Thanksgiving is just a few days away. Here are our Top 3 Tips to help you make the most of your feast this year.
1. It's all about the Butter.
The Holdernesses in North Caroline claim (or sing) it’s all about the Baste. We believe it’s all about the butter.
Don’t buy cheap butter or margarine for your meal. Instead, use Kerrygold grassfed butter. Slide cubes of Kerrygold butter between the skin and meat of your bird before cooking. It will make the skin golden delicious and your meat oh-so-tender.
If you need a little help with your turkey this year, be sure to check out Chef Joe's video on making the perfect turkey (or chicken) here.
2. Buy Free Range Organic Turkey.
The myth that turkeys are fed hormones and steroids to make them larger isn’t true. In fact, the FDA bans the use of such hormones.
So seeing “No Hormones Added” isn’t really a perk. This is the law.
The risk with non-organic turkeys is the diet they consume. Many turkeys are fed a diet full of corn and soybean meal, which are two big GMO foods. Turkeys can also be fed low doses of antibiotics.
My favorite choices for a healthy turkey are: Kroger’s Simple Truth Organic Turkey, Whole Foods Free Range-Organic Turkey, or a turkey from your local farmer.
3. Don’t let that carcass go to waste.
The most “nutrient-dense” part of your bird lies not in the meat, but in the bones.
As soon as you take the meat off of your turkey, it’s time to make stock (sometimes referred to as bone broth). In doing this, you are pulling all of the healthy minerals from the bones of the animal to create a healthy stock. This application can be used for any/all meat bones including chicken, ham, and beef.
Once complete that stock can be consumed as is, used in soups, or to flavor grains. Truly, this is my favorite part of the entire meal.
Need some help getting started? Check out our recent How To video for full instructions. 
