[Dr Winston O Boogie jr]

Originally Posted by Dana1963

Turkey question: edible meat vs. total weight - General Discussion - Turkey - Chowhound.
My bird (a very large hen) weighed in frozen at 21.67 lbs.

I cooked this just for the meat, so once it was cooked, I put on my trusty, industrial, food-safe gloves and ripped the meat off while it was still reasonably hot (comes off MUCH easier that way).

I got 4 pounds, 5 oz. of breast meat and 3 lbs, 13 oz of dark meat (not completely dark, some of this was off the back, the wings, etc.)

So, the final tally: 8 lbs., 2 oz. cooked meat.

21.67*.49=$10.62 /8.125 lbs = which boils down to $1.31 per pound.

Maybe close to 40% of total weight

Thanks. I wasn't interested so much in the price per pound but how much meat we would have from an 8.65 lb turkey.

This works out to about 37%.

Sounds like about 3.4 pounds. Not expecting a lot of leftovers this year.

On a side note, it's interesting that a bird will yield more white meat than dark but white meat is more expensive. It's all about demand.

I lived in Manila for a year and the people there prefer dark meat which is more expensive than the white.