Turkey Cooked FROZEN, No Thawing Stage

[@aragusea]

Q: Did you steal the opening shot from Joshua Weissman? A: Joshua is awesome, but I’m sure he would acknowledge we both stole that shot from Alton Brown, who probably stole it from someone else. We all stand on the shoulders of giants. Q: Why are you doing a Thanksgiving video almost a month before (American) Thanksgiving? A: Because I have three Thanksgiving-themed videos planned, and I think it'll be more helpful to you if I run them now, instead of right before Thanksgiving, when you will likely have already made your plans. Q: Why are you doing this two weeks after Canadian Thanksgiving? A: Sorey buddy, you can't please everyone, eh? I promise I'll do a Kraft Dinner vid later. Q: Why wouldn't you just buy a fresh turkey? A: You could, but there are a few reasons people often do frozen. 1) Frozen is usually a lot cheaper, at least in the U.S.; 2) If you wait until right before Thanksgiving, the markets are often out of fresh turkeys; 3) Frozen is often your only option if you want a specialty breed, or an unusual size; 4) Some people think frozen birds are of a more reliable quality; 5) If you want turkey some other time of the year, frozen might be your only option. If you're an athlete doing meal prep for a high-protein diet, I think buying a frozen turkey is a great, cheap option. Q: Why wouldn't you just speed-thaw the turkey under running water? A: You could, but a bird this size would take about 8 hours to thaw with that method, which I will nonetheless demonstrate next week. Also, I think this is simpler. Just one step. Throw it in the oven. Q: Why didn't you put white wine in your gravy? A: Because I want my gravy to taste like normal roast turkey gravy. Thanksgiving dinner is more about tradition and memory to me, and to lots of people, I think. I'm not necessarily trying to make the best thing I can make. I'm trying to make something pretty good that reminds me of what I grew up with, and to do it in a reasonably low-stress way. Q: Why didn't you put more seasoning on your turkey? A: Because I'm demonstrating a basic cooking method. You can flavor your turkey how ever you want to flavor it. Also I want my turkey to taste like turkey, primarily. But you do you. Q: What was that plastic thing on the turkey's legs and why didn't you take it off before you cooked it? A: It's there to hold the legs in place and to make it easier to lift the turkey. It's designed to be in the oven. Q: Isn't there probably some plastic in the paper giblet packet? A: I would guess silicon. Q: Didn't you just do a video about how plastics are messing with our hormones and we shouldn't get them hot? A: Yes. This isn't that much plastic, and I doubt you eat turkey very frequently. Also, we balance lots of factors when we make choices in life.

[@sippasippasippa]

Yes

[@sukabluka]

Ok

[@sukabluka]

And what is easiest weeknight dinner I could do?

[@hmaimeomeo]

sukabluka gyat make his dad’s mac n cheese 👍🏻he have the video

[@sukabluka]

Hoàng Mai thanks

[@advikam383]

adam always has this crazed scientist look to him damn

[@imhangryyall]

A tad bit of crazy eyes, but in a good way

[@ippotsk]

Crazier than Heston?

[@icedogg111]

@@ippotsk Yes. Unlike Heston, Adam has those coked up eyes

[@marielcarey4288]

Mad Italian Scientist - Adam Ragusea - ☆☆☆☆☆ A scientist and chef, he knows his shit. He also loves simple and great fusions.

[@ErenJaeger13]

IsntMeLol He’s also a college professor

[@robcarey2411]

Joshua Weissman keeps us in the cabinet, and now Adam leaves us in the freezer.. Why can't we just be free 😭

[@marielcarey4288]

It's not always nice to be the youtubers wall ya know.

[@poisonspiders2300]

And Sorted has Fridgecam

[@elonmusk731]

He's tired of comment section not taking his videos seriously. As a punishment he kept us in his freezer with white wine.

[@fsdhuy]

alton has us everywhere

[@wonder815]

Now binging with babish bout to leave us in a container of kosher salt

[@legochickenguy4938]

Adam's kids: "dad why are we eating so much turkey?"

[@thewave1983]

Adam: "Do you want more garlic bread?" Kids: [Recoil in fear] More turkey please!

[@Korean_Autist_AbsoluteMF]

Gordon Ramsay: Was that fresh or frozen?

[@MzSoulll]

@@thewave1983 lmaooo

[@crazyrabbits]

"Why I mock white wine, NOT my kids"

[@squirtleturtl]

crazyrabbits “why I beat my kids, not my wife”

[@tmck4138]

7:17 fun fact: It is scientifically impossible to cook a turkey and for it to be 100% juicy with no dry spots. If you find a way to do it, please keep it to yourself so that the moderators don’t report this bug and it gets fixed in the next world’s update

[@chuarh7393]

T McK cut the turkey up and cook each piece sous vide. Then sear it with a grill/smoker.

