or until done, depends on the pan & how much). I use 1 lb. of turkey & 1 lb. of veggies in a 9x13 pan, and 1/2 goes right back in the freezer for "t-v dinner meals." I think mixing in bean sprouts, shredded cabbage & tofu might make some excellent eggroll filling, I haven't tried it yet.
That's how I process my chickens. It's me by myself and it's just easier. My husband thinks processing our own birds is gross! lol
Well can I ask you then how exactly to you do that? I'm kinda kind of confused on if you cut the skin off before you gut it? I would think it contaminate the meat
They must have been some really big turkeys!!!
I can part of my turkey meat and I love having it fully cooked for turkey salad, buffalo turkey dip, soup, really anything you would use chicken for
I always use ground turkey in my chili (and goulash) as well as for (gulp) taco meat.
Search up turkey / bean burgers! Yum-a-licious!!
I have the same vacuum sealer. Love my Nesco. I had the same issue with off brand bags from Amazon.
I look forward to watching your recipes and additions to the ground turkey meat. I know we all try to reduce fat in meat. Buying 93% ground round doesn't have the same applications as 80%. I add shredded zucchini to my meatballs to keep them moist and tender. If you skinned the zucchini 1st... i bet no one would know that was added to a turkey burger? I really appreciate the respect you give to the dispatching process. You really did give your turkeys their best life. Thanks for sharing.
Loved the video. So much meat, that is wonderful. Hope your finger heal fast, it looks really sore.
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It was a great video, very informative God bless
Awesome video we are considering turkeys this year but are still a little on the fence. This was a lot of good info. Also I feel your tired at the end, processing day is always so long.
Nice harvest guys! We got turkeys for the first time this year and we love their personalities! Curious and so sweet! I love them more than the chickens. We got Narragansett which is a heritage breed. So beautiful and grateful! I don’t know if I could harvest them. They are my pets.
I get the cheap generic bags from Walmart and they work just fine.
First of all, I love the molding around your windows and doors. I would really like to see how you dispatch a turkey, I've watched some on UTube and it seems complicated, your method might be easier. I'm with everyone else please have your finger looked at, you do not want to do nerve damage, it shouldn't continue to hurt. IMHO It might just be the bags and not your vacuum sealer, I love our Foodsaver.
Great haul in raising your own meat we were supposed to do turkeys buy the couple sold then to someone else.we mixed some pigt lard and when I grind rabbit u will add pig and reg hamburger .I do add dehydrate onion to all ground meat we do.goibg to do some fall chickens getting in Oct 4 so r aft before thanksgiving.it shortly after
Turkey drumsticks are amazing when you smoke them they are so good and did you ever go to a state fair and get a smoked turkey leg? When you smoke your own it's even better
Rachel & Todd, great video and congratulations on the nice harvest. Looking forward to raising our own turkeys next year. You keep it simple and to the point. Enjoy your channel and content.
I experienced the same problems when trying to use cheaper bags for vacuum sealer. I now buy only the bags for my sealer and experience little issues. Blessings to you both. Rockford, MI
Get your finger checked out Rachel !!!! Great video & boy that is a lot of Turkey meat- We don't eat Turkey so I would have to give it all away. guess my neighbors would love it hahaha. Cheers Denise- Australia
Thai lettuce cups with ground turkey is great
I make a turkey burger with grated zucchini, a little salsa and some bread crumbs. I think I found the recipe on Pinterest. They're amazing! Super moist and so flavorful!
Add grated carrots, onion and egg to make a turkey burger