| Kate Rench's
Tips: Making A Better Turkey
Chef Kate Rench of Café Diva – Steamboat
Springs, CO
Adapted by StarChefs.com
November 2006
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Always cook your turkey earlier than you think you should
because the last thing you want to be doing is waiting around
for the turkey to finish. It really ruins a party!
Use lots of butter and duck fat! I like to soak cheesecloth
in butter and duck fat and lay it over the turkey. I remove
the cheesecloth half-way through.
Use lots of fresh herbs, salt, and pepper; the more the
better! I tend to keep to traditional Thanksgiving methods.
Ultimately, that is what people want -- to be reminded of
the Thanksgiving supper they had as a child.
Please don't forget to season the inside of that bird. I
cook my turkey with lots of aromatics, mirepoix, and bacon
inside. I make the stuffing separately.
Restaurant tip:
Do something nice for your staff. Shut down for the day and
cook Thanksgiving dinner for them; that's what I do.
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