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gluten-free Turkey's For Thanskgiving

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AmyKB Newbie
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I am looking for a gluten free turkey this year since I am now gluten-free as of 2 months ago. Someone told me that the inside of the bags that hold the turkeys is lined with wheat gluten? Is that correct, or if I buy one that says Gluten free, then I am safe?

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Someone told me that the inside of the bags that hold the turkeys is lined with wheat gluten?

Whoever told you that is misinformed.

Sometimes there is a sauce or gravy packet with the turkey that contains gluten. But this question comes up every year, and it always seems that there are plenty of safe options for everyone.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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I am looking for a gluten free turkey this year since I am now gluten-free as of 2 months ago. Someone told me that the inside of the bags that hold the turkeys is lined with wheat gluten? Is that correct, or if I buy one that says Gluten free, then I am safe?

VERY incorrect! Most turkey's are gluten free. Butterball and Jenny-O (I think Jenny-O labels gluten-free) are to name a specific company. If there is a gravy packet inside the bird, I would discard that and make your own with the turkey drippings and corn starch to thicken.

And of course, no stuffing, unless it's of the gluten free variety! :) We prefer ours unstuffed. I believe it cooks better.

Make some gluten-free cornbread the week before and freeze it. It makes great stuffing.

love2travel Mentor
love2travel
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As mentioned, stuffing the bird may not be a great idea, especially if it is overstuffed as the turkey may not cook properly all the way through. Poultry must be cooked to 170 degrees internally - anything over will result in a very dry bird but under is risky, of course. Just make a batch of stuffing/dressing and cook separately, using lots of drippings to keep moist. :)

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Bubba's Mom
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My local grocery store (Kroger's) is already selling frozen Turkeys at .59lb. They are Riverside brand. I read the packaging and there's no mention of anything that would have gluten.

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alex11602
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VERY incorrect! Most turkey's are gluten free. Butterball and Jenny-O (I think Jenny-O labels gluten-free) are to name a specific company. If there is a gravy packet inside the bird, I would discard that and make your own with the turkey drippings and corn starch to thicken.

And of course, no stuffing, unless it's of the gluten free variety! :) We prefer ours unstuffed. I believe it cooks better.

Make some gluten-free cornbread the week before and freeze it. It makes great stuffing.

I just wanted to throw out there that I was just on Butterball's website and they list their Gravy Ingredients: Water, Modified Corn starch, Maltodextrin, Salt, Rice Flour, Cooked Turkey, Onion Powder, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Spices.

To me these look gluten free, please tell me if I am wrong because I can not manage to make homemade gravy for anything so it would be nice for my husband.

kareng Grand Master
kareng
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I just wanted to throw out there that I was just on Butterball's website and they list their Gravy Ingredients: Water, Modified Corn starch, Maltodextrin, Salt, Rice Flour, Cooked Turkey, Onion Powder, Caramel Color, Garlic Powder, Spices.

To me these look gluten free, please tell me if I am wrong because I can not manage to make homemade gravy for anything so it would be nice for my husband.

Wow! That's a surprise! Does look gluten-free. I would read every packet, just to be sure. If they have changed the ingredients recently, there could be older ones out there.

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Didn't realize that BB had changed gravy ingredients. The gravy used to have wheat, which always caused confusion because people would think they were reading the turkey ingredients and when they saw wheat, they thought the turkey wasn't gluten-free. In fact, they were reading the gravy ingredients. I'll have to check it out!

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calicokitty6 Newbie
calicokitty6
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Shady Brook Turkeys say gluten free on the front of the packaging. I tried this brand for the first time and it was quite good.

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