The star of Thanksgiving Dinner
Few meals inspire fear in the heart of the new cook like holiday dinners. Faced with cooking a bird that weighs in in the double digits, it's easy to feel a little overwhelmed.
With the right tools, turkey roasting is relatively easy.
This Lens uses links to the videos and articles from
to guide you step by step through your turkey roasting experience. You'll also find links to find the culinary gadgets that can make the difference between dry and delicious for your bird this holiday season or anytime.
Holiday Celebration Lenses
For more on creating a festive holiday feast for Thanksgiving and Christmas, be sure and check out these lenses.
- Host a Happy Thanksgiving Feast!
- Whether it's your first time cooking a turkey or you've been doing it for years, you'll find ideas for creating a Thanksgiving Feast that cannot be beat on this lens.Create a Thanksgiving feast with a little help from the Web and all the great stuff you can find here.
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Turkey Recipes and tutorials
Plenty of recipes to get you started. Find more recipes and cookbooks using the Lens Content link on the right.
- EatTurkey.com
- EatTurkey.com, the official Web site of the National Turkey Federation, contains over 1500 turkey recipes, plus nutritional information and more.
- Yahoo! Celebrates Thanksgiving
- Yahoo! Thanksgiving page
Includes Chef Marc's video tutorial on his high heat (upside down) roasting method. - Open Directory - Home: Cooking: Techniques: Poultry: Turkey
- Poultry/Turkey
Cooking Techniques: - Turkey Recipes at Cooking.com
- Find a variety of unique recipes to use up those Turkey leftovers.
Choosing a turkey
Start by counting the number of people expected at your holiday feast.
Then use the table and tips in this fantastic article from
Bon Appetit's Turkey School's Choosing a Bird section
to calculate the size bird to choose and the best one for your taste.
Then use the table and tips in this fantastic article from
Bon Appetit's Turkey School's Choosing a Bird section
to calculate the size bird to choose and the best one for your taste.
Turkey Help Lines - Turkey professionals are standing by...
· Butterball Turkey-Talk Line:
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· Meat and Poultry Hot Line:
(800) 535-4555
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(800) 745-4000
(800) BUTTERBALL
· Meat and Poultry Hot Line:
(800) 535-4555
· Reynolds Turkey Tips Line:
(800) 745-4000
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First, put on your apron!
Protect your holiday finery with these fun and functional aprons.
Prepping the Turkey for Roasting
In the Prepping the Turkey
section of the Bon Apetite Turkey School site, you'll find the video and written instructions to walk you through the prepping process.
Don't forget to check for the giblets, the little bag of turkey organs that comes stuffed in the cavity. Remove and discard or use for gravy or stuffing recipes.
(Some cats also like a little cooked turkey liver as a Thanksgiving treat.)
section of the Bon Apetite Turkey School site, you'll find the video and written instructions to walk you through the prepping process.
Don't forget to check for the giblets, the little bag of turkey organs that comes stuffed in the cavity. Remove and discard or use for gravy or stuffing recipes.
(Some cats also like a little cooked turkey liver as a Thanksgiving treat.)
Roasting pans and Racks and Lacers
Pre-oven prep
Start with a good quality roasting pan with a rack.
Turkey trick for tender white meat
My favorite way to cook a turkey results in very moist and tender white meat but not crisp skin or a dramatic presentation. The trick is simple, turn the turkey upside down in the roaster, with the breast meat down. As the bird roasts, the juices will collect in th white meat rather than roasting out of it.
It's generally safer to bake the dressing or stuffing separately from the turkey. If not putting stuffing in the cavity. add some celery stalks, quartered onions and carrot pieces. (Discard the veggies used in the cavity.)
It's generally safer to bake the dressing or stuffing separately from the turkey. If not putting stuffing in the cavity. add some celery stalks, quartered onions and carrot pieces. (Discard the veggies used in the cavity.)
Vertical Turkey Roasters
For a new angle on roasting, try one of these vertical roasters.
Turkey Roasters
Self-contained roasters and vintage items from eBay.
Lacers and Basters
Use lacers if necessary to control the wings and close the cavity.
Basting your turkey as it roasts keeps the meat from becoming too dry.
In the Prepping the Turkey
section of the Bon Apetite Turkey School site, you'll find video and written instructions to walk you through the prepping process.
Basting your turkey as it roasts keeps the meat from becoming too dry.
In the Prepping the Turkey
section of the Bon Apetite Turkey School site, you'll find video and written instructions to walk you through the prepping process.
Meat Thermometers - Knowing when to stick a fork in it...
The best way to be sure your bird is fully cooked is to use a meat thermometer. Here are some choices, both analog and digital.
The newest models include remote paging capability so that you won't accidentally over-roast.
In the
Knowing When to Stop section,
Bon Appetit uses both an article and a video to show how to tell when the turkey is done.
The newest models include remote paging capability so that you won't accidentally over-roast.
In the
Knowing When to Stop section,
Bon Appetit uses both an article and a video to show how to tell when the turkey is done.
Lifters and Slings
Turkey Lifters are like miniature pitchforks for hoisting the unwieldy roasted bird from pan to plate. Don't try this with regular forks or spatulas.
Turkey Slings are used to cradle the bird as it cooks so that you can lift it out easily.
Turkey Slings are used to cradle the bird as it cooks so that you can lift it out easily.
Turkey Platters
For a festive tablescape, a special platter for your turkey is just the right touch and can become a special holiday heirloom.
Make perfect turkey gravy
Gravy Gadgets
Carving the bird
After it rests to set the juices, your turkey will be the star of your holiday table as it is carved for those first servings a la Norman Rockwell.
Or, if you prefer to eat the meat while it's still hot, carve in the kitchen and arrange on your platter. Consider roasting two birds rather than one larger one so that you can pre-carve one, and save the other for the table.
Again, Bon Apetit provides both video and written guidance in the Turkey School segment
Carving the Turkey.
Or, if you prefer to eat the meat while it's still hot, carve in the kitchen and arrange on your platter. Consider roasting two birds rather than one larger one so that you can pre-carve one, and save the other for the table.
Again, Bon Apetit provides both video and written guidance in the Turkey School segment
Carving the Turkey.
Carving and serving sets
Cleaning Up
Supplies and containers for cleaning your kitchen and managing your leftovers.
Cookbooks and recipes
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