Actually I am not certain we got the 54 pounder as he also purchased a 52 pounder. He usually supplies about a thirty pound turkey.

What appears to have happened was these two turkeys were special order. When he went to pick up his normal turkeys. Apparently the supplier offered these two for the same price. As the person that had ordered them was a no show. Anyways 52 or 54 pounds is the weight of each dressed. The one that is here may or may not have the gibblets etc inside.

They are a ridiculous size though. Something like you would expect to see at the head of a massive banquet table. The wife told me when asked. She should be able to get a half of it in her largest roasting pan. One way or another.

The guy whoever that grows them for him feeds them a lot of things like the stale donuts from the coffee shops. So when cooked they seem to shrink in size. Taste wise the finished cooked product seems to be about the same.

I always wondered what deep fried turkey tastes like as they prepare in the south. I have found cooking in the south to be good. This may have resulted from the days where there was no refrigeration. So they had to be far more careful with food than up here in the north.

When we have company for dinner. Years ago I started using electric carving knives. They are faster and seem to make the quantity of meat go further. Other than for very small roasts I usually still use the electric knives .