No-Baste, No-Bother Roasted Turkey

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This will be my first time hosting Thanksgiving so I used this method yesterday to make a "practice" turkey, even though it sounded too good to be true. I loved how easy it came together and was pleasantly surprised by how brown the turkey looked - but the meat (especially the white meat was so dry we ended up throwing most of it away. I'm disappointed and can't trust this method again.
Details in case they help others... Recommended: I put my turkey on a rack inside the roaster, I added fresh thyme, rosemary, sage and a split head of garlic inside the cavity, and I also rubbed butter under the skin. Possible pitfalls: I used the "convection" feature on my oven for the hour that it cooks, and I'm in Denver so maybe the altitude affected my outcome?
Back to the drawing board...

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I cooked my turkey yesterday this way and it came out beautiful. Golden brown and very moist. My roaster is higher in the middle where the bird sits and the broth is lower on the sides, so my turkey wasn't sitting in all of the broth. I usually cook my turkey before Thanksgiving, slice it, and put it back in the broth and freeze. I take it out of the freezer the day before the holiday and let it thaw in the fridge, then heat it up for the meal. Doing it this way, I am never concerned about the presentation, because it is sliced up in the roaster. Others that like to put their bird on the table may not like the way it looks whole, but it still is golden brown. I did sample it before I transferred it to the freezer and it was very tasty and so moist. I will never cook my turkey any other way! Thanks Trisha!!

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I too was very skeptical as to how this could possible work, but it does!The turkey was very moist & tasty. I missed the smell of turkey cooking though. My husband was ready to go get fast food if the turkey wasn't done. I've already recommended this recipe to a neighbor!

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This is a great technique and comes out perfect every time. The one review that said her turkey came out in a pool of broth seems to be the only negative so far. The only other concern was the falling apart while removing from the pan. I think a simple solution to both problems might be a cooking rack under the bird. It will lift the bird out of the liquid and make removal that much easier? I love the herb butter variation as well, can't wait to try it.

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This is how I have done my turkey for the 44 years I have been married. My Grandmother roasted her turkey this way as did my mother. Once I tried the brown paper bag which turned out well but I wouldn't do it today what with all the recycled paper being used...don't know where that paper came from!! This is aa great way to roast turkey and will be basis for newspaper column next week. Enjoy Trisha's show so much!

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Thankfully , I did a test of this recipe before Thanksgiving. My poor turkey came out of the oven swimming in a pool of broth :/ . I drained the liquid and put my poor boiled turkey under the broiler hoping to darken it up. Missed the smell of roasted turkey and even after the broil the skin was still not as good as a roasted turkey with no cover. The turkey was very moist and yummy but not the beautiful dark turkey that I love .

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I made it today after seeing the show yesterday. Honestly, I didn't think it would work, but after an hour cooking and four hours sitting in the oven, the turkey came out falling off the bone...literally! It was great, but anyone cooking this should know that you might not get it out of the pan for a pretty presentation. It looked beautiful in the pan, but was falling apart when I tried to lift it out (which was totally okay. Thank you for the recipe and letting us visit (vicariously with your family.

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I rated the idea, I will try it out this Thanksgiving and keep you posted on how it is.

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I actually made this for Labor Day (We had a Mini-Thanksgiving Dinner It was super easy & very yummy! I used chicken broth instead of water & added herbs to the butter & put some of the butter under the skin too. LOVED IT!!!

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HAD to make this today after watching her show this morning. It was SUPER easy, SUPER moist, and SUPER delicious! Everyone agreed! Also, it browned beautifully...nice and even all over the bird!