Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe - Alton Brown - Food Network
Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe - Alton Brown - Food Network
Good Eats Roast Turkey Recipe - Alton Brown - Food Network
Prep: 15 min
Inactive:7 hr
Cook: 2 hr 30 min
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Combine the brine, water and ice in the 5-gallon bucket. Place the thawed
turkey (with innards removed) breast side down in brine. If necessary, weigh
down the bird to ensure it is fully immersed, cover, and refrigerate or set in
cool area for 8 to 16 hours, turning the bird once half way through brining.
Preheat the oven to 500 degrees F. Remove the bird from brine and rinse
inside and out with cold water. Discard the brine.
Place the bird on roasting rack inside a half sheet pan and pat dry with paper
towels.
Roast the turkey on lowest level of the oven at 500 degrees F for 30 minutes.
Insert a probe thermometer into thickest part of the breast and reduce the
oven temperature to 350 degrees F. Set the thermometer alarm (if available)
to 161 degrees F. A 14 to 16 pound bird should require a total of 2 to 2 1/2
hours of roasting. Let the turkey rest, loosely covered with foil or a large
mixing bowl for 15 minutes before carving.
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