By: Anthony Analetto
While sitting down to write this article, only two weeks
since Thanksgiving, a colleague called. Before talking about business, we had
to first cover a very important annual topic – what innovations we came up with
in the preparation of our Thanksgiving Day turkeys – and how it relates to car
washing.
Now before this phone conversation, I thought I was
pretty creative. Needing to prepare two turkeys
to feed our guests, I roasted the first on a bed of carrots, celery, onions, and
garlic – a tip I picked up watching Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives on the Food
Network. After cooking, the vegetables are then pureed into the gravy, which
drew some funny looks from my family, but they ate every drop. When I said I was going to smoke the second
turkey however, I was met with absolute resistance. Ignoring comments like
“Dad, why can’t you just make a normal turkey?”
I proceeded to brine it with Bourbon and Apple Juice, making it the
happiest turkey I’ve ever eaten. At the
end of the meal – the smoked turkey was gone and leftover roasted turkey was
moved to the refrigerator.
