Herb Fed Bronze Christmas Turkey
Available from Friday 5th December until Christmas
 
Our Bronze Turkeys are free to come and go from the barn during the day and enjoy foraging in the paddock and feeding on the freshly cut herbs that supplement their diet and will impart that all important flavour.
The birds are dry plucked to give the finest finish and hang for a minimum of 10 days to provide a fuller flavoured, firmer textured meat.
Herb Fed bronze turkeys are individually boxed, hand finished and arrive with vacuum packed giblets (included in weight), a packet of fresh herbs, cooking instructions and a recipe for the ‘Perfect Christmas stuffing’.
Dry plucking is the process of removing a turkey’s feathers without using hot water. Instead of loosening the feathers by dipping the bird into a bath of hot water, dry plucking involves manually plucking out the feathers. This technique has long been used by farmers and traditional poultry enthusiasts who value quality and texture over convenience – and it really does make for a more succulent bird!
After the main feathers are removed, we dip the bird in warm wax and let it cool. The wax is then peeled off to remove all the finer feathers. Some pen feathers,
(small, undeveloped feathers) can still be seen on the turkey, partly because they are black, but also because we hand-finish the birds it is impossible to get each and every one out. Please don’t spend your valuable time worrying about these and trying to get them out – they frazzle up when cooked and are perfectly harmless.
Delivery date for Christmas week is: Monday 23rd December 2024.