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There was much debate earlier on whether Turk's Turban are good eating squash. Well, I can confirm, I ate my first one this weekend and I was terribly impressed! Firstly I nearly broke my arm trying to cut the d**n thing open, it has the toughest skin! Much more than other squash! Then I realised that it was really hard to cut up due to its odd shape. But not to be put off, I finally got chunks in the steamer. And I thought they were great. The flesh came off the hard skin, and I found the flesh to be dense, quite dry but with a wonderful nutty flavour, not very sweet which is what I prefer in a pumpkin (when I want sweetness I get out a potimarron type!). The second half I roasted in the oven, in foil, and where I had scooped  out the seeds, I had filled the hole with salt pepper and milk but cream is probably better (except I am on a diet!), then mashed the flesh with the milk when it was cooked! It was really tasty.
So I do beg to differ with those who say they are only decorative!

(I now have three other types to try so I may make another post later in the season!  ;D)

I have only ever managed to grow one,I was so impressed with it I kept it as a decorative item on the window sill till it started to rot :(

Thank you for information re eating Turks Turban Squash - I grew two plants this year, one is going to the school for their harvest festival and I was wondering what to do with the other one - so I think I'll try cooking it. 
I didn't do very well with my butternut squashes this year, lots of growth but few fruits, so I pulled them up, only to discover I'd missed a 'still green' one but tried this and it was lovely.
Last year was a good year for butternut squashes (except with the very cold weather in November they got frosted, they were in what I thought was a frost free shed, but it wasn't!)