[@snozzmcberry2366]

His thawed turkey method fixes this. Start with the pan on stove step to get the dark meat going, then bake in oven to perfect breast temperature.

[@thesmallwoo2010]

Tier Zoo fan?

[@paulg3686]

@@snozzmcberry2366 It doesnt fix it. He admits that it still wont be super flavorful or moist, and thats why he has gravy.

[@vivh2227]

Micwowave

[@morningstar8187]

I want my house to smell bad so the guests leave early.

[@imadooddood8803]

This guy galaxy brains

[@namingisdifficult408]

600 IQ

[@lei-lei0711]

This guy is smarter than Albert Einstien

[@normanho5631]

Cooking with Morning Star: Big Brain Edition

[@mymumoverwaterstheflowersd8071]

Your brain

[@lackofplethora7065]

can you make a video where you just point out the differences in US and UK cooking terminology.

[@grilledsirloinsteak172]

This

[@aragusea]

That’s actually on the list.

[@akhiosas]

Adam Ragusea you forgot to put melted white wine on the turkey

[@sunnyvakkalanka2739]

Yes

[@TheChefBoo]

@DannyDaDuffyDucking Daffer broiler and grill.

[@KeithShelley1]

"There's never enough gravy." Truer words were never spoken.

[@Funkymuffins123XP]

lol get a load of this guy, thinks hes too good to cook his turkey in the dishwasher like the rest of us

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@colinater237]

get a load of this guy, thinks he’s too good to cook his turkey with the sun and a magnifying glass

[@Scrimdosh]

Pussy I don’t even have a magnifying glass I just use the sun

[@jbetfifty5904]

@@Scrimdosh bruh i don't even have a sun, i have to use friction

[@Scrimdosh]

@@jbetfifty5904 bruh thats the easy way, just breathe on it until it cooks

[@patty3734]

When you live in Canada and needed this video weeks ago

[@snesmocha]

:crying:

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

This is the first cooking channel on KZbin that has actually gotten me to cook something. I made your mother in law’s chocolate bundt cake and my friends lost their minds! I will be making more of your recipes soon.

[@gretchenprisock6314]

Nate and Noah Try Life Yay from the mother-in-Law!

[@NateandNoahTryLife]

Gretchen Prisock cheers! Thanks for passing a long such a fun recipe! It was great for somebody who is a beginner like me.

[@omarismail1]

Just so you know, never change the way you record your audio or video, it makes me feel so warm and comfy for some reason. Love the vids

[@DaveDVideoMaker]

I would season the turkey with a Knorr chicken stock cube seasoning paste. I think you get a MUCH better result.

[@Jacob-ry3lu]

Whatever you want really. It’s your choice.

[@trulsdahlen1815]

Asså det svenska märket eller vad då

[@483SGT]

@@Jacob-ry3lu There's no recipe

[@ayekantspeylgud]

Dave d'Video Maker - his point wasn't to show how to make the best tasting bird, just how to cook a bird you forgot to thaw. That said, that sounds sort of like it would be too salty and wouldn't quite be the typical roasted turkey flavor Americans are used to.

[@leboplebap4056]

Heather B MPW disagrees with you

[@SuperSaltydog77]

IS this a cooking channel, an educational channel, or even a commonsense channel? All of them. Really excellent info for beginner and seasoned vets alike. A big thumbs up for sure

[@FingeringThings]

Last time I was this early Adam wasn’t a white wine meme

[@chocolatepanda8005]

nice.no points, but nice.

[@Meteo_sauce]

He was a cutting board meme

[@bakaron7842]

I keep seeing you everywhere. On the nfl highlights and now this of all places. Lol

[@chuarh7393]

Chocolate Flavoured Lasagna nice.no

[@xavierkun1]

I think the meme was "why I seasoning my ..."

[@len-ul9ji]

Him saying something is sponsored by sqaurespace has to be the most satisfying thing i came to enjoy

[@soycereal2051]

I imagine Adam behind the cameras being the same as HowToBasic and covering the turkey with 40l of white wine

[@Unwittness]

😂😂😂

[@Cringemoment4045]

Y e s

[@TheVercci]

Ya'll: Joshua Weissman Intro Me, An Intellectual: SORTEDfood Fridgecam

[@ezequielruiz4392]

I actually just started watching that channel and I’m so glad I got this reference

[@xXKuroXx100]

Yes!!! Somebody mentioned them. 🙌

[@Ryan-bk3ig]

Finally some one

[@lzcrystal]

I was wondering why it looked so familiar lol

[@Jacob-ry3lu]

Alton was doing this way before KZbin even existed

[@3d-flushedemoji]

adam: 12 pound turkey me, british: oh wow thats pretty cheap

[@bursuc3797]

Lol

[@kurumi394]

Me who's never had turkey before: how tf do you make and serve a bird that's like 5 kilos

[@RonJohn63]

@@kurumi394 the question is confusing. Please clarify.

