Christmas Turkey

[Oldpinkman]

Is it just me, or has the world let go of its hold on reality with the cost of living. I was just about to order our Christmas turkey. Long ago, my ex-wife sourced these from a farmers wife (client) who reared a few at home.

More recently I have bought from our local Kelly Bronze franchise. They have been excellent. Year after Year, consistently superb. But I have just gone to order the smallest size, at 5Kg it barely fits in the oven, so goodness only knows what people do with the 8Kg birds. This will be comfortably adequate for 6 (7,8,9) people at Christmas dinner, and still leave sandwiches, curry, bits for the dogs...

But its £70. Seventy english sovs for one roast. And Turkey, not best Scottish beef. Is it just me or is that a bit eye-watering?

:mental:

[Gordon Steadman]

Is it just me, or has the world let go of its hold on reality with the cost of living. I was just about to order our Christmas turkey. Long ago, my ex-wife sourced these from a farmers wife (client) who reared a few at home.

More recently I have bought from our local Kelly Bronze franchise. They have been excellent. Year after Year, consistently superb. But I have just gone to order the smallest size, at 5Kg it barely fits in the oven, so goodness only knows what people do with the 8Kg birds. This will be comfortably adequate for 6 (7,8,9) people at Christmas dinner, and still leave sandwiches, curry, bits for the dogs...

But its £70. Seventy english sovs for one roast. And Turkey, not best Scottish beef. Is it just me or is that a bit eye-watering?

:mental:
Well, it does seem a lot but then we have a duck for Christmas and we do it ourselves!!

On the other hand, £14 per kilo is not actually excessive if you add up the costs of producing the bird and having it 'processed'. If we are feeling a bit squeamish and decide to let the abattoir do the ducks, they charge €4 for each bird and we have had to feed and water them for 10/12 weeks - food from the local Coop is the cheapest and that is a fair bit. Turkeys take about 6 months I think so, whilst it seems a lot, its probably just a reflection of the cost of everything these days.

Lets hope you enjoy it anyway:cool:

[Oldpinkman]

No - I guess I expect to pay comfortably in excess of £7 per pound (£14 per kilo) for ribeye. It's just that I don't routinely buy 10lb of ribeye! These are free range. We have 5 acres here - perhaps the answer is to go into production!

:cool: