2007-11-20 03:39:33 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
I heard the offical butterball spokesperson say this on the radio yesterday. Take the amount of people you want, and then expect to give them each a pound and a half of turkey. This way, you will have some leftovers, but be able to feed everyone. So that would make a 9 lb turkey for 6 people I believe.
2007-11-20 03:44:04 · answer #1 · answered by aes 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The official rule of thumb from my culinary arts class is two pounds per person (that doesn't mean everyone will eat two pounds of turkey though -- you have to bear in mind that part of that weight is the bones). So if you use that rule, you'd need a 12-lb. turkey. My personal rule is it's always better to have too much than not enough, so I would get a 14-lb. turkey for six people, just in case. We're having six people for Thanksgiving and my wife and I LOVE leftovers, so we got a 20-lb. turkey.
2007-11-20 03:49:45 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think the smallest turkey you can get is about 12 lbs, so I'd stick with that. You might also want to consider getting a whole turkey breast instead of a whole turkey. Brine it for a few hours in a brown sugar/ salt/ water mixture and then place butter mixed with chopped fresh sage and thyme between the skin and meat. Bake in oven until meat thermometer registers 165 degrees. Baste with a mixture of butter, lemon juice, garlic to obtain that lovely skin we all love!
2007-11-20 03:48:14 · answer #3 · answered by JennyP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You'll want about 1.5 pounds per person. So I would do at least a 12 pounder just to be on the safe side. To give you an idea, I just cooked a 21 pounder for 13 people and had a ton of leftovers.
2007-11-20 03:44:56 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I say a 7-10 lb turkey. That will give each person about 1 lb of meat a piece, and you will have leftovers for later. Of course, if you have pre-teens or large adults at the table, you may want to allow about 1/2 lb additional for them.
2007-11-20 03:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by cul8r_32 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
I would buy a 24 lb turkey because the leftovers for sandwiches are excellent! Also you can make turkey salad!! Good Luck & have a gerat Thanksgiving!
2007-11-20 03:51:50 · answer #6 · answered by ••○ PitBuLL ○•• 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
12 lbs. ought to be enough for 6 and leftovers. The bigger the bird, the longer it has to cook. Think about it; 6 people, 12 lb bird; that's 2 lbs. per person! Don't you think that is enough?
2007-11-20 04:08:17 · answer #7 · answered by dotell 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OMG....not a twenty pound for 6 people!!! You can get a 10-12 # one.... You don't want leftovers until the New Year!!!
2007-11-20 03:45:04 · answer #8 · answered by Michele J 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
your supposed to figure 1lb of meat per person. the totaly wieght of the bird will have bones, so 6 ppl means 6lb bird. But then if you will want left overs add .5 lbs per person.
2007-11-20 03:48:01 · answer #9 · answered by xonitroxo 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
10-12 pounds easy.
2007-11-20 04:06:43 · answer #10 · answered by Common_Sense2 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