Information about Turkey Drumsticks.
The Turkey Drumsticks are a large meatier version of the Chicken Drumsticks, the flavour of the Darker Leg Meat is richer than the Turkey Breast. The Drumsticks weigh approximately ***g each as they are a natural cut, weights do vary. They are an inexpensive cut of Turkey & because they have generous amounts of meat, they are great value for money. Drumsticks are great for baking & making stews, baking & making Pulled Turkey or for Smoking on the Barbecue Low & Slow.
What is a Turkey Drumstick?
The Drumsticks are the lower part of the leg between the Thigh & the Foot.
Turkey Drumsticks have a single large bone (Tibia) & a very slender bone (Fibula) on top, with thick darker meat & are skin on. The darker meat on the Drumstick has more flavour because it is a hard working muscle that’s more fibrous, hence the darker meat colour. One of the benefits of the fibrous meat is that the meat breaks down during cooking becoming the most tender part of the Turkey.
How are Turkey Drumsticks cut?
The Turkey Drumsticks are cut from the Whole Turkey Legs.
Once the Turkeys have their feet removed, the whole Leg has to be removed from the main carcasse by cutting through the joint at the Hip & Thigh. To separate the Thigh & the Drumsticks in the Leg, expert butchers cut through the soft cartilage in the knee joint. The Drumsticks are left with the skin on, with the joints checked for loose unwanted cartilage.
All cutting of the Turkey is only done once the Turkey Meat has reached a temperature of 3°c. This reduces natural moisture loss, helps the meat retain its texture & keeps the meat more succulent & flavoursome.
How do we pack Turkey Drumsticks?
The Drumsticks are packed in a Clear Recyclable Pouch, 2 per pack.
The Turkey Drumsticks are cut & laid out in freezer trays, then “Blast Frozen” to -25°c. The Drumsticks are put into Freezer Friendly Bags, 2 per pack sealed & labelled with full farm to fork traceability. Packing the Turkey Drumsticks straight from the freezer gives a 2 month shelf life when stored at -18°c. The process of cutting, freezing & packing in clean temperature controlled production, creates Drumsticks that taste as if they had just been cut, straight from the freezer. (best results are to thaw slowly in the fridge before cooking)
All production plants & slaughterhouses that produce our meats or products are BRCGS / IFS approved . All the air is filtered & refrigerated in the production rooms, the butchers & packing staff wear fully protective clothing, these precautions reduce natural bacteria. Operated with the highest hygiene & temperature controls to ensure you enjoy the same taste & texture from all our meats.
The packaging protects the Turkey Drumsticks when handling during its delivery to the customer, from freezer burn when stored at -18°c, contamination in your fridge from other foodstuffs. The packaging holds all the natural juices inside the Drumsticks when defrosting slowly (in the fridge) & when bringing them up to room temperature before cooking.
We use stronger & thinner recyclable Plastic Pouches when we pack our meats, reducing our “Carbon Footprint”, we use 30% less plastic than previous packaging. We always ask you to Recycle all your packaging when you receive an order from us. The customer is the most important link in the recycling process, we hope to work towards a Greener Future.
Please see this link on How to recycle plastic. We all need to do our best for a Greener future#swf_recycle♻Â
Are the Turkey Drumsticks good value for money?
Ready made Turkey Drumsticks with only the bone as waste, makes these a good value cheaper meat.
We produce all our Turkey meats as Wholesale Meat cuts, the Drumsticks are made in larger volumes in very efficient product facilities. The high throughput production produces a more consistent, better value Drumsticks. We use renewable energy, highly trained butchers that make more portions per hour, the raw Turkeys are bought in large volumes for bulk purchasing, packaging & transport are cheaper with bigger volumes being packed & shipped.
The savings made on all aspects from farm to fork are passed on to the consumer, keeping the weekly meat shopping bill lower. See how Sherwood Foods offers More Meat For Your Money….. #moremeatfym
Provenance of our Turkey.
