PrintWin Your Thanksgiving Turkey!
Do you know where you're getting your turkey this year? Not yet? Then we've got a contest for you! The good folks at D'Artagnan are providing us with a turkey a day to give away to one lucky Serious Eats reader from today until Sunday, November 18. That's ten of these bad boys in all!*
D'Artagnan is a purveyor of many things delicious—from pâtés to sausages, foie gras to wild mushrooms, game meat to truffles. But what we're especially interested in right now is their turkey.
D'Artagnan's certified organic birds are fed organic grains and pure spring water—no protein supplements, added poultry or fish byproducts, pesticides or herbicides. Additionally no antibiotics, no growth hormones. The result is a poultry with great flavor, tenderness, and a 25 percent lower fat content than standard commercially raised turkey.
We will be giving away 12- to 14-pound organic free-range birds. Contest open only to participants in the continental U.S.
Win a Turkey
To enter to win, just answer the following question in the comments below:
White or dark meat?
One (1) winner will be chosen at random from among the commenters. Feel free to enter every day, but you may win only once during the lifetime of the contest. Comments for this entry will be open until 3 p.m. ET tomorrow (Nov. 10). The standard Serious Eats contest rules apply.
*Sorry, but we have to limit shipping to the continental U.S. Birds will be shipped from D'Artagnan no later than Monday, November 19.
Comments are closed: 182 Comments:
Dark
mcfei at 2:51PM on 11/09/07
Dark, please.
outsidecounsel at 2:51PM on 11/09/07
The succulent dark meat wins in my book every single time.
vinnyger at 2:52PM on 11/09/07
Because of its succulent juiciness and intense turkey-ness, dark meat.
chiff0nade at 2:52PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat, no contest.
TheJTrain at 2:53PM on 11/09/07
White.
wgsims at 2:54PM on 11/09/07
Dark, with gravy.
MarkO at 2:54PM on 11/09/07
A little bit of both please!
jamiephoto at 2:55PM on 11/09/07
Dark MEAAAAAAAAAAT
damnlamb at 2:58PM on 11/09/07
Both, please - definitely dark for me; white for hubby.
Schuylar at 3:00PM on 11/09/07
White, but in a leftovers sandwich the next day..mmm
negociants at 3:00PM on 11/09/07
Hello Dark Meat.
FoodBoy at 3:00PM on 11/09/07
Dark
pookguy at 3:03PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat.
schnitzel at 3:05PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat, a thousand times over.
theunemployedcook at 3:06PM on 11/09/07
Dark. Just give me a turkey leg and i'm happy.
french tart at 3:08PM on 11/09/07
dark
guido at 3:09PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat. The wife takes all the white meat anyway.
stratusgd at 3:09PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat.
rafeco at 3:09PM on 11/09/07
Diggity diggity dark. Save the white meat for turkey soup and turkey salad sandwiches.
jb_dc at 3:09PM on 11/09/07
White meat, but don't overcook it, please.
lisapeet at 3:10PM on 11/09/07
white's the meat for me.
jmunchie at 3:11PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat, is this really a question?
stlyankfan at 3:11PM on 11/09/07
Dark at dinner, white in a sandwich the next day.
aungeinphx at 3:12PM on 11/09/07
Grew up only eating white meat, but as I got older started to appreciate the dark meat more. If I had my choice though, I'll still take the breast meat over anything.
phattymatt at 3:12PM on 11/09/07
A little dressing on the fork then some of that dark meat. What a bite!
Colorado Jim at 3:12PM on 11/09/07
White.
Sarahrm at 3:16PM on 11/09/07
White Please!! :)
Inaya at 3:17PM on 11/09/07
Love the white, just don't keep it in the oven too long!
Mia Rose at 3:18PM on 11/09/07
white only please
ceforrester at 3:21PM on 11/09/07
Dark.
zamboni at 3:21PM on 11/09/07
white meat on my sandwiches the next day and dark meat by itself.
feep at 3:21PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat. No contest!
Catherine at 3:22PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat...White if my in-laws aren't the cooks.
Belyna at 3:25PM on 11/09/07
White Please.
