Talking turkey - part two - fresh turkeys from supermarkets

November 9, 6:30 PMPrinceton Food ExaminerSue Gordon

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Local supermarkets do a great job at supplying fresh turkeys to area customers. Some offer preordering, some don’t, but they try to have a wide selection of sizes available.

Mccaffrey’s has fresh Bell & Evans, Organic Eberly and Kosher Empire turkeys available in varying sizes. Preorder until Sunday, November 22nd (longer, if they have turkeys still available.) Pick up until Wednesday, November 25th.

Princeton Mccaffrey’s
7 am to 10 pm, Mon to Sat
8 am to 9 pm, Sun
Princeton Shopping Center
301 Harrison Street
Princeton, NJ
(609) 683-1600

West Windsor Mccaffrey’s
7 am to 10 pm, Mon to Sat
7 am to 9 pm, Sun
Southfield Retail Center
Princeton-Hightstown Road & Southfield Road
West Windsor, NJ
(609)799-3555

Pennington Quality Market  has a large selection of fresh turkeys available - Di Paola from Hamilton, NJ, Bell and Evans, Plainville, Murray’s Brined Turkeys, Shadybrook, and D'Artagnan organic turkeys, as well as fresh Butterballs. They recommend preordering by phone or in person up until Sunday, November 22nd.

Pennington Quality Market
25 Route 31
Pennington, NJ
7 am to 9 pm, Mon to Sat
7 am to 7 pm Sun
(609)737-0058
or
(800)224-8655
 
Trader Joe’s has plenty of fresh, brined, all natural turkeys and fresh, Glatt Kosher all natural turkeys in their stores now. The folks at Trader Joe’s say the dripping from the Kosher, brined turkey are too salty to use for gravy, but the all natural one is fine.

Trader Joe’s
8 am to 9 pm everyday
(609) 897-0581
3528 US Route 1 (Brunswick Pike)
Princeton, NJ

Wegmans isn’t taking preorders, but they’ll have fresh turkeys beginning November 14th and organic ones from the 19th. They assure me that the turkeys are vacuum sealed and perfectly safe to bring home that early. They will feature 3 varieties of fresh Jaindl turkey - grand champion, organic and premium holiday plus Wegmans fresh Green Label turkey.

Wegman’s
6 am to Midnight, everyday
240 Nassau Park Blvd
Princeton, NJ
(609) 919-9300

Whole Foods Market has a Holiday Table, where you can place orders for turkeys, side dishes, desserts and pies. The last day to place Thanksgiving orders is Sunday, November 22.

Whole Foods Market
8 am to 10 pm, everyday
3495 US Route 1 South
Princeton, NJ 08540 USA
(609) 799-2919

If you can suggest other sources of fresh turkeys, please let me know in a comment and I’ll be sure to add them to my list. 

Information about fresh turkeys from local farm markets can be found in Talking turkey - part one –  fresh turkeys from farm markets.