I have always done my in the oven. Last Thanksgiving as a gift for hosting Thanksgiving, my MIL bought me one of those huge roasters. She was kind of in charge of cooking the turkey, since I had never cooked one in a roaster. It came out great! I cooked one of my many turkeys in the roaster this weekend and I thought that it was a little dry. I admit, I didnt not do anything to it while it was cooking since this one just ended up shredded/cut up and put in the freezer. Any tips for cooking turkeys in a roaster???

Kelli-I am thinking about doing the brine recipe you posted. Maybe that will be the magic trick.

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We typically roast in the oven. One year we did one in the oven and then also a deep fried one. It was tasty!

A tabletop roaster. The bird cooks faster. It comes out very moist. My oven is free for other items. And most importantly - I can hold the turkey at a safe temperature until I'm ready to refrigerate it.

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I have done both...the huge roaster is fantastic and I believe you will love it......the only draw back I have to it...is that it doesn't brown your bird.....so although it may not look like the cover a magazine it tastes fantastic!!

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also.......a brine is a GREAT idea regardless of how you cook it!!!

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We usually cook in the oven.

Cook at 500* for 30 minutes then finish at 350* (again ~ a la Good Eats).


Maybe! Good Luck! I hope it works out for you

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I bake it in a cooking bag, but the trick my dad taught us from when he was a cook in a resturant, is stuff the cavity w/ an onion cut up, a couple of sticks of celery and a piece of bread sprinkled liberally w/ poultry seasoning. Then rub the outside of the bird w/ butter all over. YUM!!!!

I like them best in the oven and pick at the crispy skin.Dh likes them best injected with some thing and cooking it in the deep fryer.

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