Best Turkey Ever!! (Brined)

Great recipe for a roasted chicken! We loved this recipe at Thanksgiving last year and wanted to try it with a chicken. (A turkey is too much for my family.) I just halved the recipe and brined a 6 lb. chicken and it worked great. This recipe also makes the best gravy. I'm glad i found another way to use this recipe so we don't have to wait for Thanksgiving :).

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I made it this way once and it was definitely delicious but I didn't notice a HUGE difference in how I usually prepare it.

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This made the most moist turkey I have ever eaten. I will be following this recipe for years to come. Thanks

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love this turkey. very moist. have made it 2 years now to rave reviews. heads up with the brining method don't add salt to drippings for gravy & use low or no sodium broth also or way too salty. also did find it was fully cooked 1 to 1 1/2 hrs sooner than roasting charts said. (21 lb bird in counter top roaster)

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I don't know if it's THE best turkey ever but it was OUR best turkey ever. I have 3 kids who swear they don't like turkey and 2 of them liked this one. It was very juicy and flavorful.

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I was very happy with the way this turkey turned out. I followed the recipe exactly with the suggested additions of bay leaf, peppercorn and garlic. Since it is cold here in Idaho I just put the bucket with the turkey in the garage overnight. It stayed cold without freezing. I didn't follow the roasting instructions however, since I like to cook it hot (400 degrees) and fast to seal in juices. My 21 lb turkey took 3 hours. My DH wasn't sold on the idea of brining and thought it would be too salty. After eating it, he said we should do the turkey this way EVERY TIME. Thanks Jenninjapan.

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This was the first time that i have ever brined a turkey. i made it last night in my biggest stockpot and then put the turkey in and put it outside in the garden overnight. the turkey was lovely and moist. i added all the herbs and some lemons also cut up. it had a lovely herby lemony flavour. i will always brine my turkeys from now on.

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This was the first time I Brined a Turkey. We had it for Thanksgiving and I would not change a thing. My Turkey got rave reviews. My DH who only usually eats fried turkeys said it was the best turkey he'd ever had. Thanks, Jenn for making my Thanksgiving Dinner Perfect!

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Truly exceptional! Every bite is flavorful, moist and deliscious. I followed the directions with the exception of using less Thyme, as I didn't have enough on hand and wanted to get the bird in to soak. Will use this again! Thanks for sharing your dad's recipe with us Jenn!

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I used apple cider instead of water and also sage butter (1/4 cup sage and 2 sticks butter) to baste the turkey every half an hour and it turned out great every one loved it. I also brined the turkey for 24 hours not the 6-8 hours suggested.

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all my inlaws were impressed with my cooking at thanksgiving. this was the first time i'd ever cooked a turky... and every one said it was the best turky they had ever had. i was really pleased with my self. this turky takes a little extra work. but it truely is worth it. it was really juicey. i only followed the brining part of the recipe. and i stuffed it with regular bread stuffing... and it turned out wonderful.

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I have never even heard of brining a turkey before i saw this and now I dont think I will every make a turkey without brining it! this was my first time cooking thanksgiving dinner everyone loved the turkey so much. Thanks

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This is a great way to cook a bird!I have a similar recipe to this and the brining is really the only way to go with a turkey if you want it juicy and flavorful. Sometime try this with a fresh orange, apple, and one lime,- quartered, not peeled- stuffed inside the turkey instead of the veggies during roasting. Gives it a little zing and the oil from the orange peel makes cleaning your roasting pan a breeze afterward.

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This was my second year cooking the turkey on my own. This recipe was great!! My turkey came out perfect!! Tasty, juicy, and moist!

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My fiance took one bite while carving and exclaimed "That is the best turkey I have ever tasted!" This was my first attempt to cook my own bird. Since it was just the two of us, I cut the recipe in half to suit my 8 pound turkey. I used sage instead of rosemary, and stuffed it with celery, onion shallot, and peeled garlic. The turkey was as beautiful as it was tasty!

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I used this recipie for our Turkey this year, except I stuffed it with dressing. It was sooo good! I usually don't like white meat, but even that was great! We will never eat an unbrined Turkey again!

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I consider myself a pretty good cook, but this was hands down the best turkey I've made in all these years!! I actually made it a few days ahead of time, then carved and warmed in it's own juices for Thanksgiving dinner. It was incredibly moist, flavorful, deeeelicious! I didn't even add a single thing (salt pepper, nothing) and it was absolutely perfect. Can't wait for Christmas! Thank you so much.

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