The Turkeys are commercially reared in warm, environmentally controlled large barns, monitored 24 Hours a day & cared for by professionals. Regular feeding programs & space to move around gives them exercise enough to keep a healthier bird. The Turkeys are professionally bread to produce Grade A birds that have large breasts, that are not stressed, producing tender meat cuts without any bruising.
All our Turkey comes from local farms close to the production plants, we use Poland & Italy for our supplies. The trusted sources supply us with mainly Female Turkey for most of our cuts. The specialist production facilities use sustainable sources of Turkeys from farmers with long term relationships.
Are Turkey Drumsticks nutritious?
The Turkey Drumsticks have more fat on them than the main Breast Meat, Turkey is a very nutritious white meat.
The nutritious natural Turkey Meat has no added ingredients & is a great source of Protein, this is recommended in many healthy eating or muscle building diets. The natural Vitamins & Minerals found in Turkey are great for increased metabolism & normally functionality. Eating meat like Turkey as part of a regular diet is better for your general health. Turkey has a lower Cholesterol value than that of Chicken, though Chicken Cholesterol value is very low.
How do you cook Turkey Drumsticks?
Turkey Drumsticks are mainly slow cooked or roasted as a whole piece.
One of the most popular ways of cooking Turkey Drumsticks is to Smoke them on the Barbecue, leaving the skin nice n’ crispy on the outside. Another great way to enjoy drumsticks is to Smoke them first & then bake them in the oven, this gives you amazing Succulent Smokey Meat on the bone. Turkey drumsticks can be slow cooked in the oven / slow cooker, Smoked on the Barbecue, roasted in the oven or coked in the Air Fryer (if yours is big enough), they are a sizeable piece of meat.
How to prepare your Turkey Drumsticks for cooking:
- Remove the Drumsticks from the freezer & let thaw out in their bag in a plate in the fridge.
- Once thawed, rinse the Drumsticks under cold water, pat dry with a paper towel, then place on a washable board covered over on the side to remove the cold from the meat.
- Once the Drumsticks are no longer cold you, they are now ready to be seasoned or brined before cooking.
How to cook recipes for Turkey Drumsticks:
- Delicious smothered Turkey Drumsticks in the oven
- Baked Turkey Drumsticks with Peppered Potato.
- Great way to Smoke Turkey Drumsticks in the oven
- Air Fryer Turkey Drumsticks made easy
- How to Smoke your Drumsticks.
Tips for better tasting Turkey Drumsticks:
- Always rest your Drumsticks after cooking for 15 minutes on a wooden board covered over. This relaxes the meat & makes them much juicier to eat.
- Make sure the juices in the Turkey are clear, the meat is white & cooked all the way through.
- Minimum recommended internal temperature for safely cooked Turkey is 75°c.
Sharing Turkey Drumsticks Recipes on Social Media.
Creating delicious Turkey Drumsticks for family & friends is always going to be a winner.
Sharing your results of your cooks on Social Media is a great way to show other people how to enjoy a simple meat cut. Social Media always has new trends coming & going but, food on the internet is definitely here to stay! Recipe books are being replaced with simple tutorial videos that people have on a tablet in the kitchen.
Sharing your pictures, videos, ideas, recipes etc, helps others learn new ways to cook the Turkey Drumsticks (Legs). Watching a video with simple to follow instructions on how to make meals or prepare meats is easier than reading it out of a book.
At Sherwood Foods we love what our online followers create from our meat & shows on Social Media. Their ideas, recipes, videos, methods, tips & tricks are all shared on our Social Media platforms;Â Â Instagram, Twitter or our Facebook Page . To make your posts easier categorised on Social Media platforms, the use of Hashtags in your post text is how to do this. At the bottom of the page are a small selection of Hashtags that will help to do this
In addition to our Facebook Page, we have an interactive Facebook Group for sharing your cooks & ideas. The group is called Sherwood Home Cooking & Barbecue, see delicious recipes, hints & tips from our online customers.
We look forward to sharing your “Turkey Drumstick” posts on Social Media.
Sherwood Foods Hashtags:
#swf_brand #ourbrandisapromise #abrandispromise #moremeatfym #turkeydrumsticks #turkeylegs
How to cook & recipes for Turkey Drumsticks:
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Information about Turkey Drumsticks.
