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Brined, Herb Roasted Turkey Recipe

Brined, Herb Roasted Turkey

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  • on November 20, 2008

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    For the first time ever, I brined and roasted the turkey just as Emerils recipe says. It's not a hard recipe to follow. My family LOVED it, including my husband who hates turkey. This is one recipe I will pass on to my daughter when she grows up. Thanks Emeril for spicing up our Thanksgiving dinner. Julie

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  • on November 20, 2008

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    After reading everyone's comments about the wonders of brining, I thought I would try it myself. The brine gave wonderful flavor to the turkey and couldnt' have been easier to do; however, it didn't make the bird as moist as what everyone else's seemed to be. My turkey was still a little on the dry side, and I even kept it in the brine solution for almost 20 hours. Whenever I cook meat, it always turns out so juicy that it squirts you when you bite into it. My turkeys are the driest meat that I cook much to everyone's amazement. I was hoping to find the solution to this problem, and apparently will keep looking. Don't know if I will try it again in the future or not.

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  • on November 20, 2008

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    im confused bout brining is it better to brine with 2 containers of vegetable stock , chicken stock or turkey stock with all that salt plus the salt n brown sugar and water ... or will this make my turkey more salty

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  • on November 19, 2008

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    Although this takes quite a bit of planning and work, it has the best results! I have even used this recipe for Cornish game hens and chicken when I didn't need so much meat. My family absolutely loves having left overs with this turkey. I even freeze some for a later date! I highly recommend this recipe!

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  • on November 18, 2008

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    Hey guys this recipe looks great!! What i just don't get is the breast up, breast down thing. Does he mean turn the whole thing over?? I've never heard of doing that. Has any one tried it because in the show he never says anything about it. would i be better off with AB's tinfoil triangle? thanks for the help!!

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  • on November 18, 2008

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    It was my first Thanksgiving and I was hosting my Fiance's 20 people family. This Turkey was a hit, I didn't even get to take a picture of it before it was dug into. THe news of this great Turkey even traveled cross-country to family in New York (I live in Wisconsin. It is not hard... and it tastes GREAT! This is the way to make a moist turkey... no dry parts anywhere. When I visited NY for x-mas, i was asked to PLEASE make it again... and again... it was a hit. Grandma asked me for the recipe!!! Now she makes only this kind!!! AMAZING!

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  • on November 10, 2008

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    2007 was my very first time hosting Thanksgiving and first time cooking holiday style food...and I was so paranoid that I would screw up the Turkey. My Mother's and Grandmother's previous turkey's were always so dry that I didn't eat it, and ate a huge plate of side dishes instead. I didn't want my family to "skip" the turkey on my account! This recipe looks daunting- but is really pretty easy, and resulted in THE BEST turkey I've ever had- and my family agreed!!! It was soooooooo juicy and had a great taste! The only change I made was stuffing the turkey with stuffing instead of the veggies, and along with basting, I also used a flavor injector to help the juices get deep into the turkey. I bought a cheap styrophome cooler, and lined it with a large plastic bag for the brining process- and since I live in the Chicago suburbs, I was able to keep the cooler outside instead of taking up much needed room in my refridgerator! My mother was especially impressed with the gravy, saying that it was the one thing she had the most trouble with at thanksgiving and I did it with ease!!! You can too! I highly recommend this recipe to anyone- rookies or veterans!

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  • on November 09, 2008

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    I have been making this turkey for about 5 years now and everone always asks me before thanksgiving, "are you making your Emeril turkey this year?" when i reply probably they beg me to make it! I changed the way i baste it...I still baste every hour but with butter, juice of the lemon and orange, and a little bit of brown sugar.

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  • on November 01, 2008

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    You'll be the talk of the family if this adorns your Thanksgiving table. Emeril ROCKS! This turkey not only is moist, but is the most flavorful turkey we've ever had. This is our 4th year cooking it this way and I'm telling you, DO THIS TURKEY!! Follow the directions, don't scrimp on anything!! You may think, "Oh, I need to cut back on the salt," or "I'll use white sugar instead of brown." DON'T. Follow the recipe and you'll be sold. Make sure you print it out, too, in case the website takes it down.

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  • on October 28, 2008

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    I just looked up this recipe in time for Thanksgiving. I used this recipe last year for the first time and LOVED IT!!! That was the best turkey I have ever made. I will use this receipt every time I make a turkey. The breast meat was unbelievably tender and juicy....yummmmm. Thanks Emeril :-

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