Alm25 at 3:26PM on 11/09/07
both!
earlybirdkate at 3:32PM on 11/09/07
White, but not dry. Which is good, as the wife and kids fight over the dark, so more for me!
HeyCarl at 3:33PM on 11/09/07
White meat, provided that the bird was cooked and seasoned properly and is moist and flavorful!
foodienyc1 at 3:34PM on 11/09/07
only terrorists like white meat
solidmetal at 3:35PM on 11/09/07
Dark!! Always preferred it.
Kimberly at 3:38PM on 11/09/07
Dark when it's warm, white when it's cold.
lemons at 3:39PM on 11/09/07
Gotta go dark baby
Eroca at 3:40PM on 11/09/07
Dark!
Marilyn at 3:42PM on 11/09/07
Hot and dark...
mgwuflestad at 3:42PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat.
doglover at 3:43PM on 11/09/07
Yes. Each has its place on the table and in my belly.
kitchengeeking at 3:45PM on 11/09/07
Tender white. Makes best sandwiches and is a great vehicle for stuffing, cranberry sauce, and so much more. Guh.
Christina at 3:45PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat. Forever dark meat.
ConschBTJ at 3:47PM on 11/09/07
Dark the day of, white the next (and next few if I'm lucky) day(s).
corycm at 3:48PM on 11/09/07
OMG! This is exciting! Dark meat all the way! It's so much better.
chasgoose at 3:48PM on 11/09/07
White meat, as long as it's not dried out (cooking the bird upside down always works for me!) Then make the dark into some yummy salad!
stephanieb at 3:51PM on 11/09/07
I like the meat on my plate to taste like something, so dark meat please. The breast can go to the fearful ones at the table or on my turkey, canberry, and dressing sandwich the next day.
nita at 3:51PM on 11/09/07
dark meat, always! OMG free turkey!!!
JerzeeTomato at 3:52PM on 11/09/07
pink white meat.
smoke em if you got em.
isol8d at 3:53PM on 11/09/07
It don't matter if it's dark or white...
1024greenstreet at 3:54PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat!
jpark107 at 3:55PM on 11/09/07
I know I'm a heathen, but white meat is my favorite, dark meat is too greasy for me. My mom taught me how to cook the bird so that my white meat is juicy and flavorful :-)
sylphon at 3:56PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat. Preferably from the thigh.
Tableau Vivante at 3:56PM on 11/09/07
Mmm... dark.
brandi at 3:58PM on 11/09/07
Definitely dark meat.
etyper333 at 4:04PM on 11/09/07
White meat. Just cook the bird breast side down, and the white meat won't be dry. If you insist on crisping the breast skin, flip the bird right side up and broil for a few minutes at the end.
alden at 4:05PM on 11/09/07
Dark, but I plan on cooking an extra breast for my white meat eaters :)
LizNYC at 4:07PM on 11/09/07
dark
Margherita at 4:08PM on 11/09/07
dark-- no contest.
purpleceline at 4:08PM on 11/09/07
Both and pass the potatoes with lots of gravy!!!
pmagnus at 4:09PM on 11/09/07
white no contest!
zekks at 4:10PM on 11/09/07
"Whi-ite meat and da-ark meat live together in perfect harmony..."
Steverino at 4:10PM on 11/09/07
Definitely a mix of both for me, but more light then dark
AnaisKoi at 4:12PM on 11/09/07
On its own merits, dark (this time of year is no time for fat-phobia!). Still, white goes better with stuffing, IMHO.
msmla at 4:13PM on 11/09/07
white!
toddself at 4:17PM on 11/09/07
Dark, absolutely
skatz at 4:19PM on 11/09/07
White meat is the right meat! :)
JeffsInTheKitchen at 4:19PM on 11/09/07
Once upon a time there was a turkey. It was a little turkey, only about twelve pounds or so. Turkeybabe's mother worried about it. (Note: For the purpose of this story, all birds mentioned are to be sexless. Not that they aren't sort of anyway.)
