[Diana in Wisconsin]

Still, 12- to 14-pound turkeys remain the biggest holiday seller, Sechler said. That may be because some millennials are “still going to Mom’s,” he said.

(More than likely still LIVING with Mom!)

[Larry Lucido]

Don’t call them capons. They’re not castrated chickens. Nor are they chicks. They’re not babies. They’re just turkeys that weigh in the neighborhood of six pounds.

"You've got your tom, your hen, your capon, and your turkey. Something's missing."

[Tennessee Nana]

I always look for a 22/23 pounder...

Sorry Snowflakes ...I like leftovers...how can it be wasteful if its all eaten ???

[notpoliticallycorewrecked]

My Millennial son was telling me that I do not need to buy that huge turkey this year. I am still buying whatever size I want. ( I am debating if he gets to take leftovers home this year or some of the soup.LOL)

So what does one do with leftover turkey? Turkey enchiladas, sliced turkey in the freezer for sandwiches and casseroles (turkey pot pie, turkey with gravy over rice) and then the famous turkey soup with homemade broth from the carcass. I know that this is so, so wasteful on my part, but it is a family tradition.

[TheRightGuy]

TWO RULES for successful Thanksgiving turkey shopping:

1) carefully measure the size of your oven.

2) buy the biggest bird that will fit

[Western Phil]

“People are starting to understand it’s not natural to grow turkeys up to 30 pounds,”

Has not always been so.

In the 50s while I was growing up on the farm in Nebraska, I asked my parents if I could raise some turkeys. “Sure.” said Dad and for two years in the spring, 10 turkeys came along with the 400 or so chickens. They helped themselves to the bugs & weeds around the farm place. I guess they were “Free Range”. With the exception of maybe for a short time when they were small, we never did feed them. Near Thanksgiving & Christmas the largest ones were near 30 pounds and still growing. It was kind of like cooking a dinosaur and most people wanted a smaller bird. Butchering was also a pain. Fortunately Dad did that while I was gone at school.

[aMorePerfectUnion]

After decades, we now grill lamb chops, make a couple side dishes, and a nice salad. So much easier and family loves it.

And the kids have in-laws who are stuck with the hassle of making the full Thanksgiving Turkey meal.

[Yaelle]

I am nothing but lucky to have two millennials living with me! One is leaving for Tokyo soon, sniff sniff. I love my kids and they are good guys and they can save $ for other things and live here where there is plenty of room. They will be gone soon enough. And it’s $900 for a studio in a really bad neighborhood here, so why not have these great guys (and part time babysitters) here in the house?!

[CaptainPhilFan]

Just this morning I said if I ever host a large T-Day dinner again, I would much prefer having 3 smaller birds than one great big giant.

The big ones are fun and impressive looking, but they are harder to cook to a good finish, and they only have 2 legs.

With 3 birds you can have 3 different recipes, a better chance of not drying out, plenty of leftovers, and LOTS of wings and legs.

I hope you all have a good day, whatever you’re doing.

[Intolerant in NJ]

...guilt over wasteful leftovers???...we always had leftovers for the supper the next day and cold turkey sandwiches for a week - no guilt involved.....

[Army Air Corps]

What, Millenials don’t understand the joy of Thanksgiving Leftovers? Terribly sad.

[clearcarbon]

"The holiday depicted by Norman Rockwell—Grandma showing off a cooked bird so plump it weighs down a banquet plate—is still common. But smaller families, growing guilt over wasteful leftovers and a preference for free-range fowl have all played roles in the emergence of petite poultry as a holiday dinner centerpiece."

Of course there's also the obamian millennial version featuring free government cheese and copious amounts of obama-koolaid.

[right way right]

I like to set up a couple full course large plates and freeze them for just a few hours then, I vacuum pack them and put them back in the freezer to take out months later.
The first freezing is to keep it from squishing down to much.Months later It still tastes just like the day after Thanksgiving leftovers.
The best leftover day of the year.