Thanksgiving 2013: Essential Roast Turkey | The New York Times

There are many ways to prepare a turkey, says Melissa Clark, but none of them will make a better bird than if you rub it down with salt and put it in the oven.

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Thanksgiving 2013: Essential Roast Turkey

[suttonmcgraw]

I have been doing this the past 6 years and everyone is extremely happy each year. I never do any other recipie

[suttonmcgraw]

I have watched this over 100 times and I use this recipe every year. People are always impressed. It’s never failed me ❤️❤️

[pjiumapn]

Been using this the last couple of years. Amazing every time.

[timesoneminusone]

Why did she start by saying salt is all you need to cook a turkey and then proceed to go all out on a three day prep ?

[charlesdevito]

I made our Turkey using this recipe this week it was amazing!!!

[normlor]

I must have watched 100 Turkey carving videos but Ray Venezia's Turkey from the New York Times 5 years ago HAS to be my all-time favorite video because I have never seen a more Juicy Turkey in my life, love your simple ways for this great Recipe!!

[AdrianMendoza]

Looks Good.  My mother would boil the turkey the night before, so it was pretty muched cooked.  than the next day she would make cornbread stuffing and place stuffing in, and around turkey.  My mother would melt a few sticks of butter, pour melted butter on turkey and stuffing, place it in the oven for a few hours and voila.

[kirktoufor]

Wet brine is the same work and yields a very moist turkey if you don't overcook it.

[shararehali]

Ooooh Melissa, I always await your videos eagerly. Greetz from Germany.

[Bels]

she didn't say what temp to turn it down to....

[beegum]

It is way harder to lift the whole breast off if you don't use your hands.

[Axelrlz]

that (spice/seasoning) looks like the bottled lemmon/pepper condiments walmart sold. ¬¬  any new ideas??

[MoezesSsaa]

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