jlradioguy

I'm in the process of thawing my 16 lb. turkey in the fridge, it says to allow 2-3 days to thaw out or 9-11 hours doing a cold water thaw. Here's my questions:

How do you know when the turkey is thawed enough..I mean if my bird isn't fully thawed, can I still go ahead and throw it in the oven a little longer to be sure it's cooked?

Also, should I decide to finish thawing my turkey with cold water and my bird is in the fridge for 2 full days how long do I let it sit in cold water?

I need to have this bird cooked by 7:30 Wednesday, and this is my first turkey!!!! Bad planning on my part!

So this may sounds stupid., I have a 16 pound turkey frozen in the fridge, I was told to brine it for flavor my question is:

Do you brine the turkey after it's completely thawed....or do you brine the turkey while doing a cold water defrost over 9-11 hours as the package says?

My friends HP is in disarray, I have an installation disk designated for a Dell....can he re-install XP with the Dell disk with out screwing his computer up more than it is?

Urine, Saliva, Hair?

I'll be in Vegas June 14th -17th, besides sitting by the pool, drinking, and gambling...anybody have any nice ideas on what to do out there, or know of any good shows music, theatre, otherwise you can get into for less than 50 bucks?