[img]http://www.trbimg.com/img-5a0df6ea/turbine/la-1510864614-cpk0yzdk30-snap-image/750/750x422[/img]....re you cooking the Thanksgiving turkey this year? Even those of us who cook for a living can feel the pressure when it comes to this holiday meal. You’ve got the bird — and it’s big — and one shot to get it right. This is performance anxiety, of the Norman Rockwell kind.
But don’t stress. Take a deep breath, and remember that cooking a Thanksgiving turkey involves nothing really more than a few basic steps: You need a turkey, some seasoning, a roasting pan fitted with a rack, and a thermometer. Oh, and a working oven. (Once I went to cook a meal at a friend's house only to learn that she stored her winter clothes in the oven and didn't actually know if it worked.)
Here's how you do it:
Buy your turkey. Figure on buying about 1 pound per person, more if you want plenty of leftovers. If you're buying the turkey frozen, thaw it before cooking; you don’t want to roast a frozen bird. The best way is to let...reda more @http://www.thegreatsecreteblog.com/2017/11/thanksgiving-turkey-know-how-to-prepare.html