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A Delicious Low Sodium Thanksgiving Turkey

This page has the word 'Thanksgiving' in the title, but you could use this recipe for turkey on any day of the year. The main thing is that you have a moist and delicious bird when you are finished preparing the meal. I hope that this page will give you the necessary information to bring this to fruition. Our bird will be low sodium, it is the way I am obliged to eat my meals due to hypertension and we Americans eat too much salt. This means that one of the things that people have started to do in the last decade or so will be omitted. More about that below.

We will have side dishes, however this is an instruction manual for turkey prep. We'll perhaps cover our side dishes in another page.

Don't brine the turkey, this has become a popular way to prepare turkey in recent years, however we are trying to make a low sodium meal, brining involves using a great deal of salt. This is to help impart flavor into the bird before cooking. We'll leave it out and proceed in the manner described below.

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Turkey Roasting Pan

Your meal is only as good as the equipment you use to prepare the food, this roaster is large enough and will serve you in years to come. The forks that come with it are perfect for moving the turkey once it has finished. I use the same model and the results tell the story. My turkeys are always moist and tender and yet the skin is browned and done just right. You have the space at the bottom of the pan once you place the turkey on the rack provided so you can roast vegetables with your turkey. They come out tasting of the juices from the turkey (delicious) and browned perfectly.
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This pan is certainly almost a necessity. Come-on you've been buying those aluminum pans that go for a dollar at Family Dollar haven't you? Those things are dangerous, and can cause accidents, they bend when you try to lift them with a heavy turkey inside. I've spotlighted this turkey roasting pan because I know that everyone wants to have the best bird they could possible prepare. This pan will help you do the job. Remember, roasting a turkey is a process that is mostly dependent on what the product is roasted in, and will only be at it's best if you use good equipment. The forks that come with the pan make it safe and easy to handle the turkey. I can faithfully vouch for this pan, it will give you perfect results every time.


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Words of Wisdom To Help In Preparation

Words of wisdom? I don't know, however you could probably get some reasonable information here.

finished turkey

Most people baste the turkey, and I agree with them. I'm told you don't have to baste your bird, but let's assume you do and we'll baste ours. Using the drippings from the turkey in the bottom of the pan baste the turkey every 30 or so minutes.

This turkey is not stuffed, I think stuffing your bird is a bad idea. I make my dressing in a separate pan and using some of the drippings from the turkey and perhaps low sodium chicken stock keeps the dressing moist. I use the giblets in my dressing rather than preparing giblet gravy, as everyone is not fond of giblet gravy, they prefer it smooth.

Season your dressing to taste, but I suggest you use sage as one of your seasonings. It gives the dressing a distinct flavor that simply cannot be duplicated. Remember stuffing is that which is cooked inside the bird, dressing is cooked separately.

Keeping our meal low in sodium means that you should not cook with salt. There are many ways to season your bird without salt, experiment with other foods to find the ones that suit you. Other than that, you should not have a problem preparing a delicious meal that everyone will talk about for years to come.

Take a look at my page 'Thanksgiving, A Single Father's View' for tips to help make sure everyone enjoys themselves without friction caused by disagreements among your guests. Happy Thanksgiving All!

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You Can Emulate the Great Chefs With The Proper Equipment

You most certainly will find good use for the utensils shown here. They are of quality craftsmanship and they will serve you in the future for many years to come. You will find most of the utensils you need for preparing a great meal among these presented here.
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  • sousababy Jan 3, 2012 @ 11:57 am | delete
    Came back to google +1 this gem, love the turkey graphic (and low sodium is the way to go, for most folks).
  • sousababy Jan 3, 2012 @ 11:55 am | delete
    Oh, I apologize for missing this lens prior to Thanksgiving . . fabulous work, as always.
  • poddys Nov 24, 2011 @ 4:22 pm | delete
    This looks really good, we have a month to go until our Turkey Day, which is Christmas Day. Hope your Thanksgiving Day is going well. Blessed.
  • raphaelo Nov 20, 2011 @ 5:26 am | delete
    You make me feel so hungry via this delicious Thanksgiving Turkey cooking lens of you. Do love it!! Tweeted to world wide. Have wonderful times.. always.. dear Robert :)
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My name is Robert West. I have many interests and consider myself to be something of a renaissance man. (artist, engineer, scientist, teacher, gourmet... more »

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