It's Time For The Annual Safeway Turkey Sale

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Every year, Safeway sells Thanksgiving turkeys for pretty much unbeatable prices.  You can always buy just one turkey for your Thanksgiving meal, or you can take advantage of the sale to have very affordable poultry for the rest of the year.  If you have the storage, this is a great opportunity to stock your freezer.  If you don't have the storage, you can always cook your extra turkeys right away, then take the meat off of the carcass and freeze the cooked meat in storage bags or containers.  You'll still have the extra meat, but it won't take up as much space.  In the past, we have used all of the extra turkey for things like sandwiches, turkey noodle soup and turkey noodle casserole.  You can use almost any recipe that calls for chicken and insert turkey in its place. 

For the sale this year, the terms and conditions have changed a little bit.  It used to be that a minimum purchase of $10 was what would qualify you for the good deal.  This year, the minimum purchase is $25.  The prices on the turkeys have also gone up a little bit, but broken down to price per pound, it is still a really good price for meat- it averages out to be from $.50 to $.87 per pound, depending on which turkey you buy.  That is an incredible deal!  The turkey prices are $6.99 for an 8-12 pound Safeway turkey, $7.99 for a 12.01-16 pound Safeway turkey, $9.99 for 16.01-20 pound Safeway turkey, and $11.99 for a 20.01-24 pound Safeway turkey (these are the prices according to my local Safeway ad - you may want to check your local ad at http://www.safeway.com/ to be sure of the prices in your area).  Each turkey is limit one per household per day, but you can buy one of each kind at the same time.  This sale is good through November 24th.

As far as cooking the turkey goes, we have found that an electric roaster is the best way to go.  It saves energy costs because it is a smaller appliance, and it also cooks quite a bit faster.  The awesome turkey recipe I use is posted here.  My turkeys have turned out excellent every time I have used it.

P.S.  Be sure to check out my handmade sage green doily Thanksgiving giveaway!

 

Great Turkey Sale at Safeway!

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I just finished reading the Wednesday grocery ads to discover that 'tis the season for buying cheap turkeys! For the last couple of years, we have made an effort to get to Safeway and stock up on their super cheap turkeys. This keeps us well supplied with some poultry for the entire year. If you are going to do this, it helps to have an extra freezer. If you don't, you could always cook all of the turkeys within a few days of getting them, and then freeze the cooked meat in freezer bags or some sort of container. We use the cooked turkey meat for all sorts of things, like turkey alfredo, turkey noodle soup, turkey sandwiches, etc.

The specials this week on turkeys are:

- Safeway Turkey up to 16 pounds, $5.88 each

- Safeway Turkey 16 pounds and over, $6.88 each

- Honeysuckle Turkey up to 16 pounds, $8.88 each

- Honeysuckle Turkey 16 pounds and over $9.88 each

These are each limit one, and require a minimum $10 purchase, plus you need a Safeway Club Card. In the past, I have been able to make a $10 purchase, plus buy one of each kind of turkey on sale. It is limit one of each kind, so you should be able to buy one of each per trip to the store. My family is very fond of turkey, and this is a great way to stock up on meat for a relatively low price. Check out http://www.safeway.com/ to see if your area is having the turkey sale.