Recipe for Thanksgiving turkey?

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Try using a Reynold turkey bag (found in supermarket). it will keep the turkey juicy.

Usually, I let it thaw in the fridge if it was frozen. Remove the wrapping and rinse in running water. Then you reach into the cavity and pull out the gizzard bag- you can either use it to make gravy or warm it and feed it to the cat. (They need a thanksgiving feast too!) Then I set it breast side up in the roasting pan- and generously sprinkle with Bell's Poultry seasoning (it's sage mixed with other spices) Set the oven to 350, and arrange carrots, potatoes, peeled squash, parsnips and onions at the base of the turkey. Then I pour in a carton of chicken stock, or use water if you don't have any. Apple cider is good too. Allow space for the lid, then cover with foil and put the lid on top. You can leave it in the oven for several hours- and do other things to prepare for the meal, like making your deserts, then setting a table scape, making and serving snacks, then preparing the sides during the last hour. Traditional sides would be cranberry sauce or chutney, sweet potato pie or baked yams, green bean casserole, bread or rolls, salad, etc. When you have cooked the turkey for at least an hour it is time to baste- use liquid from the pan and pour over the top of the turkey. When you have basted four times, add a stick of butter and smooth over the top, and remove the foil. This will give the turkey a nice brown top. Let it cook that last hour uncovered, but with the lid. Use potholders whenever you are handling it of course. When you have set the turkey out (pan and all) in a heat safe place, remove some of the liquid and you can use this to make very good gravy- just use a sauce pan and add a couple teaspoons of flour or corn starch, whisk over heat, then pour into a gravy boat. Good luck!

go to allrecipes.com.. it is a free website that average people and some companies place different recipes for anything you can think of. Brining a turkey I hear makes it very juicy. A cheese cloth placed on it can also seal in the juices. Some people put seasoning on theirs and will place an onion in the cavity of the bird. It would all depend on your taste. If you do season, the juices will run off into the pan and can make for a very tasty gravy. Make your own gravy it is not hard at all. After removing the turkey from the pan and placing on a plate, you cook the juices on med high and add a cup of cold water mixed with about a tblsp of flour and keep stirring and scraping the bottom of the pan as it cooks over the heat. It will thicken up nicely. The website also has how to videos to watch.

There are different types of turkeys nowdays. Some are frozen with stuffing inside and are put into the oven frozen. Always read directions on any type of turkey. Some will take two or three days to defrost. Some are turkey breast only. Scroll down this screen for lots of turkey cooking and a chart: http://www.butterball.com/tips-how-tos/how-tos/roast