Turkey Question (was RE: Food)

[Elizabeth Snape]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm(God Is The Healing 
Force)" <n2fgc at ...> wrote:
>
> Hi there,
> 
> Okay, I need someone who's done a lot of turkeys and someone who's 
had one
> of the type that's been precooked.  I specify that because, this 
year, I
> ordered a prepared meal from our local supermarket which came with a
> pre-cooked 10.5 pound turkey.  The instructions for reheating 
stated not to
> put water in the bottom of the roasting pan and to place bird on 
flat rack.
> 
> When I opened the bag containing the turkey, there was lots of nice 
juice in
> there which I didn't want to discard, so I placed the turkey on the 
flat
> rack in the roaster and poured the juices into the pan, covered the 
thing
> with foil for two-thirds of the heating-up process and then removed 
the foil
> for the final third to get it nice and crispy.  (I generally do 
that to all
> my turkeys, even the ones I cook from scratch. Gets 'em crispy but 
leaves
> them moist.)
> 
> Well, as I say, I had the juices in the bottom of the pan and my 
turkey was
> the most moist and succulent bird we've ever eaten.
> 
> So, please do tell why in the world the re-heat instructions say 
not to put
> water in the bottom of the pan?  I am really curious about that.
> 
> Here's hoping one of you Turkey Experts or house elves can find me 
an
> answer.
> 
> Cheers and Thanks,
> 
> Lee :-)
> 

Because they were supplying all the liquid that was needed to keep 
the turkey moist!  Additional water would have diluted the flavor 
too. 

Snape's Witch