The annual turkey post, or, How To Bake Big Bird.

[seanan_mcguire]

Back by popular demand, here is my family's turkey recipe. I share because a) I care, and b) apparently, some people have experienced dryness in their breast meat when cooking their turkeys in another fashion, whereas my mother once set a turkey on fire and still had moist breast meat. Despite the, y'know, flames. Any recipe that can survive

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[seanan_mcguire]

Oh, VERY true, and excellent point.

[georgiamagnolia]

I have made your fabulous TurkeyofYum three times and all three were perfect and lovely. You are the best ever!

[seanan_mcguire]

Yay, and thank you, and enjoy!

[ann_totusek]

"Remember that there is a bag somewhere inside the turkey. This bag contains your giblets."

Funny, I would have thought it would contain the _turkey's_ giblets. I believe that mine are still in the orignial manufacturer's recommended position.

[seanan_mcguire]

Well, if it's your turkey, they're your giblets. You just have a human set and a turkey set. :)

[ann_totusek]

Does that make me kinda like a Klingon or a Time Lord with two sets of stuff?

[seanan_mcguire]

...it does now!

[mskauri]

Any recipe that can survive flames is good by me.

This is probably the best cooking advice I've ever seen--and I've seen a LOT!

Great recipe--thanks for sharing! I'm not cooking this year and for the first time EVER, will be on the west coast and will NOT be going to my mom's for dinner. Going to my bro- and sis-in-law's (Jahn's bro) instead. I've gotta find an excuse to try your recipe though...living with a vegan makes it a challenge--I don't NEED that much turkey! I'll figure it out.

[allaboutm_e]

:: laughs at your icon ::

[seanan_mcguire]

My family has a real gift for setting things on fire while cooking. See also "how Seanan learned that leeks can actually explode."

[lonotter]

I desperately, desperately need to know how one does that. Linky? Please?

[cleothyla]

That sounds like an awesome recipe. I don't eat turkey on Thanksgiving because 1)it's just me and my hubby(and the cats) and I don't know what to do with the leftovers as I'm culinarily challanged and my hubby doesn't have the time, and 2)we get the prime rib holiday dinner from our local store and I love Prime Rib. But your recipe sounds absolutely delicious as well and if my hubby ever wants to try it (He's the cook), I'll point him in your direction. After all, he loved your sweet salsa at the Agora house party. :)

[grey_lady]

In our household, the cats have some very serious recommendations on what to do with the leftovers.... :)

[seanan_mcguire]

See, I love turkey so much, I'd do two twenty pound birds if it was just me and the cats. Which it never is.

[cleothyla]

One for you and one for the cats? And one of my friends says my cats are spoiled?