Turkeybabe itself was a bit worried. It knew it had to grow up and be eaten, yet it could not decide what color it wanted to most be when it grew up. Most turkeys, of course, just take what's coming to them. White chests, tanned legs, glutinous feet.
But Turkeybabe knew that if it only wished hard enough and long enough - if only it put its pinprick of a mind to it when it was not trying to figure out whether to get out of the rain or to instead stare up into the raindrops till it drowned - that it did indeed have a choice. This, then became the reason for Turkeybabe's existence for it knew in its deepest giblet what it wanted to be, so it yearned and yearned and cackled out its desire to the Turkey Goddess whenever it was not eating bugs.
You may not believe this, but it happened. It happened because of Turkeybabe's huge yearning. It happened only once and it is doubtful if it will ever happen again - at least not in our lifetimes.
Turkeybabe became all skin. One solid block of delightful crispy turkey skin.
And it was pleased.
So was I.
Gobble gobble.
Karen Resta at 4:22PM on 11/09/07
Both.
Kevin at 4:23PM on 11/09/07
White.
billygoat at 4:24PM on 11/09/07
White Meat. I give all the dark meat to my cats.
mmiller at 4:25PM on 11/09/07
Or win a vegetarian turkey!
amyrose44 at 4:32PM on 11/09/07
white
46137 at 4:33PM on 11/09/07
mmmm...definitely dark.
katief at 4:33PM on 11/09/07
dark and white, please
jbrodsky at 4:34PM on 11/09/07
White meat--mmm mmm! Thanks!
mistyp at 4:35PM on 11/09/07
both + gravy + stuffing + mashed potato. Turkey day is the only meal that would really be better eaten all at once!
miz_dj at 4:35PM on 11/09/07
White with the skin
jlipof at 4:40PM on 11/09/07
dark
Bosmer at 4:41PM on 11/09/07
white
chestnutflour at 4:43PM on 11/09/07
Some combination of the two. White can be too plain, but I get sick of dark.
cam00023 at 4:45PM on 11/09/07
dark!
mrsbao at 4:48PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat!
proccers at 4:48PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat, absolutely.
Freyacat at 4:48PM on 11/09/07
dark - from the thigh.
kqrbob at 4:58PM on 11/09/07
White meat, for sure.
mellow at 5:03PM on 11/09/07
White for Thanksgiving Day carving and later-that-night sandwiches (served warm on wheat toast with lettuce, mayo, and jellied cranberry, please).
Dark for soups and the other myriad dishes in the following week.
jd7979 at 5:03PM on 11/09/07
Definitely dark
sjwoodin at 5:07PM on 11/09/07
Bone-less, skin-less, all white meat is the worst curse you could hurl at me.
Dark meat, I'll have a thigh, please!
CVilleBilly at 5:09PM on 11/09/07
Dark. With crispy skin on it. Worth fighting over in our house.
challah at 5:09PM on 11/09/07
Both! With the skin...after you deep fry it!
...cook, chef, culinary sponge, traveler, volunteer, missionary.
tyronebcookin
tyronebcookin at 5:11PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat!
ErikaWaz at 5:12PM on 11/09/07
White meat. Skin/extra crispy on the side. Stuffing.
Did I mention stuffing?
topdog at 5:15PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat!
dmorriso at 5:17PM on 11/09/07
dark!
thebigguy at 5:17PM on 11/09/07
I know, I know. Dark has more flavor. Dark is more pure.
But, oh! For a slice of white meat from the breast, with crispy shreds of skin, and a hearty pour of gravy!
White meat for me, please, on Thanksgiving.
Dark meat, please, for the next day, when having a hot sandwich.
wendywoowho at 5:19PM on 11/09/07
Always go for the dark, but with some really nice turkeys in the past few years I've also gone for the light. As seconds, of course.
stevea at 5:22PM on 11/09/07
Both...
Dark meat is almost always my personal preference, overall.
White meat is generally best for sandwiches.
Dark meat is best for turkey soup or gumbo.
White meat is best for keeping hubby happy, and that's always a good goal!
