Wrap the neck skin over and around the cavity to enclose the seasoning ingredients. In the turkey’s neck cavity, place a few cloves of the garlic, a few sprigs of rosemary, thyme, parsley, and a quarter of the lemon. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F with the oven rack set on the lowest rung. Remove the turkey from the refrigerator 1 1/2 hours prior to roasting to bring to room temperature.

Wrap the turkey in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 24 hours. Season the turkey inside and out with the salt. The day before roasting, rinse the turkey inside and out with cold water and then pat dry with paper towels. ** If you have a larger turkey in the 18-20# range, double these amounts (8oz.

Cheesecloth (enough to put a double layer that covers the whole bird).

A few sprigs fresh parsley, thyme, and rosemary.

This savory centerpiece is a definite crowd pleaser, and in my opinion it’s pretty easy to prep and cook. With Christmas on the horizon, I thought I’d share this with you as it’s a method that will work with just about any bird you choose to serve. There are a lot of ways to roast a bird, but I stumbled across the cheesecloth method a few years ago and it has never failed to produce a juicy bird with a crisp skin. turkey at the store over the weekend, we opted for a little mid-week celebration. So when I happened upon the perfectly sized 10 lb.

We ended up going out to dinner on Thanksgiving this year, but Joe and I really did want to have the traditional turkey dinner at some point at our own leisure.

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