Thanksgiving Turkey Tips?

momofthreeboys
Tue, 06 Oct 2009 18:56:57 +0000

My husband and I have been responsible for Thanksgiving for over 20 years now and we have tried everything from frying, to roasting in a pan sealed with bread dough, tenting, not tenting, breast down, breast up…the winner for juiciest turkey - brining! Hands down. We’ll never do anything differently again. Totally agree with Moma J. Plus brining forces you to remember to thaw the turkey if you buy a frozen one. I do tent in the early hours and then just let the turkey brown so it’s “pretty.” Stuffing done on the side, not in the bird…agree with that, also. I’m lazy and make semi-homemade gravy since I work full time and Wednesday is a work day before Thursday which is Thanksgiving…I just run out of time to make from scratch. I buy the turkey gravy with bits in the jar, and thin out with juice from the roasting pan add some sage, rosemary and thyme, a tiny splash of sherry and good to go.