Yep. Definitely both. Besides, that's how the turkey comes, so it must be ALL GOOD, right? ;-P
LoCo at 5:23PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat
ejosef at 5:23PM on 11/09/07
Yes, please. Oh, and save the last part over the fence for me, too.
thdx3 at 5:27PM on 11/09/07
Both - light and dark meat are both delicious!!
Lavendergirl at 5:28PM on 11/09/07
Most people say "dark meat!" because they've never had really good white meat. Last year I made a brined turkey that was so flavorful and juicy that no one touched the dark stuff.
White meat, FTW!
NTSCBlogdotcom at 5:28PM on 11/09/07
Dark, because who doesn't love the taste of myoglobin, right? That said, Jeffrey Steingarten once told me, in a voice syrup-thick and slurred from a week-long opium binge, that he "didn't care what type of meat it was, so long as it was moist, tender" and served to him by "scanitly clad Balinese wastrels."
slloyddouglass at 5:30PM on 11/09/07
Dark! The drumstick is MINE!
eatstkv at 5:32PM on 11/09/07
White
GabeN at 5:35PM on 11/09/07
Dark for me!
firewren at 5:35PM on 11/09/07
Dark please
palmsey at 5:46PM on 11/09/07
White, please.
MercuryJV at 5:50PM on 11/09/07
Dark! Thank you very much....
awtane at 5:53PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat to pick at, white meat in sandwiches
stepol at 5:55PM on 11/09/07
Dark. Surrounded by sausage stuffing.
gimpgimp at 5:57PM on 11/09/07
dark meat... but really the skin
arbeck at 5:57PM on 11/09/07
definitely dark
harrier at 6:17PM on 11/09/07
White meat.
beanish at 6:20PM on 11/09/07
white ... no, dark ... no, white ... well, either, as long as it's TURKEYYYYYYY
skkorman at 6:25PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat - gimmee a whole leg to brandish at the table and horrify my mother with as I eschew utensils and manners in my pursuit of tasty goodness!
Amandarama at 6:27PM on 11/09/07
White...I love turkey wings!
Scoggdog at 6:33PM on 11/09/07
Dark.
mango at 6:47PM on 11/09/07
dark for me, white for my hubby...now, if we both were dark meat lovers, that would be a problem:-)
brooke29 at 7:03PM on 11/09/07
white.
KarynMC at 7:18PM on 11/09/07
dark meat, plus skin.
skim at 7:30PM on 11/09/07
dark meat, hands down
maialisa at 7:53PM on 11/09/07
Pass me some white meat....and pour on the gravy!
Mike13241 at 7:55PM on 11/09/07
Dark, absolutely!
MissT at 8:00PM on 11/09/07
dark meat
cnote at 8:00PM on 11/09/07
I've loved dark my whole life. Now, if the turkey is well-sourced and well cooked, I like white the next day when I can appreciate its elusive flavor.
islandexile at 8:07PM on 11/09/07
Most definitely white!
cherio1 at 8:09PM on 11/09/07
mostly dark please
izzy's mama at 8:14PM on 11/09/07
dark. f'real.
solid_dude at 8:23PM on 11/09/07
white...brined with extra crispy skin!
ChelleyD01 at 8:27PM on 11/09/07
I have to go with dark, no matter what white meat is always too dry for me. Though maybe my family just doesn't know how to cook turkey...
tortor at 8:48PM on 11/09/07
Wing.
madball911 at 8:57PM on 11/09/07
Dark....as in drumstick.
cv
coastalvicar at 9:57PM on 11/09/07
Dark, no ifs, ands, or buts!
Kimc54 at 10:33PM on 11/09/07
I like it all!
girl222 at 10:38PM on 11/09/07
white
sydwint at 10:41PM on 11/09/07
White meat!
And, okay, dark for my hubby.
ohiogal at 10:41PM on 11/09/07
It's all about layers.... .dress in layers in case its cold..... and eat turkey with layers... a slice of white meat, a sliver of dark.... balance the two for the ultimate in moisture, flavor, and texture, and it looks pretty on the plate....