[@kurumi394]

@@RonJohn63 I think I was drunk while I typed that lmao

[@kurumi394]

@@RonJohn63 I know the top comment is a joke but this was my experience with turkey I was baffled by how you Americans cook and serve a 12 pound bird at home

[@DvK1908]

Can you please make a series where you cook on a budget?

[@lucasgarcia8285]

TheLegend27 I second this!

[@zainsaeed8099]

Yes

[@ayekantspeylgud]

TheLegend27 - there is another channel that makes videos like this and they're OK but the guy is corny, not informative like Adam. But, lots of people like him so who knows. Trying to remember the name of it. It's something meals. Where "something" is a word for poverty or scraping by. I'm getting old.

[@manio_e]

Heather B Cooking with Boris, college edition?

[@Cringemoment4045]

@@manio_e I don't think it's boris

[@TheKos2Kos]

I never throw away the veggies from my gravy. You can mix the veggies and gravy in a blender or use an immersion blender. Don’t waste good food. Or just the mushy veggies as a snack later

[@manrock1924]

Hey quick thing, the pizza dough you made is awesome! made 2.5 batches so far and is really tasty! Even made a sandwich for a lunch on the ago this week and made pizzas! So versatile!

[@penguindawg8817]

Can I thaw it in white wine instead of water to add that extra bit of flavour?

[@FrankPerkins]

We always food processor in the carrots/onion/celery that you roasted with the turkey, into the gravy. Try it!

[@SS-xu4lt]

You know for the past few months you reminded me of a TV personality in the way you present and talk. I couldn’t put my finger on it, but I finally got it. Your speech pattern and speed of talking remind me of Iron Chef commentator/sub host Alton Brown. I honestly think you could try out for one of their auditions for his replacement cuz he is getting older, and you could replace him. A new and fun career for you😉😉😉😊😊😊😊😊

[@natashah6162]

I found out at the last minute I was going to have to make Thanksgiving dinner. You saved me with this one! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving!

[@meganestep910]

This video is currently saving thanksgiving and a spouse this year.

[@emmac.j.8374]

You earned a subscriber man. Enjoy all your vids, especially the chocolate chip cookie broiled one

[@hypnolobster]

My deal for thanksgiving is to part the bird out to breasts and dark, put them on a bed of carrots/onion/celery and roast them separately at 450, pull the breasts at 155f, dark at 165f. Have to splash water in the roasting pans throughout cooking to avoid burning juices. I do the gravy essentially the same way.

[@FingeringThings]

Why I season my OVEN not my TURKEY

[@lisdmon6538]

how??

[@noda8463]

@@lisdmon6538 He was making a joke, referring to his previous videos "why I season my cutting board, not my steak" and "why I season my butter, not my steak". He is doing this because without explanation, this seems quite peculiar, hence the many jokes about the method he uses to flavour his meat in the comment section. The reason he says "why I season my oven not my turkey" is because the oven, like the cutting board or butter, is not a thing people tend to season. This therefore renders your question irrelevant.

[@dukeofasg3280]

@@noda8463 I'm pretty sure that some people would wonder how the hell you would season an oven too.

[@noda8463]

Yeah, true

[@Unknown-hm3tq]

Why I season my house and not my fire

[@jonahdoyle1626]

Wow. I love watching his editing improve.

[@Rsmall103]

The madman has done it

[@itsYourChance]

My situation today. Super to the point informative video. Thank you ..trying this

[@hamood6561]

A wise man once said: There's, NEVER enough gravy.

[@cr1sprarchives408]

A Weissman once said you can never have too much sauce

[@lindadavis5668]

A wiser woman said, "Then make your own damned gravy!" I don't play!! Here's the apron and the kitchen. Bye...

[@denkgod2272]

"Why I season my freezer and not my turkey"

[@noahswork7997]

Lmaooo underrated💀

[@carrrexx7190]

I like to freeze my clock. Gives me more time to cook.

[@smilekev123]

Glad to see that someone understands the forgetful/procrastinating cook! I just wanted to say though if you do spend that much time editing videos at your laptop you should consider making your set up more ergonomic. Just want to see that you can continue making great videos!

