Be sure to have a meat thermometer ready
before roasting your turkey.
Not exact matches
Often he slept in dirty cabins, on earthen floors,
before the fire; ate
roasting ears for bread, drank buttermilk for coffee, or sage tea for Imperial; took with a hearty zest deer or bear meat, or wild
turkey, for breakfast, dinner, and supper, if he could get it.»
The last step of brining your
turkey is to give him a good rinse
before roasting.
Let the
turkey (fresh or defrosted) stand at room temperature for at least an hour
before roasting.
During holiday meal preparations, the sauce is started
before any of the other dishes, being stirred all day while the
turkey roasts and the lasagna bakes.
2) Let your
turkey come to room temperature
before roasting.
Since the dark thigh meat needs longer to cook than the white breast meat, it's helpful to chill the
turkey breasts with ice packs
before roasting.
After
roasting the
turkey should rest for at least 15 minutes
before carving.
Reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F and continue
roasting for 1 to 1-1/2 hours until an instant - read thermometer inserted in the thickest part of the breast is 165 degrees F. Let the
turkey rest for 20 minutes
before carving.
Roast for 20 minutes and then reduce the oven temperature to 375 degrees F. Continue
roasting for 15 - 20 minutes until the internal temperature of the thickest part of the breast is 165 degrees F. Rest for 20 minutes
before cutting the
turkey into thin slices.
Rub duck fat over the skin of lean game birds, chickens or
turkeys before roasting for a burnished, crispy finish.
Remove
turkey from refrigerator 1 hour
before roasting.
Spatchcocking the
turkey before roasting ensures that all parts of the bird will cook evenly at the same rate — and in just 1 1/2 hours.
Spatchcocking your
turkey — that is, cutting out the backbone and flattening it out
before roasting — is the fastest, easiest route to a guaranteed juicy bird.
For variations, try folding in smoked
turkey,
roasted chicken, or cooked breakfast sausage
before roasting.
If you have a lot of whey on your hands, Dashtaki suggests using it as a brine to tenderize chicken or
turkey before roasting (Newton does this at Nightingale 9 with the beef in a pho dish).
I don't start this far in advance just because I'm into planning (ok, maybe I am a little) but also because I want to have time to brine my
turkey before roasting it.
On the day, take the
turkey out of the fridge 1 hr
before roasting.
It's good to season your
turkey a few hours
before roasting.
If you wish, you can flambe
turkey before removing from the
roasting pan with 2 oz.