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What to do with leftover turkey

tr0ubley — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:01:56 -0800

Please share your best recipes for leftover turkey. Most of the recipes that turn up online sound bland, or like a bad sequel to Thanksgiving dinner. Help me think of something new and interesting to do with the leftover bird. Bonus points if it is not a soup or pot pie.

Should you buy a 2 year old leftover car

Mr_Chips — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:45:59 -0800

Is there any down side to buying a 2006 leftover vehicle? With gas prices continuing to climb, I figure now is as good a time as any to get rid of my 10 year old gas guzzling SUV for something that is more economical at the pumps.

Normally I buy used, but it seems that there are some great warranties and incentives on new domestic cars right now. i was looking at '07 leftovers since there are some pretty aggressive deals to be had, stumbled accross a lot that still has a brand new '06 that they are willing to sell for about $11,000 below sticker. (Sticker is $38k)

I can't think of any downside to buying a 2006, except maybe that the fluids may all need to be replaced due to it sitting so long.

Have any of you ever bought a new veichle that was two or more years old? did you have problems? Is there a downside to doing this?

It seems very British in a way...

TheNewWazoo — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 16:11:33 -0800

What should I do with a pot-full of drained, boiled vegetables used to make veggie stock? We're talking about potatoes, onions, carrots, celery, and garlic. Eating them with salt is nice, but a little boring...

Is it still safe to use this turkey meat?

sophie — Sat, 29 Dec 2007 12:53:39 -0800

Would it still be safe to make a soup today from Christmas turkey leftovers? (The meat has been stored in the fridge since Tuesday- the carcass was tossed out.)

Safe to eat leftovers left out for a while?

criticman — Tue, 26 Dec 2006 08:52:07 -0800

XMAS DINNER: Is it safe to eat these leftovers? I had dinner with my parents yesterday, around 5PM. After dinner, my mom packed several containers of food for me and put it in the fridge. I left for home around 7:30PM. I got home around 8PM and set the food on the counter, went about bringing in luggage, put a load of laundry on, etc. Long story short, at 10:30PM I saw that I had left out the food (it was no longer cool to touch, room temp - house was 68 degrees F). I immediately put it in the fridge.

So, is it still safe to eat? Everything was sealed (each item separately) very well. The items are as follows:
-turkey (1/2 breast, one big chunk)
-mashed potatoes
-dressing/stuffing (made and cooked outside of the bird)
-gravy
-cooked, sliced carrots

Now, I know almost everyone will have an opinion on this, but I am looking for facts...evidence to support your opinions. I will reheat every item before eating (if deemed safe to eat) and if a reference suggests a particular heating method, temp, time, I will follow.

Please let me know, so I can either enjoy the leftovers without food poisoning...or sadly, throw them out.