buying a turkey
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Anonymous
| I need a 12 lb or so turkey to cook for Thanksgiving. do i need to reserve a raw or frozen turkey from WF? or can i just go on Tuesday and they’ll have lots? I’ve never cooked Thanksgiving in DC before, so i don’t know if I’m too late to get a turkey. thanks! |
Anonymous
| It really depends on the store. They probably will have them, but Whole Foods may not. Pretty much any standard grocery store will though - Giant, Harris Teeter, Wegmans, Food Lion. You can go any day between now and Tuesday and buy a frozen one. It will defrost in your fridge. Do not wait until Wednesday - it won’t have time to thaw in your fridge. |
Anonymous
| And you may not be able to get a 12lb one - that’s pretty small. |
Anonymous
| thanks! |
Anonymous
| You could consider just getting a breast for that size. |
Anonymous
| It is only our immediate family of four this year, so we just need a small turkey. I looked at Wegmans first without any luck. I happened to stop into Shoppers Food Warehouse in College Park yesterday and they had a section of frozen "Li'l Butterball" turkeys- all between 8 and 12 pounds. I'm sure other chains would have some too. |
Anonymous
| If the turkey is frozen on Tuesday, you will not be able to get it thawed in time. Go today. |
Anonymous
| Got a 15 pound frozen one at Safeway in rockville today fwiw. They had plenty including 12 lb. |
Anonymous
| Anyone seeing breast only? Not sure it it’s standard or not. |