[@tyflake9267]

Adam: as long as you get up early Thanksgiving morning you can get the Turkey done. Also adam: wakes up at 11:20 and starts cooking turkey.

[@Urmominator9000]

My mom always makes the gravy weeks ahead, and freezes it. It works great.

[@habenwlibanos6144]

I thought he was posting it late but then I realized that Canadian thanksgiving is A WHOLE MONTH EARLIER

[@mkam17.]

I watch about 2-3 vids of this guy every night at about 5am lol

[@esfandhussain]

Why i season the dirt, NOT the pumpkin

[@salahaddin1890]

In english we call it turkey In turkish we call it hindi Can anybody tell me what we call a turkey in india languge

[@salahaddin1890]

Wow!!thats so intresting

[@Abcdefg-rk8jk]

zaima turkeys don’t exist in India so we just call it a turkey

[@siddhanthbhat6136]

We call it " badda murga "

[@brandonphoumavong3764]

I love the way how Adam say REALLLLLY

[@lilynoir3939]

As I'm canadian, I'll save this for christmas

[@AnxiousTrap]

Im excited for that other turkey method. i love cooking big ass thanksgiving meals for my family.

[@optic1ysl356]

Nobody: Not a single soul on Earth: Adam: 📍M A C O N

[@aragusea]

I am proud to rep my city. I don’t care if you don’t care.

[@waaahl]

​@@aragusea Lighten up, Ragusea. Pour yourself a glass of wine. Preferably white, in a seasoned glass.

[@ranchyeezys5735]

@@aragusea WEST SIDE NIGGA

[@tugloo1]

To be fair, I want to visit Macon now

[@optic1ysl356]

Adam Ragusea lighten up francis

[@TK-Xantos]

Hey Adam, I love your videos, but do you think that you could start saying the temperature also in Celsius? Or maybe just write it on screen or something. I bet you have a lot of viewers not only from USA and having to use google every single time I want to know at what temperature you cook is a bit irritating. I can deal with teaspoons, cups and other things instead of grams, but yeah, you got the point. Many of the big food youtubers already started doing it and I am pretty sure that I would not be the only one who would appreciate it. Greetings from Czech Republic

[@bralex6669]

Yeah, adding a small text with T in Celsius would be great.

[@TK-Xantos]

@@bralex6669 Exactly

[@prettyclassyladyOG]

Or just look up the conversion on Google

[@LayZeeDawg]

What a great video to watch with a 20lb frozen bird at 5:30 AM on Thanksgiving. Looks like I'm turning on the oven around 9am.

[@LawofMoses]

I think that stuffing is what makes a turkey taste amazing.

[@eshock753]

Adam please! Don’t make me go back into the freezer! I’ll die before thanksgiving! I just want to see my family again Adam!

[@MartinUnderwood]

I saw the headline and became worried that Adam was going to to pontificate that this was the best method to cook turkey. Thank you for aleviating my fears.

[@thegreatalfini]

Halloween: Guess who’s here! Me! Hallow- Adam: *_T H A N K S G I V I N G._*

[@danielcordero4070]

4:58 He didn't use White wine...? I'm scared

[@marvinmartin0714]

his kids eat it

[@kion9001]

@@marvinmartin0714 cooking wine removes the alcohol.

[@tommybro5313]

STFU NORMIE

[@jasonguarnieri4127]

Looks like a fine method, but I don't think my family would forgive me if I didn't make my dry-cured butterflied turkey.

[@sage5400]

I don't even cook but I love watching your videos for some reason.

[@undeuxtrois123]

Can't wait for your turkey recipe!!!

[@patrikheikkinen7907]

Why I season SquareSpace and not my website.

[@somerecordmaster8997]

@adam what happned if you blend all the vegetables up aftet you cook it then you put it in the blender and then Blended together. Then once it's all Blended together you can cook it again and put flour in it and create the gravy

[@AwesomeLife711]

Why i season my seasoning before seasoning my season

[@shofu]

turkey ain't even that good

[@xavierkun1]

Turkey is about sharing with others Feels intimate

[@user-fe8vx6ok8q]

@@xavierkun1 ayo bruh your movin a bit mad.

[@echo12345ish]

What is this heresy

[@tujan7598]

yo when's trap ketchum 2 coming tho

[@bradleymcwilliams8995]

Can’t wait for Christmas dinner video

[@Rakotino]

Happy Halloween and Samhain! 🎃🎃

[@ParappaTheRapperVEVO]

Oooo that segue into that ad was silky smooth

[@lisavan182]

I just received a freezer to oven turkey I’m not Thrilled To be experimenting with this and I have company coming for Christmas dinner

[@ianmcmilan894]

The way you talk about squarespace is enough to make your wife jealous

[@JJunkAFunk]

Great video this time Adam!

