My Thanksgiving meal was a flop

[Anonymous]

I agree with other pp's, take notes, b/c you will forget by next year.

My turkey actually turned out the best I ever made. I had a 20 lb turkey, cooked at 325 for 4.5 hours. I used a couple different recipes. I used softened salted butter under the skin and over the skin, put kosher salt and pepper in the cavity and some on top. In the cavity I added some cut up onion, celery chopped (large) some fresh parsley and thyme.I placed a cut apple with the skin facing out to block the cavity. On the bottom (turkey is on a rack), 2 cups water, some cut up shallots, sliced carrots and some celery. I covered it with foil (lightly) for the first 2 hours. I never opened the oven. No basting! it was delish

[Anonymous]

What did your husband do to help?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What did your husband do to help?

Ha! I was wondering the same thing. Do not beat yourself up OP. It is only food. No one will starve.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:It could have been worse. Around 1985 when microwaves were pretty new, my aunt talked my mom into cooking the turkey in the microwave.

Ha ha ha

How freaking big was that microwave?