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Heat up your feast with our top picks for the best roasted turkeys rubbed with your choice of classic seasonings and Cajun spices.
Scalding the turkey makes for a very nice moist turkey. I have been doing this method for over 25 years. Cooking time shown in the method is for a 16...
By William (Uncle Bill) Anatooskin on November 16, 2002
Recipe #46262
"Scalding the turkey makes for a very nice moist turkey. I have been doing this method for over 25 years. Cooking time shown in the method is for a 16 pound stuffed turkey."
Ingredients: pepper, extra virgin olive oil...
Prep Time:30 mins
Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins
from Alton Brown's show. Brining the bird is the key to moist meat. Made this again this year, only brined in just water instead of stock to save...
"from Alton Brown's show. Brining the bird is the key to moist meat. Made this again this year, only brined in just water instead of stock to save some dough. Again, the bird turned out perfect. Growing up, I hated white meat because it was always dry and grinding on your teeth ;-), now I love white meat. Cook time includes the brining time."
Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, ice water...
Prep Time:6 hrs
Total Time: 15 hrs 20 mins
NOTE: Even though you may have purchased a Butterball or a butter basted bird, you should still follow these directions, as they inject very little butter...
"NOTE: Even though you may have purchased a Butterball or a butter basted bird, you should still follow these directions, as they inject very little butter into the bird, just so that they can legally get away with saying that it is butter basted. Trust this recipe of mine, and I guarantee that you and your guests will have the best and juciest turkey..."
Ingredients: dried basil, dried parsley flakes...
Prep Time:20 mins
Total Time: 3 hrs 50 mins
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Recipe #473094
Pseudo Swedish meatball type recipe - only with less fat and lots more flavor. Everyone loves these, young and old.
"Pseudo Swedish meatball type recipe - only with less fat and lots more flavor. Everyone loves these, young and old."
Ingredients: fresh rosemary, milk, onions...
Prep Time:1 hrs 10 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
My recipe for an oven-roasted turkey seasoned with my Recipe #422315.
"My recipe for an oven-roasted turkey seasoned with my Recipe #422315."
Ingredients: turkey stuffing, meat tenderizer...
Prep Time:25 hrs
Total Time: 28 hrs 45 mins
Recipe #452781
Not sure where I found this one, but it is delicious! The recipe is written for turkey breast, but I have also used this on turkey thighs. Leftovers...
"Not sure where I found this one, but it is delicious! The recipe is written for turkey breast, but I have also used this on turkey thighs. Leftovers are great for sandwiches or salads."
Ingredients: dried basil, garlic powder...
Prep Time:5 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 35 mins
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Recipe #131506
This is a recipe I got from my brother. I haven't tried it yet, but he absolutely raved about it. Preparation time does not include brining time.
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"This is a recipe I got from my brother. I haven't tried it yet, but he absolutely raved about it. Preparation time does not include brining time. Author's notes: Leave it to Alice Waters and her crew at Chez Panisse to come up with a recipe that's so simple and so brilliant it brings out the best in chicken, pork, or turkey. They've created a brine..."
Ingredients: dried thyme, fresh thyme...
Prep Time:5 mins
Total Time: 5 mins
Recipe #184161
I was cooking a whole Turkey and I didn’t know what to use for the stuffing. So my workmate suggested this recipe. She found it in a Christmas book...
"I was cooking a whole Turkey and I didn’t know what to use for the stuffing. So my workmate suggested this recipe. She found it in a Christmas book called ‘Family Circle, The tastes of Christmas, step-by-step’"
Ingredients: dried apricots, fresh mint...
Prep Time:20 mins
Total Time: 20 mins
Recipe #338431
This is the anti-saw-dust tasting, forget the pop-up thermometer bird cooker! Hence, we toss the thermometer altogether. Cooking the bird "upside-down"...
"This is the anti-saw-dust tasting, forget the pop-up thermometer bird cooker! Hence, we toss the thermometer altogether. Cooking the bird "upside-down" uses gravity and allows the juices to cook inside the breast meat, giving it a tender deliciousness that is hard to duplicate when cooking for a golden-brown-colored turkey breast skin. With..."
Ingredients: cooking spray, whole turkey...
Prep Time:15 mins
Total Time: 15 mins
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Haven't tried this -- posted in response to a request -- but it sounds fabulous and fairly easy too. I clipped this out of the Food section in the...
"Haven't tried this -- posted in response to a request -- but it sounds fabulous and fairly easy too. I clipped this out of the Food section in the Toronto Star newspaper."
Ingredients: fresh ground black pepper, dried rosemary...
Prep Time:20 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs 50 mins
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A fusion of recipes from Alton Brown and Giada DeLaurentiis. Like Alton, I believe that Stuffing Is Evil - bake it separately for food safety!
"A fusion of recipes from Alton Brown and Giada DeLaurentiis. Like Alton, I believe that Stuffing Is Evil - bake it separately for food safety!"
Ingredients: cinnamon sticks, fresh oregano...
Prep Time:15 mins
Total Time: 7 hrs 15 mins
Allow 12 - 18 hours for the turkey to marinate in the brine. It's worth the wait as this process always assures a moist, flavorful turkey.
"Allow 12 - 18 hours for the turkey to marinate in the brine. It's worth the wait as this process always assures a moist, flavorful turkey."
Ingredients: fresh coarse ground black pepper, fresh thyme...
Prep Time:12 hrs
Total Time: 16 hrs
My family nominated me to make a turkey for Easter dinner. Since it was my first time to roast a gobbler, I gave the task some thought. The recipe I came...
"My family nominated me to make a turkey for Easter dinner. Since it was my first time to roast a gobbler, I gave the task some thought. The recipe I came up with was well-received by my family. I thought it turned out moist and favorful. I used a Reynolds' oven bag to roast it but you wouldn't have to do so."
Ingredients: fresh ground pepper, kosher salt...
Prep Time:15 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 45 mins
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"Prepared this last year everyone loved it...will do again very tasty ."
By traeger bbqr
on November 15, 2010
"This was great! I just made it for dinner and I had to pack the other 1/2 of the breast away so that we would have left overs for tomorrow!"
By Sage's Mom
on November 11, 2010
The Only Thanksgiving Turkey Recipe You'll Ever Need
"It is worth all the work!! Best turkey I have ever had!! It did take alot longer to cook than I expected, but I was cooking a 19 lb tukey. Also I left..." more
By MegMilner
on October 1, 2009
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