[@rektxxt62]

Could you do a eggs benedict video.?

[@pierrehenry3483]

Christmas is approaching can you do oven baked ham video (possibly no thawing if possible)

[@Saxshoe]

Oh wow it's the day after Thanksgiving and I already want turkey again

[@sweetpeaon3]

Me: Oh look, a new video from Adam Ragusea. It's probably not anything spooky or related to Halloween.. *reads title* Me: AAAAGAAWOfWMAM-

[@MrPoeTrolling]

Nobody: Adam: *B I R D*

[@powandwow750]

U GOTTA COOK THE _BERD_

[@TheHacka2000]

You should do a meal prep video, maybe incorporate the slaw you made?

[@charlie_mario6292]

You go to extremes for us. Thank you Adam.

[@brandonvistan7444]

One Word: B-roll.

[@Schmangdog1]

5:47 do you actually throw your food scraps into the garbage (landfill) and not compost them / green waste / give to chickens?

[@marcynados]

He probably uses it for compost I just throw it outside to fertilize the grass and feed the stray cats that live near my house

[@cr1sprarchives408]

"this isn't really my favorite" *Screen blackens* "But you know what is my favorite?" *B-ROLL*

[@northover]

i like the way this guy thinks. that is why i subscribe.

[@peachesjackofski8363]

This is actually a really good tutorial.xx Thanks a lot for this-it’s helped me a lot to understand.xx

[@zinoxechill]

Adam is like the most professional youtuber i enjoy watching But hes also your father

[@angelos.8633]

Question: Do recommended hangover foods (like bacon mac and cheese), actually do anything, especially help with your hangover?

[@hopelessheathen8190]

It makes you feel better lol it tasts good and any leftover alcohol is absorberd by carbs

[@norwaee]

Why throw out the onions and carrots? Are they ruined or inedible?

[@mr.stonks3962]

Yup u right what's really matter in life is gravy

[@vasantarul8498]

Adam, the kind of guy to make a thanksgiving video on halloween

[@talhashah1011]

I made this for my family and they liked it so much they havent woke up since

[@Nobye_68]

Huge props that you can cook without even taking a bite of the turkey if that was me, the turkey will be finished by the time the people come

[@Diana-xm1dm]

I would have basted the turkey @ the 6th hour with melted herb (poultry seasoning and garlic and onion powder) butter.

[@MeowMeowKapow]

“Welcome to where I video edit, where I spend more hours editing than I sleep.” I felt this one right in my spleen.

[@juneguts]

this video looks great man

[@jklnmop]

That gravy looks stupid good.

[@nikkiiwithani]

I'm waiting for Adam and Joshua to have a collab because I want to see what kind of intro we'll get lol

[@EXTREMEKIWI115]

I usually thaw a day in advance, but good to know there's a backup plan.

[@MrJewripper]

Can't wait for the inevitable Thanksgiving leftovers video

[@ZagorTeNayebo]

is there a reason to throw away the vegetables and organs from the gravy, I would think it would add thickness and flavour if you blended them in with one of those stick blenders

[@ハングリー-y6h]

Isn't kinna wasteful to dumped all of those vegetables out I normally just eat them as a side with the chicken

[@TuanNguyen-tq7tb]

Ok bạn

[@matthewpham9525]

The texture, flavor, and nutrition of the vegetables is essentially gone when you cook them for that long.

[@s-boy4613]

Vegetables that are cooked for that long tend to have a gross, mushy texture.

[@Ben-uo8dz]

Do a how to clean your oven video! 1:18

[@baldieman64]

I've dumped both whole frozen birds and large joints of meat (sealed in their plastic packaging) into a 5 gallon bucket of water overnight, and that's worked just fine to defrost them. You could do it without the packaging, but you'd need to make up a brine to stop the meat leeching flavour and soaking up water. Not starting until the day the guests are coming reminds me of why the old adage "Proper planning prevents pi55 poor performance" exists.

[@Adam25B]

Would it not be quicker to defrost the Turkey using your running water technique and then cook it as normal?

[@aragusea]

No, it would take 6-8 hours to thaw a turkey that size in the sink. And another advantage of this technique is that it's simpler. Just throw the bird in the oven.

[@haferman92]

This dude is like the good eats guy

[@rallen2410]

correct me if i am wrong but i believe flour acc reaches its "absorbency potential" at 85 degrees celsius as apposed to 100

[@madunwerkstatt3093]

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