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How Long to Cook a Turkey?

how long to cook a turkey

Turkey Caricature found at Science of Cooking

How long to cook a turkey? I found answers on The-Perfect-Turkey.com

the size of the turkey, the weight of the bird, the moisture content, the temperature of the turkey when it goes into the oven, the cooking temperature, loss of oven heat caused by opening the oven door, temperature fluctuation caused by the oven thermostat, incorrect oven temperature caused by a mis-calibrated thermostat, even altitude will effect cooking time.

And when we move to the backyard, the list includes: outdoor temperature, wind, and numerous other factors dependant on the cooking method and type of cooker.

You may consider the timing provided by Chiff.com

Preheat the oven to 325^o, then place the bird in the oven to roast for 15 - 20 minutes per pound.

Anyway, we hope the following links may do you some help when you cook a perfect Thanksgiving turkey (most also via Chiff.com):

At least, wish you have a very happy Thanksgiving holiday!

'Tea On Toast', Frozen Earl Grey Ice Cream, Wins UK Best Dessert Award 2007

Frozen Earl Grey tea on toast ice cream wins UK best dessert award 2007

'Tea on toast', the frozen Earl Grey ice cream developed by the British head chef Sean Wilkinson (below) at Durham's gourmet restaurant The Avenue, has won the Restaurant magazine's award for best dessert.

The dish, a twist on the usually-plain national favourite, is made with a a balloon which is inflated with nitrogen gas, filled with earl grey tea and then frozen solid with liquid nitrogen, served with brown toast and marmalade puree, raspberry jelly and shortcake.

The tea ice cream is made with a balloon which is inflated with nitrogen gas, filled with earl grey tea and then frozen solid with liquid nitrogen
Chef Sean Wilkinson puts his balloon into liquid nitrogen for the finishing touches to his award-winning dessert

Source: Dailymail

Taiwan's Modern Toilet Restaurant

modern toilet faeces shaped like ice cream taiwan modern toilet

Modern Toilet, a toilet-themed diner is recently seen open in the Shilin district in Taipei, Taiwan. All 100 seats in the crowded diner are made from toilet bowls, not chairs. Sink faucets and gender-coded "WC" signs appear throughout the three-storey facility, one of 12 in an island-wide chain of eateries. Would you like to taste the ice-cream shaped like faeces? I would't, never!

taiwan modern toilet diner

Tags: taiwan, modern toilet, restaurant

Ubuntu Cola

Ubuntu isn't just an open operating system for Linux! Now Ubuntu Trading Company Ltd (http://www.unbuntu-trading.com) in UK has created the Ubuntu Cola, boasted as the UK's first fairtrade cola! About the Ubuntu Cola from the company's website:

We tried lots of different recipes to get exactly the flavor we were looking for. A classic cola with a little extra edge to it. We wanted a cola with personality and a great flavor that people would love to drink. We took the recipes to lots of people in London, Birmingham, Bristol and Manchester and eventually everyone agreed we had found the right one. That's the great taste of Ubuntu.

Tags: open, linux, operating system, ubuntu, cola, uk, beverge

Frrrozen Haute Chocolate, World's Most Expensive Dersert

Frrrozen Haute Chocolate

World's priciest chocolate sundae is the $25,000 valued Frrrozen Haute Chocolate created by the famous restaurant Serendipty 3 which has once featured in a John Cusack movie and is located in Manhattan's Upper East side of New York City.

The dessert is a frozen, slushy mix of cocoas from 14 countries, milk and five grams of 24-carat edible gold topped with whipped cream and complemented by a small box of Knipschildt chocolate truffles which sell for $2,600 per lb.

The Guinness World Records recognized most expensive chocolate is served in a goblet with a band of gold decorated with one carat of diamonds and served with a golden spoon which can be taken home. Source: Telegraph UK @ Gulf Daily News Tags: Serendipty 3, Frozen Haute Chocolate, cocoa, gold, diamond, luxury

Worm Dishes Favored by Beijing White-collar Girls

worm dishes in beijing restaurant

Worm dishes served in the Yunnan-style restaurants are quite popular lately among white-collar girls in the Chinese capital city Beijing. It is said that every week customers eat nearly fifty kilograms of insects, which are carried here by air from Yunnan, a province bordering with Vietnam. These special dishes contain nutritional components such as protein, amino acids, vitamins and fatty acids, but may not be healthy since the dishes are often fried. Source: Xinhua Tags: china, beijing, yunnan, worm, dishes

Pizza Recall: General Mills Totino’s And Jeno’s Frozen Pizzas Recalled Due To E. coli

General Mills recalls 5 million pizzas due to E. coli1 Guam’s major grocery stores have pulled two frozen pizza brands from their shelves – Totino’s and Jeno’s – after their parent company, General Mills, issued a voluntary recall of about 5 million pizzas sold in the U.S. on November 1.

The pizzas were recalled because authorities investigating 21 occurrences of E. Coli O157:H7-related illnesses between July 20 and Oct. 10 reported that nine of the sick people had eaten a Totino’s or Jeno’s pizza before becoming ill.

E. coli O157:H7 is a potentially deadly bacteria that can cause bloody diarrhea and dehydration. its symptoms can also include stomach cramps. The infected people are typically ill for two to five days but can develop serious complications, including kidney failure. The young, the old and the chronically ill are more susceptible to infection.

