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Here are the three basting options from the Tofurky site:
Tofurky Baste - option 1:
3 tablespoons olive oil (or other vegetable oil)
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon ground sage
Tofurky Baste - option 2:
1/8 cup orange juice
1/8 cup soy sauce
1 Tablespoon sweetener of your choice.
Tofurky Baste - option 3:
1 tablespoon apricot jam or spread
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil
2 tablespoons water
When cooked properly, I find Tofurky to be quite delicious. Of course, I haven't had real turkey in over a dozen years, so what do I know?
As the others have said, Field Roast is the best non-meat option. As a 9-year-old vegetarian, I'll eat Tofurkey when it's around because it's close to what I remember, but Field Roast will appeal to even the most die-hard meat eater.
The exceptions that I have found are the Quorn fake chicken that you mentioned, and the Tofurkey lunchmeat, which I think is pretty good.
Le sigh.
Anyway, yeah, I love Tofurky. It's way better than I thought something with the syllable 'furk' in it would ever be. But I've only ever made it with a soy-sauce-based baste (the soy sauce is pretty effective at penetrating the soy-based 'meat').
I don't know where you got the idea that you should baste it in the gravy, it tells you what to do right on the box. Then again, it tells you how to spell 'Tofurky' right on the box, too.
I like the taste and texture of Tofurky. It's not at all like turkey, which I remember loving, but it's pretty good. The stuffing is very good, I've never had pre-made stuffing that was better. It does scent you urine, as do asparagus, coffee, vitamin supplements...
Instead of roasting it, brown it in olive oil in a pot, and then add 2 cups of veggie broth, 1/2 cup oj, 1/4 cup olive oil and 1/8 cup soy sauce. Simmer it on low for about two hours, then add the gravy. Simmer on low for an additional hour. Voila! Delicious, even to a diehard omnivore like myself.
Oh my god that looks disgusting.
BombasticMo: You are quite articulate for a 9-year-old! Congrats.
@12: something like 1 in 100,000 people are allergic to it, and the allergy is basically "You don't feel so good for a couple hours, and then you look silly for a couple more hours but feel fine." Give it a try.
And I'll raise my hand with all the others in support of Field Roast. Their apple and sage sausages are the best sausages I've ever had, meat or veggie. Just the best, period.
I've been vegetarian for five years and vegan for two. I still refuse to eat Tofurky. That shit is disgusting.
I do like field roast a lot. Sad Comment, you can get it at Madison Market and at some of the grocery store's fake meat sections.
THAT SAID, Tofurky's (or Turtle Island's) OTHER meatless products are good too.. the veggie kielbasa, beer brats, and italian sausage are quite good.
Field Roast makes far more kickass fake meat, of course -- but the Tofurky brats are good too!
It's sad irony that Tofurky's worst product by far is the Tofurky itself.
(I once saw a Fremont PCC shopper fight over grabbing the last Unturkey!)
But morningstar corn dogs are delicious. The best morningstar product I've tasted.
I'll have to check out this "Field Roast" thing.
The best Tofurky product, other than that, is the beer brats. Damn, those are good.