Recipe

Turkey Sex Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Thegoldminer / All my dishes 1 year ago Sorry to disappoint many, I sure they do, not quite sure how easy it would be with all those feathers and short legs but this is just FYI post from the Test Kitchen site. If it makes a difference to you what sex of turkey you eat maybe you better h... More Prep:20m Cook:180m Servings:8	Thegoldmine
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Ingredients

Published November 1, 2005.

Are there any discernible differences between male and female turkeys?

When it comes to commercial turkeys, weight is the best indicator of whether a turkey is a tom (male) or a hen (female), as there are no obvious visual cues for distinguishing the two once they reach the market. Representatives from Butterball, Plainville Farms, and Empire Kosher Poultry all said that their smaller turkeys (10 to 16 pounds) tend to be hens, while their larger birds (18 pounds and above) are typically toms. When in the 16- to 18-pound range, a turkey might be either a large hen or a small tom.

All of the turkey producers we spoke to agreed that there is no discernible difference in taste between toms and hens and that the age of the bird is what's most important when it comes to tenderness. Because the majority of supermarket turkeys are slaughtered when young (under 28 weeks of age), they are pretty tender—even the tom turkeys.

Directions

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Comments

sas 1 year ago said:
Thank you Goldminer for the facts.

lacrenshaw 1 year ago said:
Just the facts, ma'am. Good post, goldminer.. thanks!
Lorraine

thegoldminer 1 year ago said:
welcome.

thegoldminer 1 year ago said:
Lorraine, I see you watched Dragnet. JJ

jimrug1 1 year ago said:
Nice to know!! Thanks

momo_55grandma 1 year ago said:
Either way I see thanksgiving Dinner LOl thanks

minitindel 1 year ago said:
JJ you kill me you know i had to look hahahaha
nice info tho lol

tink

dancegypsy67 1 year ago said:
And here I thought you were going to reference Barbara Kingsolver. According to her book, the instinct to mate is still there, but many turkeys have lost the knowledge on how to actually...well, mate.

clbacon 1 year ago said:
Thanks for the info....even though I ashamed to admit I was expecting something a bit spicier!

ttheriot 1 year ago said:
Had to check out what Turkey Sex was all about!

chihuahua 1 year ago said:
I'm ashamed of myself. I must say, curiosity got the best of me. Had to take a peek. I don't know what on earth I was thinking! (Tongue in cheek.)

Great post my friend.

Chichi

juels 1 year ago said:
It's fun to read other people's comments on this. I wasn't actually expecting to find anything on turkey sex here, I knew you weren't gonna go there. I thought it was a turkey recipe. Interesting facts, though, thanks!

boofie 1 year ago said:
I thought it was going to be some intriguing turkey recipe also. Kind of like how sex on the beach isn't really.

suecake 1 year ago said:
My Sister had a pet Turkey for several years. It was the best watch dog. It would attack anyone it did not know. You never wanted to turn your back on him. That I learned the hard way. The first day that I met Tom I was pinned on the picnic table for the longest time, No one would get that darn turkey away from me, they were to busy laughing. He would go down the street and sit on the neighbors porch and would not let them outside they would call on the phone and say come and get your turkey but after getting to know Old Tom he was special. Like I said better then any old watch dog. I had forgot about Tom. It was fun remembering today.
Thanks Sue

thegoldminer 1 year ago said:
So many minds in the gutter. My, aren't we all human :-) JJ

5thsister 1 year ago said:
Turkey Sex? Egads! Oh, now I see...(blushing several shades of red)

newmommy623 12 months ago said:
Lmao thought it would be like a homemade turkey spice.... Something different from traditional salt and pepper... Definitely wasn't thinking like others but hey it's all funny to read! I can honestly now say i got a goood laugh from a recipe!

newmommy623 12 months ago said:
:)

spoil_me2 12 months ago said:
I now consider myself edjumacated. Thank you
k8

roseisarose 10 months ago said:
I could easily get distracted on your site here from comments from others to who knows what like turkey sex. Great time spent thou....

bru 4 months, 3 weeks ago said:
WHAT, no video??? Color me disappointed.