The Turkey Drumsticks are a large meatier version of the Chicken Drumsticks, the flavour of the Darker Leg Meat is richer than the Turkey Breast. The Drumsticks weigh approximately ***g each as they are a natural cut, weights do vary. They are an inexpensive cut of Turkey & because they have generous amounts of meat, they are great value for money. Drumsticks are great for baking & making stews, baking & making Pulled Turkey or for Smoking on the Barbecue Low & Slow.
What is a Turkey Drumstick?
The Drumsticks are the lower part of the leg between the Thigh & the Foot.
Turkey Drumsticks have a single large bone (Tibia) & a very slender bone (Fibula) on top, with thick darker meat & are skin on. The darker meat on the Drumstick has more flavour because it is a hard working muscle that’s more fibrous, hence the darker meat colour. One of the benefits of the fibrous meat is that the meat breaks down during cooking becoming the most tender part of the Turkey.
How are Turkey Drumsticks cut?
The Turkey Drumsticks are cut from the Whole Turkey Legs.
Once the Turkeys have their feet removed, the whole Leg has to be removed from the main carcasse by cutting through the joint at the Hip & Thigh. To separate the Thigh & the Drumsticks in the Leg, expert butchers cut through the soft cartilage in the knee joint. The Drumsticks are left with the skin on, with the joints checked for loose unwanted cartilage.
All cutting of the Turkey is only done once the Turkey Meat has reached a temperature of 3°c. This reduces natural moisture loss, helps the meat retain its texture & keeps the meat more succulent & flavoursome.
How do we pack Turkey Drumsticks?
The Drumsticks are packed in a Clear Recyclable Pouch, 2 per pack.
The Turkey Drumsticks are cut & laid out in freezer trays, then “Blast Frozen” to -25°c. The Drumsticks are put into Freezer Friendly Bags, 2 per pack sealed & labelled with full farm to fork traceability. Packing the Turkey Drumsticks straight from the freezer gives a 2 month shelf life when stored at -18°c. The process of cutting, freezing & packing in clean temperature controlled production, creates Drumsticks that taste as if they had just been cut, straight from the freezer. (best results are to thaw slowly in the fridge before cooking)
All production plants & slaughterhouses that produce our meats or products are BRCGS / IFS approved . All the air is filtered & refrigerated in the production rooms, the butchers & packing staff wear fully protective clothing, these precautions reduce natural bacteria. Operated with the highest hygiene & temperature controls to ensure you enjoy the same taste & texture from all our meats.
The packaging protects the Turkey Drumsticks when handling during its delivery to the customer, from freezer burn when stored at -18°c, contamination in your fridge from other foodstuffs. The packaging holds all the natural juices inside the Drumsticks when defrosting slowly (in the fridge) & when bringing them up to room temperature before cooking.
We use stronger & thinner recyclable Plastic Pouches when we pack our meats, reducing our “Carbon Footprint”, we use 30% less plastic than previous packaging. We always ask you to Recycle all your packaging when you receive an order from us. The customer is the most important link in the recycling process, we hope to work towards a Greener Future.
Please see this link on How to recycle plastic. We all need to do our best for a Greener future#swf_recycle♻Â
Are the Turkey Drumsticks good value for money?
Ready made Turkey Drumsticks with only the bone as waste, makes these a good value cheaper meat.
We produce all our Turkey meats as Wholesale Meat cuts, the Drumsticks are made in larger volumes in very efficient product facilities. The high throughput production produces a more consistent, better value Drumsticks. We use renewable energy, highly trained butchers that make more portions per hour, the raw Turkeys are bought in large volumes for bulk purchasing, packaging & transport are cheaper with bigger volumes being packed & shipped.
The savings made on all aspects from farm to fork are passed on to the consumer, keeping the weekly meat shopping bill lower. See how Sherwood Foods offers More Meat For Your Money….. #moremeatfym
Provenance of our Turkey.
