12-10-2025, 03:34 PM
I volunteered to roast a turkey for a banquet (one of three, plus a ham, big banquet.) Friday. It's been about fifty years since I cooked a whole turkey. I'm borrowing an electric roaster because my tiny oven won't accommodate a 20# bird.
I didn't get a butterball, just a plain turkey because I want to dry-brine it. After dry-brining several chickens I've become a fan of that method. I intend to brine with only salt, pepper, and maybe sage.
It's one thing to cook for myself, I can live with a screw up, but for a banquet.....
I didn't get a butterball, just a plain turkey because I want to dry-brine it. After dry-brining several chickens I've become a fan of that method. I intend to brine with only salt, pepper, and maybe sage.
It's one thing to cook for myself, I can live with a screw up, but for a banquet.....
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