Turkey Reminder

Posted by on 6:34 pm, Nov 3, 2011 in Blog, Events | 0 comments

If you haven’t ordered your Thanksgiving turkey, it isn’t too late. Please do so before Monday, Nov 7 to guarantee a bird. Details about birds and packages can be found at www.freshforkmarket.com. Order online directly at www.myfreshfork.com. UPDATE: We still have turkeys!  Order by Nov 16-when the final tally will be...

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Let’s Talk Turkey

Posted by on 12:20 pm, Nov 1, 2011 in About Your Ingredients, News | 0 comments

Thanksgiving is just around the corner. It seems like just a few weeks ago we were planning the summer season, and now we are ready to finalize our turkey orders. We gave our current CSA subscribers first dibs on Thanksgiving packages. We had such a great response, that quantities are selling out fast! If you don’t know about our turkeys, then let me give...

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Thanksgiving Packages

Posted by on 6:20 am, Oct 19, 2011 in Events, News | 0 comments

At Fresh Fork, there is no better holiday than Thanksgiving. It’s a time to feast on the best products available, and that’s why we like it! We’ve been working all summer to prepare for this holiday. How so? By working with our farmers to raise large, healthy pasture raised turkeys. These birds have been raised on organic pastures where they have access...

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Roasting Your Turkey

Posted by on 11:28 am, Nov 22, 2010 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

Preheat your oven to 450 degrees. Remove one rack and place the remaining rack near the bottom. An hour before roasting, remove your turkey from your brine and rinse with cold water. Pat turkey dry with paper towels or make it do a funky dance to drip dry! Sorry, turkey gets me really excited and I can’t help but make my turkey have character. Add your...

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Turkey Brining

Posted by on 11:24 am, Nov 21, 2010 in About Your Ingredients | 0 comments

Brining is a method of soaking meat in a salt-based solution to tenderize the meat, infuse flavors, and help the meat retain moisture while cooking. The additional moisture in the meat also reduces the cooking time since water transfers energy faster than air. There are no standard “best” brines. It is all a matter of personal taste. There are a few...

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