The recall includes eight SKUs (stock keeping units or UPC codes) of Totino’s brand frozen pizza and three SKUs of Jeno’s brand frozen pizza with pepperoni topping, or incorporating pepperoni in combination with other toppings.

The specific products in the recall include:

Brand Product - SKU number
Totino's Party Supreme - 42800-10700
Totino's Three Meat - 42800-10800
Totino's Pepperoni - 42800-11400
Totino's Pepperoni - 42800-92114
Totino's Classic Pepperoni - 42800-11402
Totino's Pepperoni Trio - 42800-72157
Totino's Party Combo - 42800-11600
Totino's Combo - 42800-92116

Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Supreme 35300-00561
Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Pepperoni 35300-00572
Jeno's Crisp 'n Tasty Combo 35300-00576

Consumers can contact Totino’s / Jeno’s for product replacement by clipping the UPC (bar code) symbol from each pizza box and sending their UPC's, along with their name and address to:

Totino's / Jeno’s
P.O. Box 200 - Pizza
Minneapolis, MN 55440-0200

Source:PDN ; emaxhealth

116 Years Old Orange

The century-old orange should have eaten by Joseph Roberts for his lunch on 19 February, 1891, then a miner working at the Racecourse colliery in Etruria of UK. But a tragic underground blast on the day caused 37-year-old Robberts, to be fatally injured and never have the chance to finish it. The following excerpts is the story behind this unusual fruit:

The fruit belonged to Joseph Roberts who was injured in an explosion at a Stoke-on-Trent colliery in 1891. [..]
Unfortunately, he was badly injured when underground blasting at the colliery went wrong.
He died in hospital leaving a wife and six children.
The lunchbox was one of his effects handed back to his family, who kept it.
Now his great-granddaughter Pam Bettaney has donated it to the Potteries museum in Staffordshire.

Source: BBC

Garlic Is Good For Your Heart

Garlic is good for the cardiovascular system, thanks to the abundant existence of a compound called allicin, according to a new study in the United States.

The study, conducted by scientists at the University of Alabama, Birmingham, found garlic is rich in allicin, an organic polysulphides. When allicin is broken down into sulphur compounds, these react with red blood cells and produce hydrogen sulphide which relaxes the blood vessels, keeps blood flowing easily and prevents blood clots and oxidative damage.

When hydrogen sulphide is at low concentration level, the study said, it helps cells communicate with each other. Within a blood vessel, hydrogen sulphite stimulates cells on its lining to relax, causing the vessel to dilate. In this condition, blood pressure comes down enabling blood to carry more oxygen to essential organs and reduces pressure on the heart.

Hypertension -- high blood pressure -- is known to be a major risk factor for heart disease. The study, researchers held, may lead to a standardized garlic diet that may have healing results for cardiovascular diseases and even cancer.

So, though the smell is a little odd, garlic in the diet is good for your health!

Source: U.S. study: garlic good for your heart@Xinhua

Italy's Creative Vegetalbe-selling Advertisement

Little bear or coconut? Ice cream or cabbage?

Basketball or blood orange? Dragon-fly or green pea?

Scientist or spring onion? Mickey Mouse or radish?

Sea horse or pepper? Dancer or carrot?

Link

YoBaby Yogurt

Yo Baby Yogurt, or YoBaby Yogurt, is an organic whole milk yogurt for babies and toddlers by StonyField Farm. YoBaby yogurts are certified organic and are designed to meet the special nutritional needs of little yogurt-eaters through three varieties: YoBaby Yogurt, YoBaby Plus Fruit & Cereal and YoBaby Drinkable Yogurt. YoBaby yogurt have also been bacteria (pre- and probiotics) enchanced. Fanny's suggestion on bookxo.com may let you have some idea how to feed your baby best with this yogurt:

Something you may want to consider: Yobaby yoghurt has quite a bit of sugar in it, which isn't great for your little bundle of joy. You'd be surprised how much babies like plain yoghurt. As in really, plain, no sweetener, no flavorings. I buy the whole milk plain yoghurt with no BGH from Whole Foods and it's about 2.50 for, I think, 32 oz. If your little one won't take it, try mixing in a bit of smashed banana or applesauce. It's sooooo much cheaper and actually better for your babe (and your wallet)

What you want to make sure of for baby is that it's whole milk yoghurt so that they get all the good fats and nutrients.

844-pound Mako Shark Hauled by Angler Adless Bruner Off Florida Panhandle

844-pound Mako Shark Hauled by Angler Adlee Bruner at Destin Fishing Rodeo

When Adlee Bruner and his five friends headed out Saturday morning on a charter boat 'Twilight' , they just hoped to catch some grouper to enter in the annual Destin Fishing Rodeo, but the trip ended with a huge surprise. Adlee Bruner landed a gargantuan 844.4-pound mako shark, setting a new record for the decades-old tournament.

The mako mark hauled by Adless Bruner is the heaviest fish at the Destin Fishing Rodeo in the past 10 years. The 11-foot mako shark first weighed in at 844.4 pounds. After being gutted, the fish tipped the scales at 638 pounds, shattering an earlier shark division record of 338 pounds.

Scroll down for more photos of this huge mako shark:

844-pound Mako Shark Hauled by Angler Adlee Bruner at Destin Fishing Rodeo1 844 pound Mako Shark Hauled by Angler Adlee Bruner at Destin Fishing Rodeo3

Sources: Nwfdailynews.com; theDestinLog; Miami Press