Brined and Roasted Turkey

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I couldn't believe how juicy the turkey was with such a browned skin! This was by far, the juiciest, most flavorful turkey I have ever had!! I won't wait till next Thanksgiving to fix this again!

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I used this recipe for our star bird today. I don't know if FABULOUS even describes how this recipe turned out. The whole family loved it! My brother-in-law was just amazed at how juicy the turkey was when he was carving it. Said he had never seen anything like it. We definitely never tasted anything like it either. It turned out perfect. The process seems intimidating, but was actually quite simple. I will be using this recipe over and over in years to come.

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We just had Thanksgiving dinner and this turkey was wonderful. I actually bought a fresh brined turkey from Trader Joe's since we don't have room to brine a turkey. I thought turning the bird after an hour was weird but it worked. I'm not a white meat fan, but even the breast was delicious. I also made an herb butter mix and rubbed it into the skin and in between the skin and meat. The gravy was great too. I'll definitely make this again!

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Only rating it 5 stars to put in this question, as I haven't tried it yet.
Living with a spouse with MS, we always need to remove the skin from the turkey before preparing it. Can we still use this brining process, and would we soak it before or after removing the skin?

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I have made this brine recipe for my turkey for a few years now...my first try was back in 2003. It is worth the extra work (but it really isn't that bad. You just need somewhere cool to put the turkey (Oregon is not quite cool enough during the day usually. I recommend this to everyone. I am making it again this year and am eagerly awaiting! Advice to some that worried about the cooking temp. Your oven is set to 325...but your bird temp (w/meat thermometer is 165. Definite difference there. I plan on lightly rinsing my bird when I take it out of the brine. My own personal preference. I am not a salt freak, but I found that my drippings just don't have quite the flavor if I rinse it too well. Have a lovely Thanksgiving!

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I have been brining Turkey's for 10 years and this recipe is wonderful and so much simpler than the brine I have been using for years. Although I love to cook, on Thanksgiving I love to cheat and use the oven bag. It browns perfectly and saves the work of basting every 30 minutes. To the previous poster, if your brine does not cover your turkey, which with only 2 gallons it probably won't, you need to double the recipe. The measurements are at the bottom of the recipe. 1/2 c. salt and brown sugar to every extra gallon of water.

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Ok, so I am going to make this recipe for the first time and there are a lot of people coming to this dinner! I found the recipe after buying the turkey and my turkey is huge; a 22 pound turkey! Should I double the recipe?

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Just the best turkey ever! And to Kenneth in Ohio, use a rack.

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I am going to try this recipe for the first time this year as it seems fairly simple (I am a novice cook who is hosting Thanksgiving. My one question is, should I use a rosting rack? Some of the recipes I looked at called for one and others did not. It's not specified here so I am a bit confused.

Thank you for the imput.

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I come from a family that loves to cook and is great at it but I have never had a turkey anything like this! I couldn't have asked for better flavor or appearance when done. We tried this turkey in 2007 for the first time and had the entire family over, I will never go back to doing it any other way. I suggest this to co-workers every chance I get, a few people are going to try it this year. I am sure they will love it as I do not suggest recipes I am not 100% positive about. I can't wait to make it this year.

I decided to modify the recipe slightly in the following ways.
I brined the turkey as directions stated, rinsed and prepped turkey. Instead of dealing with basting I put the turkey along with the fruit, veggies and herbs into an oven bag. I followed the directions for the oven bag as to cooking temp and time. I used the drippings from the oven bag to make gravy. The result is amazing!!

Some people complained about the result and all I have to say was that it was probably user error somewhere down the line. I don't honestly know how someone could be disappointed. If you like bland foods this turkey is not for you!