Turkey Legs - Page 2

Disnyfan83 · 04-20-2009, 12:58 PM

My son was the first person in the family to enjoy a turkey leg. The first time was when he was not quite four years old. Everyone was laughing and pointing at the little cave boy being pushed in a stroller as he gnawed away on that thing bigger than his head!! He turns 21 this Fall, and still loves them!

NorweJenNY · 04-20-2009, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ohiodisneydad

No conundrum at all really! Turkey doesn't really have much flavor on its own so it's perfect for smoking. Once that meat absorbs the smoke flavor it tastes like ham. I do agree that they get a little hard to eat once they cool down. I have had one at a local Renaissance Festival but never WDW. They seem to get a strange texture to them or you get a little burned out on eating a 5lb turkey leg!

I was going to add that... smoked turkey, even from a deli... has a ham-type taste.

I do like them, but can't finish one by myself!

NorweJenNY · 04-20-2009, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ohiodisneydad

I know I plan on munching on one as a snack credit during Free DDP this September! That is a must have along with a Dole Whip and a Mickey Ice Cream Bar!

Hold the phone! What's this?

I thought turkey legs are too expensive to count as a snack credit...

(I know dh has his eyes set on Dole Whips and Mickey Ice Cream Bars too!)

elvistelth · 04-20-2009, 03:38 PM

The turkey legs look pinkish on the inside which is kind of off-putting, but once I bit into one it didn't matter. They are a good mid-day snack when at Blizzard Beach.

HauntedGabe · 12-07-2009, 12:16 PM

I spit my coffee this morning. Kelly of Regis and Kelly was speaking of eating Turkey Legs at WDW this past weekend while there for filming of the Parade.

She made the comment that they were not really Turkey but Ham. And went on to comment, not sure if true could be an Urban Legend. Funny when the Host of the Christmas Parade for Disney makes that comment on Air!

ohiodisneydad · 12-07-2009, 02:15 PM

Well, I agree that the legs taste like ham since they're smoked. I wouldn't imagine Kelly would know the difference since she probably only eats once a week anyway.

supernova · 12-07-2009, 02:38 PM

I remember them from when I was a child going to the parks many years ago. I didn't see any around this time, but I was only in the parks for one day. Still, I've always preferred white meat to dark, so they were never my thing. But with all the hundreds of thousands of breasts out in the supermarkets, I guess those unused turkey legs have to go somewhere!

doconeill · 12-07-2009, 07:23 PM

But I thought they were really Emu legs...

I agree...smoked dark meat Turkey is going to be ham-like.

HauntedGabe · 12-07-2009, 11:10 PM

But Kelly said!

Does make you wonder what we are eating at any given time. Smoke it and tastes like ham.

StarsNStripes · 12-08-2009, 04:52 PM

We LOVE them! My husband thinks they are best enjoyed dipped in the Ken's Honey Dijon sauce!

HauntedGabe · 12-08-2009, 05:16 PM

Honey Ham.

Sorry Couldn't help myself.

supermariodrums · 12-08-2009, 11:44 PM

I remember seeing a special on the food network maybe five years ago about food at WDW and they had a part about the turkey legs.

Somebody please correct me if I am mistaken because I saw the special late at night and I was very tired, but they are in fact turkey and the preparation process is very long. If my memory serves me well I want to say it takes a few days to cook the legs from start to finish. They inject them with saltwater as well so that might be where a lot of the ham taste comes from.

Either way they are delicious and a trip would not be completed without woofing down one of those ****ers.

ohiodisneydad · 12-09-2009, 08:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorweJenNY

Hold the phone! What's this?

I thought turkey legs are too expensive to count as a snack credit...

(I know dh has his eyes set on Dole Whips and Mickey Ice Cream Bars too!)

They are but you can get them as a TS meal on the DDP. You'll get a bag of chips and a drink with it.

doconeill · 12-09-2009, 08:37 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by supermariodrums

If my memory serves me well I want to say it takes a few days to cook the legs from start to finish. They inject them with saltwater as well so that might be where a lot of the ham taste comes from.

Anything brined that much is going to have some similarities to ham because of the salt...corned beef is somewhat ham-like as well.

HauntedGabe · 08-25-2010, 12:11 AM

From All Ears Hears:

The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom no longer

serves turkey legs. Disney is currently trying out three different hot

dog servings. The only remaining turkey leg location in Magic

Kingdom is in Frontierland.

