How Do I Make Sure My Turkey Isn’T Dry?
How to Make a Juicy Turkey . To brine a turkey, first, create a brine. Our five-star apple-brined turkey recipe requires you to stir the apple juice, brown sugar and spices together and bring them to a boil. Once the salt and sugar are dissolved, stir in the oranges, add water and cool to room temperature. You can follow the same technique using
Solving the 3 Biggest Turkey Hunting Problems
- Henned-Up Toms. Not to anthropomorphize too much, the problem with hunting a tom that has gathered a group of hens is that he’s surrounded by girlfriends, often jealous girlfriends, and
- High Wind.
- Hunting Public Land.
Preparing Your Turkey
- THAW your Turkey days ahead of time in the refrigerator. You’ll need to calculate 24 hours for every 4-5 pounds of turkey.
- Once thawed, place the turkey in the sink and remove from the packaging.
- Don’t wash your turkey. Instead, pat the turkey dry and place on a roasting rack in a roasting pan breast side up.
Why You Should Cook Your Thanksgiving Turkey Upside Down
- DRY BRINE. Season the turkey overnight and up to 24 hours for the best flavor throughout and extra-moist meat.
- LINE THE ROASTING RACK WITH BUTTERED CIABATTA. The buttered bread creates a soft surface for the turkey breast to rest on so that the skin doesn’t stick to the
- USE A KITCHEN TOWEL AND A WOODEN SPOON TO FLIP.
- BASTE EVERY 20 MINUTES.
- REST.