Perfect Roast Turkey

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This was my first year making a turkey and I was terrified! Ina's recipes are always perfect though, so I trusted this one. I waited till the last minute to shop for a turkey, so I ended up with a 25 pounder (I was hoping for 10 pounds or less!. Even being so large, it came out perfectly moist. The juices from the pan might be the best part - I drizzled that stuff on EVERYTHING this year. I put a TON of salt and pepper inside the bird, and that seasoned it really well. The lemon and thyme flavors are really amazing.

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It was my first time cooking turkey, just a day after Thanksgiving. I was a little nervous about it but when it's time to pull out, my turkey looks so good. It came out "moist, juicy and tasty" that's from my guests saying. I really like this recipe since I didn't have time for another recipe. This one is easy and come out perfect and surprisingly moist. I think for the herb, you can add more of any that you like, I added some rosemary too...it's really good. Thank you, Ina. Back to Basic. I never be disappointed with your recipe.

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This was absolutely the best turkey I have ever had....It was so moist and juicy...This recipe will definitely become a tradition in this household for years to come..

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Another winner from Ina. Turkey was moist and the aromatics added a nice flavor to the drippings to make gravy.

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"Perfect" as it says. I'm sure it's phenomenal with something on top, but it's delicious as is. Another reviewer mentioned Alton's brining recipe, which I also followed prior to cooking the turkey according to Ina's recipe. I also melted another stick of butter with some thyme to baste the turkey. I would recommend going half the salt on the brining.

All in all, really wonderful. Happy holidays!

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I love Ina's recipes, but I overestimated how long to cook this turkey and the white meat was too dry. I had a 24.5 lbs. turkey so I figured it would take at least six hours (fifteen minutes per pound but when I checked it at four hours forty-five minutes, it was already overcooked. The dark meat was actually fine so I think if I had lowered it just one rack it may have been fine. Still, doubling Ina's time would have been five hours and probably too long.

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Easy, moist, beautiful, and delicious!

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If I could, I would give Ina a big hug for helping me make my first turkey perfect! It was beautiful, juicy and delicious. Thank you Ina.

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Used this recipe yesterday, for Thanksgiving. The turkey was wonderful, moist and flavourful. I added some rosemary, which I happened to have, to the thyme and other 'stuffing' ingredients. Thanks Ina for the easy to follow, no-nonsense recipe! I had a little difficultly trying to get the turkey wings to comply so thanks also go to Alton Brown whose instructions on turkey trussing were clearly described on You-tube.

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Nov. 24, 2011

I cooked the turkey in a bag but did everything else from the recipe and it was fantastic.