04-20-2009, 12:58 PM	#16
Disnyfan83 Fastpass Holder Join Date: May 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 467	Re: Turkey Legs My son was the first person in the family to enjoy a turkey leg. The first time was when he was not quite four years old. Everyone was laughing and pointing at the little cave boy being pushed in a stroller as he gnawed away on that thing bigger than his head!! He turns 21 this Fall, and still loves them! __________________ Leslie Henson leslieH@mei-travel.com affiliated w/ MEI & Mouse Fan Travel Old Magic Kingdom Tour Guides never retire -- we still tell people where to go and what to do!

04-20-2009, 03:38 PM	#19
elvistelth Unfortunately, this user's actions have resulted in him/her being BANNED from the site Join Date: May 2006 Location: Ft. Liquordale Posts: 1,178	Re: Turkey Legs The turkey legs look pinkish on the inside which is kind of off-putting, but once I bit into one it didn't matter. They are a good mid-day snack when at Blizzard Beach.

12-07-2009, 12:16 PM	#20
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Re: Turkey Legs I spit my coffee this morning. Kelly of Regis and Kelly was speaking of eating Turkey Legs at WDW this past weekend while there for filming of the Parade. She made the comment that they were not really Turkey but Ham. And went on to comment, not sure if true could be an Urban Legend. Funny when the Host of the Christmas Parade for Disney makes that comment on Air!

12-07-2009, 02:15 PM	#21
ohiodisneydad Fastpass Holder Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Middletown, OH Posts: 932	Re: Turkey Legs Well, I agree that the legs taste like ham since they're smoked. I wouldn't imagine Kelly would know the difference since she probably only eats once a week anyway. __________________ "Life is an occassion. Rise to it."- Mr. Magorium "Welcome Home"- Best words you'll ever hear when you check in at a Disney Resort

12-07-2009, 02:38 PM	#22
supernova Premium Annual Passholder Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Staten Island, NYC Posts: 5,223	Re: Turkey Legs I remember them from when I was a child going to the parks many years ago. I didn't see any around this time, but I was only in the parks for one day. Still, I've always preferred white meat to dark, so they were never my thing. But with all the hundreds of thousands of breasts out in the supermarkets, I guess those unused turkey legs have to go somewhere!

12-07-2009, 07:23 PM	#23
doconeill They call me MISTER Fastpass Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 894	Re: Turkey Legs But I thought they were really Emu legs... I agree...smoked dark meat Turkey is going to be ham-like. __________________ Doc Website work in progress: WDW Untangled: Fastpass - Rider Switch - ADR Calculator and more Non-WDW: Sci-Fi Storm - SF/Fantasy news December 2010 - Saratoga Springs, Holidays and Harry Potter

12-07-2009, 11:10 PM	#24
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Re: Turkey Legs But Kelly said! Does make you wonder what we are eating at any given time. Smoke it and tastes like ham.

12-08-2009, 04:52 PM	#25
StarsNStripes 40th was amazing! Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Toledo, OH Posts: 2,467	Re: Turkey Legs We LOVE them! My husband thinks they are best enjoyed dipped in the Ken's Honey Dijon sauce! __________________ I'm about as All-American as they come! *Natalie* Must get a new trip on the books! I'm dyin' here!

12-08-2009, 05:16 PM	#26
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Re: Turkey Legs Honey Ham. Sorry Couldn't help myself.

12-08-2009, 11:44 PM	#27
supermariodrums D-Ticket Holder Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Erie, Pennsylvania Posts: 215	Re: Turkey Legs I remember seeing a special on the food network maybe five years ago about food at WDW and they had a part about the turkey legs. Somebody please correct me if I am mistaken because I saw the special late at night and I was very tired, but they are in fact turkey and the preparation process is very long. If my memory serves me well I want to say it takes a few days to cook the legs from start to finish. They inject them with saltwater as well so that might be where a lot of the ham taste comes from. Either way they are delicious and a trip would not be completed without woofing down one of those ****ers. __________________ Disney World is not just a place, but an experience. Back in the world for the 2013 Marathon Weekend! WDW

08-25-2010, 12:11 AM	#30
HauntedGabe Where'd she go??? Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Hamlet, IL Posts: 17,935	Re: Turkey Legs From All Ears Hears: The Lunching Pad in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom no longer serves turkey legs. Disney is currently trying out three different hot dog servings. The only remaining turkey leg location in Magic Kingdom is in Frontierland.

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