The Turkeys are commercially reared in warm, environmentally controlled large barns, monitored 24 Hours a day & cared for by professionals. Regular feeding programs & space to move around gives them exercise enough to keep a healthier bird. The Turkeys are professionally bread to produce Grade A birds that have large breasts, that are not stressed, producing tender meat cuts without any bruising.
All our Turkey comes from local farms close to the production plants, we use Poland & Italy for our supplies. The trusted sources supply us with mainly Female Turkey for most of our cuts. The specialist production facilities use sustainable sources of Turkeys from farmers with long term relationships.
Are Turkey Drumsticks nutritious?
The Turkey Drumsticks have more fat on them than the main Breast Meat, Turkey is a very nutritious white meat.
The nutritious natural Turkey Meat has no added ingredients & is a great source of Protein, this is recommended in many healthy eating or muscle building diets. The natural Vitamins & Minerals found in Turkey are great for increased metabolism & normally functionality. Eating meat like Turkey as part of a regular diet is better for your general health. Turkey has a lower Cholesterol value than that of Chicken, though Chicken Cholesterol value is very low.
How do you cook Turkey Drumsticks?
Turkey Drumsticks are mainly slow cooked or roasted as a whole piece.
One of the most popular ways of cooking Turkey Drumsticks is to Smoke them on the Barbecue, leaving the skin nice n’ crispy on the outside. Another great way to enjoy drumsticks is to Smoke them first & then bake them in the oven, this gives you amazing Succulent Smokey Meat on the bone. Turkey drumsticks can be slow cooked in the oven / slow cooker, Smoked on the Barbecue, roasted in the oven or coked in the Air Fryer (if yours is big enough), they are a sizeable piece of meat.
How to prepare your Turkey Drumsticks for cooking:
- Remove the Drumsticks from the freezer & let thaw out in their bag in a plate in the fridge.
- Once thawed, rinse the Drumsticks under cold water, pat dry with a paper towel, then place on a washable board covered over on the side to remove the cold from the meat.
- Once the Drumsticks are no longer cold you, they are now ready to be seasoned or brined before cooking.
How to cook recipes for Turkey Drumsticks:
- Delicious smothered Turkey Drumsticks in the oven
- Baked Turkey Drumsticks with Peppered Potato.
- Great way to Smoke Turkey Drumsticks in the oven
- Air Fryer Turkey Drumsticks made easy
- How to Smoke your Drumsticks.
Tips for better tasting Turkey Drumsticks:
- Always rest your Drumsticks after cooking for 15 minutes on a wooden board covered over. This relaxes the meat & makes them much juicier to eat.
- Make sure the juices in the Turkey are clear, the meat is white & cooked all the way through.
- Minimum recommended internal temperature for safely cooked Turkey is 75°c.
Sharing Turkey Drumsticks Recipes on Social Media.
Creating delicious Turkey Drumsticks for family & friends is always going to be a winner.
Sharing your results of your cooks on Social Media is a great way to show other people how to enjoy a simple meat cut. Social Media always has new trends coming & going but, food on the internet is definitely here to stay! Recipe books are being replaced with simple tutorial videos that people have on a tablet in the kitchen.
Sharing your pictures, videos, ideas, recipes etc, helps others learn new ways to cook the Turkey Drumsticks (Legs). Watching a video with simple to follow instructions on how to make meals or prepare meats is easier than reading it out of a book.
At Sherwood Foods we love what our online followers create from our meat & shows on Social Media. Their ideas, recipes, videos, methods, tips & tricks are all shared on our Social Media platforms;Â Â Instagram, Twitter or our Facebook Page . To make your posts easier categorised on Social Media platforms, the use of Hashtags in your post text is how to do this. At the bottom of the page are a small selection of Hashtags that will help to do this
In addition to our Facebook Page, we have an interactive Facebook Group for sharing your cooks & ideas. The group is called Sherwood Home Cooking & Barbecue, see delicious recipes, hints & tips from our online customers.
We look forward to sharing your “Turkey Drumstick” posts on Social Media.
Sherwood Foods Hashtags:
#swf_brand #ourbrandisapromise #abrandispromise #moremeatfym #turkeydrumsticks #turkeylegs
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