Sethboyardee at 11:07PM on 11/09/07
White meat (as in breast)
le_avion at 11:23PM on 11/09/07
Dark meat
cupcup at 11:29PM on 11/09/07
Juicy, tender white meat. Especially as a leftover for a great turkey sandwich.
guevara284 at 11:30PM on 11/09/07
It's all good and don't forget the SKIN!
pizzaacasa at 11:45PM on 11/09/07
dark, white, dark, more white, more dark, more white....
(repeat)
kkmdevelopers at 12:24AM on 11/10/07
How about layers-turducken!
Or just dark.
michichan at 12:48AM on 11/10/07
Delicious Dark.
gscherr at 12:59AM on 11/10/07
it's just gotta be the white meat.
briguy2001 at 1:06AM on 11/10/07
the carcass, for soup stock
sinyet at 1:10AM on 11/10/07
it's gotta be white for sandwiches and dark for munching
bobfole at 2:30AM on 11/10/07
White meat
cairech at 3:42AM on 11/10/07
Dark with crispy skin. Mmmmm.....
Jeana at 3:52AM on 11/10/07
White mean, Ed, all the way.
Teri at 5:51AM on 11/10/07
White meat, please!
skkorman at 6:31AM on 11/10/07
DARK MEAT EVERYTIME..IT'S ALWAYS SWEET AND MOIST!!
iguanablue at 6:36AM on 11/10/07
dark meat
0bs01337 at 7:02AM on 11/10/07
A nice, dark meat drumstick, if you please!
amusingcalliope at 7:43AM on 11/10/07
White meat for me . Nothing makes better sandwiches the next day .
NewEnglandBites at 7:45AM on 11/10/07
I like it all!
melski at 8:06AM on 11/10/07
Dark meat. And the wings!
tmdonahue at 8:20AM on 11/10/07
Dark, duh!
GabeN at 8:28AM on 11/10/07
Dark!
MerMade07 at 8:31AM on 11/10/07
some of both
PattiA at 8:58AM on 11/10/07
Dark
helcho at 9:02AM on 11/10/07
Why has it got to be about white meat and dark meat? White and dark! Why can't we all just get along! White meat being eaten. Dark meat being eaten. White and dark meat being eaten! I have a dream where one day there will be equality for both shades of turkey meat. Both white and dark meat will inhabit the same place of respective honor on our Thanksgiving Day dinner plates! One day we will be free to eat white and dark, and we will sing that old Turkey Day spiritual, "Eat at last! Eat at last! thank God Almighty, we can eat at last!"
apgood at 9:26AM on 11/10/07
dark
cjbark at 9:51AM on 11/10/07
dark meat, all the way.
cybercita at 10:05AM on 11/10/07
Dark. White is for chumps.
SelimaCat at 10:39AM on 11/10/07
White
tsegada at 10:44AM on 11/10/07
Some of each, but it's really all about the WINGS. My dad and I each get one and the rest of you are out of luck! :-)
Curlz at 10:44AM on 11/10/07
White. Boring, I know - but I can't help it!
carbonaria at 10:53AM on 11/10/07
dark
Mike Sula at 11:01AM on 11/10/07
Skin. Moist stuffing from inside the bird w apples, celery, onion, sausage, bread and sage. Gravy from the crispy bits on the bottom of the pan, loosened w giblet broth and cider before whisking all slowly into the roux. Little breakfast sausages poked into the breast on toothpicks to baste it. Dark meat from thighs.
Eliz. at 12:01PM on 11/10/07
Dark!
gage3 at 12:04PM on 11/10/07
Dark.
jdestes at 12:15PM on 11/10/07
Definitely white. With cranberry sauce and gravy? Mmmmm .. dark meat doesn't stand a chance.
kfarrel3 at 1:33PM on 11/10/07
white meat is for kids, DEFINITELY DARK
suzydrano at 3:28PM on 11/10/07
Dark
bojabb at 5:03PM on 11/10/07
And we have a winner!
ALDEN, step right up! Someone from Serious Eats will contact you for shipping info shortly.
Thanks for entering, everyone, and remember, if you didn't win this one, we've got one turkey a day to give away up to and including November 18.
Adam Kuban at 5:47PM on 11/10/07