Help- Twine and Cheesecloth!

[christinew]

I am watching Martha Stewart....and it is painful to watch her....she needs to tell a joke or something...

She recommends cheesecloth to cover the turkey and I need to know where to get both cheesecloth and twine...

Ideas?

Thanks,
Christine

[heatherfeather]

Martha Stewart cooking products are available at Kmarts(BigK) chains. I know they sell her brand of cheesecloth and twine. The prices are very reasonable - nowhere near are expensive as on her website.

[Little Bit]

I've never had a problem finding cheesecloth and twine at my local grocery, but if stores in your area don't carry it, and you can't face a Wal-Mart or K-Mart, try a hardware store. Both cheesecloth and twine have lots of uses outside the kitchen, and most hardware stores that I've seen carry a certain amount of kitchen related stuff, so I'm thinking it might be a reasonable source.
I STILL haven't seen Martha cook that turkey. Sounds as though she's got an interesting technique!

[Leonard]

I watched Martha's cook her "famous" Thanksgiving turkey yestereday on the Food Network. After it was done, it looked "almost" overdone to me. I don't like a turkey that dark! Anyone else see this show??? I know several of the bb'ers have cooked her turkey recipe. Does the bird taste overdone? I can't imagine that it would. I would love to her some opinions. My sister is cooking Thanksgiving. I always do a turkey for Christmas. I would like to try something different this year.

Patti

[Ralph]

Bed Bath & Beyond would be another place to try.

[lindrusso]

Patti -

We have done "Martha's" turkey the last 2-3 years and it has come out very, very well. Since I didn't eat meat when we first got married, my hubby took over the cooking of the turkey and it's been his job ever since (good deal, huh?). Anyway, last year was one of the best turkey's I've ever eaten and he used Martha's method. It's certainly not the ONLY way to cook a great turkey, but her method does produce nice results. Very juicy and not overdone at all.

Of course doneness is not all about the recipe - you need to monitor the temp carefully and then let the turkey rest for about 30 minutes before carving. If you carve too soon, all the juices seep out and you're left with a drier bird.

In addition to using Martha's method, we have started using one of those thermometers that you stick in the bird, that is connected with a wire to a digital display outside the oven. It beeps and sounds an alarm when the thigh has reached the correct temp and shows the temperature progression along the way. Takes a lot of the guess work out and eliminates the need to keep opening the oven to check the temp.

Mmmmm....can't wait. Off to the store to get some cheesecloth.

[AGC]

We've done Martha's cheesecloth turkey for the last 3 yrs. too. Ours has never come out as dark as hers. I thought the same thing when I caught that episode last weekend. My mother, the consummate cook, prefers this method. We all sort of collaborate on it. Btw, we bought a 20 lb. Butterball. Only have 5 adults and 4 kids!! I'm hoping my uncle will give me his recipe for turkey hash since I anticipate many leftovers.

I couldn't find the twine but I only looked in one grocery store. I've never had a real problem finding that or the cheesecloth.

Good luck!
amy