[Qiviut]

Tandem turkeys here ... an 18 lb ‘traditional’ turkey & a 12 pound smoked turkey. Also, there is a turkey breast to make sure there’s lots of meat/leftovers. I’m providing the 18 lb bird, the other two are coming from my brother/SIL.

I keep an eye out for sales on turkeys & plunk them in the freezer for future use. The turkey I made last Thanksgiving was bought in January majorly on sale - I think that one was about 22 lbs. The turkey turned out great, even being in the freezer for 10 months. This year’s turkey was on sale, but way up compared to previous sales ... still, it was the best deal at the time. Supposedly there was to be a shortage on larger birds & the sale turkey case (all Premium Butterballs, not some off brand) was already half empty. There was a 2 bird limit & I bought 2.

[PJ-Comix]

For some reason my wife doesn’t want to get a foot freezer. Otherwise I would stock up about 10 turkeys. As it is I have two more turkeys in the freezer for use next year prior to Thanksgiving.

[Ellendra]

I keep an eye out for sales on turkeys & plunk them in the freezer for future use.

Ditto. Turkey is one of my favorite meats, second only to bacon.

Most years my family buys turkey breasts only, because none of us are all that fond of dark meat. But, I knew enough people who were effected by the cat food shortage that I decided to do some research. It turns out that dark-meat turkey is very high in taurine, which is an essential nutrient for cats. So, we started buying whole turkeys and freezing up any dark meat that doesn't get made into soups or stews, just in case cat food becomes hard to get.

(My two kitties serve as both pest control and lap-warmers, so they're worth the effort :)