Yearly Turkey Dilemma

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sarah-in-charleston

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I get a fresh turkey (@ 15 lb), brine it, let it dry overnight, stuff it and start roasting it breast down.

But the yearly dilemma - what is the best temp? Constant 325, 350, 375, or high then low (how high - how low?)?

What do you find to produce the juiciest nicely browned bird?

Thanks for your help.

 
I also roast at 325F

I do two things to make a beautiful, juicy turkey. I simmer LOTS of crushed garlic in LOTS of butter and slather it all over the turkey. I baste with this mixture for the first two hours. I also pour very good chicken or turkey broth in the pan under the turkey (yes, the turkey sits in it) and use this to baste the turkey during the last hours of cooking. The turkey always turns a gorgeous brown and is delicious. I do not stuff my turkeys- I put an onion, carrot, fresh sage and garlic inside.

The garlic mellows and the overall flavor is delicious.

 
Yep, me too. I use margarine to rub on. ONe of the few uses of margarine for me, & salt. I always

stuff it. My H loves the stuffing and we both appreciate the aroma. I usually start with foil over the breast and tops of the thighs if it's a big one, just to prevent overcooking and drying out as well as too much browning.

I'm a pretty traditional turkey roaster.

I take it out when the leg wiggles easily.

I use the giblet water for gravy as well as the pan drippings. But the giblets go to the raccoons.

 
There are 3 things that I use it for...oven roasty potatoes with rosemary, plastic cheez

whiz grilled sandwiches (I think that's our only plastic food and we love them) and roasting chickens and turkeys.

For the potatoes, I prefer the flavour to olive oil.

I use Becel because the flavour is not too offensive. I find that it does not burn of course, as readily as butter. But it's the flavour, I think, on poultry that we like. I also find that it rubs better. I can just rub it on straight from the tub and it seems to stick, whereas butter, with its water content just seems to run off.

Weird reasons.

 
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