Awesome Turkey

Turkey is so closely associated with Thanksgiving that many call it “Turkey Day.” Weird History Food explores the origins of this traditional holiday meal. Historians don’t know if the pilgrims ate turkey during their celebratory feast, but that’s what we ended up with as the nation broke away from England and wanted to dine on a bird that’s more distinctly American.

The Burj al Babas project planned to create a subdivision in Turkey filled with personal castles for the wealthy. However, economic woes caused the project to fail. Now, hundreds of these odd little castle McMansions remain as the world’s strangest ghost town.

“188º? Get out of there! It’s gonna blow!” Stephen Colbert dropped by the Butterball offices to help out home chefs as they attempt to properly cook their Thanksgiving turkeys. If the late night thing doesn’t work out, he’s got career potential as a customer service rep.

This helpful video shows you how to slice up your turkey this Thanksgiving. It turns out that the secret to perfectly sliced bird is a waterjet cutter, pushing out 30,000 psi of water. We bet it’s super-moist this way too.

Cook up a whole turkey this fall without the dangers of putting a vat of molten hot oil on your deck. Char-Broil’s Big Easy fries up a whole turkey using radiant propane-based infrared heat for even and extra juicy cooking, without the added calories and fat of deep frying.

Guess who wins? We’re surprised the idiot in this video didn’t end up with his eyeballs pecked out by the victim of his provocation. The moral of this story: Never ruffle a turkey’s feathers.

If you haven’t thawed the turkey yet, you’re probably screwed. That is, unless, you’ve got some thermite lying around. Not only will this stuff thaw your bird, it’ll cook it in under 30 seconds.