Gozzi’s Turkey Farms

Turkeys they sell are not from Connecticut. We got a turkey that costs 40% more than the average supermarket. The turkey was very tough and very grizzly. We could only eat about half of the turkey and the rest of the meat was just too tough. I support Guilford Business and if Gozzi is going to have turkey’s shipped in from outside Connecticut then they should at least consider finding a better source. We bought from them two years in a row and same experience both times. I would love to give them a better review but I hope they read this review and make the necessary changes.

So glad I decided to get our turkey from here for the Holiday this year! Definitely the best turkey I’ve ever had or made, and the best part is you are supporting local. Some folks said its expensive, but I have no problem paying 2.99/lb, it was worth it. Just call and order a few week ahead, and they’ll have the bird read for you.
Check out the colored birds running around the field! Kids love it.

Luckily, my employer provides Turkey’s for our employee’s every year. They buy the turkey’s exclusively from Gozzi’s! I have had a Gozzi turkey every year since 2009 and this company does not disappoint. I enjoy coming to see the colorful turkeys they have outside too! It’s become a reaction quite honestly. I hope that they never go out of business!

Last Thanksgiving was my first year cooking for my husband’s big extended family. We inherited the holiday from his aunt, so I had some big shoes to fill. I’d cooked whole turkeys from the grocery store before, but decided to order a fresh bird from Gozzi’s for our family feast. I reserved a huge turkey and picked it up a couple of days before Thanksgiving. The farm was crowded, but they had an efficient system going and it didn’t take long to pay for our turkey and get on our way.
I’d read that a fresh turkey cooks faster than a previously frozen one, and this definitely turned out to be the case. I brined and prepped my turkey according to a video I watched from Alton Brown, even using a thermometer during cooking to make sure the turkey did not over cook. It was done much earlier than I expected, but I kept it warm and when it was time to slice into the bird, we could all see right away how juicy it was. My husband’s uncle, the one whose wife had hosted Thanksgiving for decades, declared it to be the best turkey he’d ever tasted.
With Thanksgiving approaching again, I am about to call Gozzi’s to order a turkey for this year’s dinner. I don’t think I will ever buy a turkey from the grocery store again.

My 4 Year old loved the turkeys.
We drove a long way to support a CT Turkey Farmer… found out the turkey we bought for Thanksgiving dinner isn’t even from CT.
Won’t be back.
But…the colored turkeys were wicked cool.

Well, it’s post-​Thanksgiving and I just want to say that the 23+ pounder we got from Gozzi’s is probably the best bird we ever had. I stuffed it with apples, cooked it breast side up, did a salt and herb rub the day before and it came out really moist and flavorful. We picked our bird up on Tuesday and it was very easy. Only a short line. Thanks, Bobby!

I’m 58 years old and remember my parents taking us to gozzi’s when we were children. They used to have multicolored turkeys at Easter time too.

My father would take me here as a child to see the multi colored gobblers strut their stuff around Thanksgiving time.
Who would have thunk those ugly birds would taste so great.
Come here for a delicious fresh turkey. Or to laugh at one.

This is the second year that we’ve bought a fresh turkey at Gozzi’s. We love getting locally raised food. and a month or two ahead time to reserve our turkey. Each year, they seem to lose our reservation, but we always end up with the turkey we want.
Each year it has been a great turkey. It is also wonderful fun to see the brightly colored live turkeys they have outside.
If you pick up your Turkey on the day before Thankgiving, expect a long line, both in the parking lot and inside to get your turkey. The line moves quickly and it is fun to chat with others waiting for their turkey

Fresh turkey from a turkey farm? Who ever guessed there would be so many people lined up to buy this stuff? I heard that some people actually order a month in advance to secure the freshest turkey around, for Thanksgiving. But I on the other hand, being the procrastinator that I am, found myself at Gozzi’s one day before Thanksgiving, an hour until their closing, begging for a turkey. Yes, I practically got down to my hands and knees to get myself a turkey. And I came home with a smaller size turkey than I would’ve liked, but I can’t complain. I will write how this turkey tastes later on, but for now I can only be grateful that Gozzi’s gave me one of their last turkeys. My suggestion for you. If you are close enough to drive to this place, call in advance. Call at least a week in advance.
I also need to rave about this place being child friendly. They have all different colored turkeys for children to feed. I thought pink, purple, green, and yellow turkeys were just in coloring books. But Gozzi’s got them. Yep! I don’t know what they feed these turkeys, but these turkeys are rainbow colored. See pictures for yourselves.
And, I almost forgot! Bring your cash or a check. They do not accept credit cards, which is another story of mine to tell another time.
**** The taste of roasted fresh turkey didn’t impress me that much. It was grainer and meatier and had much less of that unpleasant «smell» of frozen turkey. However, the turkey soup made with the fresh turkey carcass was MUCH better tasting than soup cooked with supermaket turkey carcass.