Shopping for Thanksgiving supplies in Berlin

[Nick2Mil 5]

I haven't looked this year, but last year I bought Libbys canned pumpkin at Kaisers.

[frankcesca 23]

KaDeWe also has both. Not sure about the pre-spiced pumpkin, but definitely the plain kind.

[Californiagirl 77]

i think it is kadawe that has cranberry sauce and galeria kaufhof has canned pumpkin.

[a3000 0]

I know it is a bit early for Christmas preparation questions, but it is the first time I am hosting Christmas for my family so I want to be prepared...

 

I am looking for advice on where I can get a turkey or goose for this Christmas (preferably good quality, free-ranged). Is it usual that people order them in advance here in Berlin? I don't have a very big freezer so I would have to buy it fresh a few days beforehand.

 

Can you recommend anywhere I can ask?

 

I am just worried that I will leave it to the last minute and they will all be sold out in supermarkets a few days before! (so I am taking it to the other extreme and preparing ridiculously early).

 

Thanks in advance for your help!

 

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[HEM 11,163]

Not in Berlin but probably still valid: We used to order our (UK Christmas) turkey from the local market & collect it on the 24th or just before. The snag is that (at least with our market) the flap of skin around the neck is removed which makes it very difficult to apply the usual sausagemeat stuffing.

 

In recent years we have picked up a frozen (French?) turkey from our local Marktkauf - these still have the skin attached. Result: delicious.

[frankcesca 23]

 

I am looking for advice on where I can get a turkey or goose for this Christmas (preferably good quality, free-ranged). Is it usual that people order them in advance here in Berlin? I don't have a very big freezer so I would have to buy it fresh a few days beforehand.

 

Can you recommend anywhere I can ask?

 

For quality/free-range meat, look for a Neuland butcher. There's one in Wedding who took care of my order last year - a fresh turkey, picked up on the day I cooked it, very tasty. I think it was a bit smaller than I'd asked for, but it was the one they'd set aside for me (and was still more than enough! Or was it bigger than I'd asked for?!) Anyway, it wasn't quite the right size, but I was still happy.

 

Here's where I went: http://www.fleischerei-buenger.de/

[pog451 2,486]

 

Can you recommend anywhere I can ask?

 

I am just worried that I will leave it to the last minute and they will all be sold out in supermarkets a few days before! ´

 

I never understand these threads. Why doesn't it occur to you to ask a butcher? Almost any butcher will provide you with a fresh bird to order at the date you specify (although some close early so may have a last pick-up date).

 

Most supermarkets will order and reserve a frozen bird for you too, although they may not want to do it yet. The bigger the supermarket, the more likely they will have a wider range of weights, so don't go to the mini-Edeka on the corner. Go and ask when they will be ordering for Xmas and go back to place an order then. Having said that, Ive rarely had a problem getting a 6-8Kg bird even fairly late in the year, and Ive been doing UK-style turkey dinners over here for over 20 years.

[Santitas 589]

Where I get one of those dissonance foil pans to cook a 6-7lb turkey in?

Still available at Metro?

[Metall 14,557]

47 minutes ago, Santitas said:

Where I get one of those dissonance foil pans to cook a 6-7lb turkey in?

Still available at Metro?

 

I'm pretty sure they do.

[Santitas 589]

Thanks Metall. No idea what a dissonance foil pan is lol. That should’ve been disposable ?

[Metall 14,557]

I... kinda hoped that was what you meant.

[El Jeffo 42,135]

17 hours ago, Santitas said:

Thanks Metall. No idea what a dissonance foil pan is lol. That should’ve been disposable ?

 

I thought it was something from the j² Autumn Outerwear Collection...

[RedMidge 6,638]

21 hours ago, Santitas said:

Thanks Metall. No idea what a dissonance foil pan is lol. That should’ve been disposable ?

Spell checker strikes again!!

 

[Santitas 589]

Haven’t been able to make it to Metro yet because of having to wait on a friend, but Kaufland has got a fairly large Bräter on sale that would fit a 7lb turkey at the moment for 16,99€

[Metall 14,557]

I bought a large square roasting pan / Bräter for a similar price at IKEA!

[fraufruit 42,484]

Some people don't have anywhere to store such a thing when it is only used one a year, hence, the aluminum throw away ones.

[franklan 6,030]

Also this week at REAL:

 

 

 

[Metall 14,557]

1 hour ago, fraufruit said:

Some people don't have anywhere to store such a thing when it is only used one a year, hence, the aluminum throw away ones.

 

Mine is a fairly low square one that nearly fills the oven and bakes cake very nicely. Always try to get multitaskers for the kitchen!

[anotherAmericaninGermany 50]

try an old American recipe for Turkey... my Grandmother started following this recipe and always works!

 

Turkey in a bag

butter the Turkey and put in a brown paper bag with a string to tie bag

 

@ 350°F or 176°C
12lbs or under 25 min per pound
larger birds at 20 min per pound

 

translated for german #'s

< 5,55kg @ 5,51 min/100g
> 5,44kg @ 4,41 min/100g

[Santitas 589]

2 hours ago, fraufruit said:

Some people don't have anywhere to store such a thing when it is only used one a year, hence, the aluminum throw away ones.

That’s very true; we certainly don’t, so I think I’ll have to put it in the Keller until next year. 

 

40 minutes ago, anotherAmericaninGermany said:

try an old American recipe for Turkey... my Grandmother started following this recipe and always works!

 

Turkey in a bag

butter the Turkey and put in a brown paper bag with a string to tie bag

 

@ 350°F or 176°C
12lbs or under 25 min per pound
larger birds at 20 min per pound

 

translated for german #'s

< 5,55kg @ 5,51 min/100g
> 5,44kg @ 4,41 min/100g

I’m trying the plastic turkey bags this year, but I’ve heard about the brown paper bag method and would like to try that out next year.