A Beginner's Guide to Roasting a Turkey | Food Wishes

Learn how to roast the perfect turkey with Chef John! Discover all the tips, tricks, and techniques for achieving juicy meat, crispy skin, and show-stopping flavor. Whether it’s for Thanksgiving, the holidays, or any special occasion, this step-by-step guide will make you the turkey-roasting hero of your family.

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A Beginner's Guide to Roasting a Turkey | Food Wishes

[focusone]

As a single dad, this is my first time doing this! Also, ima having little boy be my trusty assistant! So we're excited to do this! Being a single parent puts you in uncomfortable situations that's forces you to grow! And the results are very rewarding! Thanks for the tutorial video!

[karakeyser]

I've been using this video since my first turkey years ago, cooking in a tiny apartment with my boyfriend. We're now married with two children and a house and I still come back to it every year. Thanks for helping us to always have a wonderful holiday!

[oooliveeify]

Please don’t t EVER delete this video! I use it every year! Best recipe! Super easy and the turkey is never dry!!!!

[irisandar]

Please don’t ever delete this. Have been using this recipe and watching this video since 7 year ago. I LOVE YOU

[omgalyssaaa]

It’s 2020. Who’s back? I used this video last year and everyone loved my turkey!

[firefox]

You can't argue with simple. 5th year in a row coming back to this video and making my turkey this way 🤣

[KatherynNicole]

I used this recipe for my first turkey last year and my husband is STILL talking about it, so I came back for a refresher coarse so I can wow everyone again! Thanks Chef John!

[MacM]

2024 who’s back? This is my 8th year coming back to this perfect recipe ❤️

[grantdervishi]

I'll be trying this in 11 days. Gosh, he's one of the nicest sounding narrators on YouTube

[Mrhotdogwinner]

Chef John, I'm 16 years old and I usually have to cook Thanksgiving dinner. I've never cooked a turkey before because I would have one of my old friends come to my house and cook it for me. Except this year, he left to New York and I had no clue what to do for a turkey. I went out to the store and bought some random turkey and set it on my counter and stared at it for 15 minutes, and then I watched your video and saved my life and my entire family. Thank You!

[canvids]

thank you sire from a old man that has lost his cook.
now after three years I am going to cook a turkey for me with lots of left overs
to make several meals down the road and soup with the bones.

[ErickT_MX]

OH. MY. LORD. I just tried this today because I got a whole turkey as a gift... and I wanted to practise the technique before holidays... just WOW... also I combined techniques from the other 2 parts tutorials and the ONLY thing I added extra was a whole bunch of garlic (complete head) half on the butter, half inside. Blimey folks! This is the real deal. Nothing more easy and practical to nail your first or your 100 turkey. Amazing.

[gregsecore]

first of all let me explain I'm 63 years old never cooked a turkey by myself, would never even have attempted it before I followed your recipe to the letter.
I could not believe it when I took it out of the oven, honestly that Turkey tastes better than any turkey I have ever had.
I always wait for Thanksgiving to go to a friends house to eat turkey simply because I can't cook worth of nothing but thanks to you,
I love turkey and I can't believe how it taste you are definitely the real deal thank you so much for sharing your knowledge
I am is happy as can be Thanks again Chef John!

[tuffmothergroomer]

I appreciate how simple it was for my first Turkey 2 years ago and I used this video. The following year we went to family members homes to visit and have their Turkey and my husband later on whispered to me "I still think your Turkey was better even for it being your first time making it" I was super nervous bcuz literally I was my myself making the Turkey bcuz my husband was on the road. He loved it! Thank you!

[lazydaisydays]

I must admit, I was apprehensive at first. I took a chance and made this today for Thanksgiving, and it was the best turkey I’ve ever made. And I’ve made many over the past 2 decades. It was simple, easy, stress free, no headaches, no muss, no fuss. This is a keeper! Thank you :)

[OscarRojasAguilar]

I've got to tell you, this is our very first Thanksgiving as a family in the USA. The very first time we cook a turkey. And this recipe is just the best. Thank you, a thousand times, thank you.

[jetsquared]

I’m back! Every year I come back. It’s kind of sad because you’ve made this so easy - yet every year I have to watch this again 😬 Every year you’ve saved my family from my lack of culinary skills. They thank you. I thank you. ❤️

[BlueAltaMultimedia]

As single dad and have used Chef John’s turkey recipes for a dozen years. My kids are now off to collie end still can’t wait to get home for turkey. Although I do a cranberry maple sausage stuffing inside. Thanks Chef John

[sunwm]

I cooked a fresh young turkey last year with your recipe. That’s the very first turkey I ever roasted in my 40 some life. It turned out to be excellent. People are still talking about it to this day.
You really know your recipes well and they all work as you promised. There is no trial and error in your recipes. So Solute to you, chef!

[angelam]

I've been cooking turkeys for Thanksgiving and Christmas for 40 years. I always used ground dried sage to season my turkey. After trying fresh herbs and butter as demonstrated in this video I will never go back to dried! Thank you!