FAQ: Buying a Copas Turkey

You can place your order online or over the phone - call the Turkey Team on 01628 499980 and we will be more than happy to help you. 

What Turkey should I order? And what does it come with?

At Copas, we sell Whole Turkeys, Turkey Crowns, Breast Roasts and Blemished Birds. A Crown is a turkey with the legs removed, but it still contains the backbone & wings and is perfect for people who don’t want the dark leg meat. A Breast Roast is 100% breast meat, rolled and netted with no bones by our butchery team, it is easy to carve but a whole bird or crown will always eat better cold. We also sell blemished birds in hopes to reduce food waste; these blemishes are purely cosmetic such as tears to the skin, but the meat is undamaged abd will taste the same.

We allow 500g per serving so a 6kg turkey will feed approximately 12 portions - you can also use our handy turkey calculator to find out what size suits you!

Our Whole Turkeys and Turkey Crowns come with a vacuum packed pouch of giblets containing gizzard, kidney & heart, but the Breast Roasts and Blemished Birds do not. If you would like to purchase extra giblets, you can do so here.

Can I change the size of the turkey I’ve ordered if I need to?

Of course, we know how difficult it can be to plan numbers for Christmas dinner! Order the size of turkey you think you’re going to require and, as long as you let us know by December 5th, hopefully we can easily upsize or downsize your bird, but this does depend on our stock levels. Unfortunately we cannot cancel an order once we have committed a turkey for you.

The Turkey Team will sort this for you, simply call us on 01628 499980 to amend your order.

Will my turkey fit in my oven?

From experience, these are the oven sizes required:

Turkeys up to 6.49kg: 37cm x 22cm x 20cm.

Turkeys from 6.5kg – 9.99kg: 39cm x 30cm x 20cm.

Turkeys 10kg+: 48cm x 32cm x 24cm.

Do you sell cooked turkeys?

No we don’t. Our turkeys arrive oven ready. With fresh herbs, cooking instructions and a handy pop up cooking timer and there’s no need to baste, so cooking could not be simpler.

How do I know I`ve bought a genuine Copas Traditional Turkey?

Our turkeys, crowns & breast roasts always comes in our branded carry box, hand wrapped in greaseproof paper with a sprig of rosemary and accompanied by our Cooking and Carving instructions and pop-up timer. Check the Find A Stockist section on our website for our approved butchers.

Are your turkeys available all year round?

We only produce turkeys fresh for Christmas but always freeze some to use throughout the year. Easter & Thanksgiving are particularly popular but we are happy to supply birds whenever you want one. Call the Turkey Team on 01628 499980 and we’d be delighted to help.