Accidental Turkey

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My guests all agreed this was the best turkey we'd ever had! I made it dairy-free but substituting coconut oil for the butter and, because I didn't have any rosemary, used thyme instead. The leftovers were equally delicious, as was the resulting stock.

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This was a great recipe. Have been serving Thanksgiving dinner for over 35 years using all kinds of different recipes. This is by far the best turkey I have ever made. Thank you Ina!

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Used recipe for 24 lb. fresh turkey. Did dry rub only overnight, but still...This was the best turkey I've ever made. For those who love crispy skin...wow! AND meat was moist, juicy and delicious. Will never do turkey any other way again. Ina... you're the best. (Note to those with doneness issues...did you use fresh bird? Previously frozen birds will take much longer. And not be nearly as delicious.

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This was my first year making a turkey and hosting Thanksgiving at my house (even though I'm in my 30s. I had never even cleaned a turkey, and I wasn't sure what to expect. I was a little behind on my defrosting, so I didn't get to do the dry brine part until the night before. However, I did it, let it sit in the fridge overnight, and cooked it Thanksgiving morning.

I hit one snafu when I didn't realize until the turkey was in the oven that my thermometer only went up to 160 degrees. Also, my turkey was almost 22 lbs, so I wasn't sure about the cook time. I think I let it cook about 30 min too long, but better safe than sorry! However, I received compliments up and down. My parents even attended our meal, and my mom had made a turkey just for them so they would have plenty of leftovers... and both mom and dad said separately that my turkey was better! Yes! Thank you, thank you Ina!!

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I used this recipe to do my first ever Thanksgiving turkey, and I'm so glad I picked this recipe! We used a fresh turkey. I only did the salt rub two days before I made it and it still had terrific flavor. It was in the oven for about 2 hours 45 min, and came out gorgeous-the skin was perfectly browned and the meat was juicy. I strained the drippings and diluted the with water for the gravy and it was delicious as well. Great recipe Ina, as always!

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This was the best turkey ever and so easy. The skin was perfectly browned and so crispy. Turkey was moist and delicious.....its my go to recipe from now on.
Thank you Ina!!

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Followed directions all the way, result was delicious! So easy. Did not get to dark and bird was cooked through. Adjusted the time for a 16# bird and used an instant-read thermometer. We also prepared a sauce to serve with the turkey~ a Cranberry Orange Glaze from Giada's recipes. Nice combo from two of my favorite FoodNetwork chefs!

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Thank you, Ina, for this, now tried, true and treasured, recipe. The prepped, 14.20 lb. hen went into the oven, legs first, in a shallow, enamel baking pan. After 45 minutes at 450 degrees, the turkey had browned beautifully. Basted only once - slowly and carefully (baster got a little bent from the hot juices. Continued baking at 325 degrees for 1½ hrs, without opening the oven. During the unbelievably short bake time, I prepared the entire dinner! To the delight of all (especially my own, the turkey was magnificent! Deliciously crisp skin, with perfectly cooked, moist meat! I did not use a meat thermometer. I went by my gut feeling; and let it cook a bit more. Best to you, Ina, and many thanks for helping to make our holiday a happy one!

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Ok so it was tasty, but when I tell my 93 year old Mother-in-Law that dinner will be at 5, it beter be done!!! My turkey was 14 lbs, I prepped, cooked, temped & rested as directed and, uh-oh, when we carved it it was RAW, not just pink, but raw inside. Plan B put it back in the oven for 30 minutes & the outer portions were edible, but after dinner when I separated the leftovers, again I ran into raw meat near the bones. Also like a previous reviewer, my turkey was quite brown after the first 45 minutes. The salt cure works,and it's a keeper, but I'm going back to the "un" Accidental way of preparing the turkey.

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This was excellent!! Everyone loved it! It was fairly straight forward and easy to do.