感恩节的厨房里有很多事情要做，所以在烹饪火鸡时，我喜欢采用低维护的方法。我的技术是相当动手的，除了我要确保火鸡保持潮湿的重要步骤：我从烤箱的胸部向下启动火鸡。除了偶尔basting（为了给皮肤带来漂亮的棕色）外，这就是我所做的。看the recipe用于特定的烘焙时间和温度。

Roasting Made Simple

• Rub the turkey all over with olive oilor melted clarified butter; this helps the turkey brown evenly. (You can also use melted whole butter, but the milk solids might make the turkey a little spotted.) Sprinkle the turkey with kosher salt to help crisp the skin.
• Start off your turkey breast-side downin a roasting rack; it will help the turkey’s natural juices collect in the breast, which tends to dry out otherwise. After roasting for 1 hour, flip the turkey breast-side up to finish roasting, using wads of paper towels to protect your hands. The marks on the breast from the rack will disappear as it continues to cook.
• If your roasting pan will fitin your oven the long way, put the turkey in the oven with its legs pointing towards the back of the oven, since it’s usually the hottest spot and the legs tend to cook slower than the breast. If the roasting pan will only fit in horizontally, be sure to rotate it halfway through cooking so both sides of the turkey cook evenly.
• If the turkey is browning quickly, but the temperature is still far from done, tent it with foil to keep it from overbrowning.
• Always let the roasted turkey restfor 20 to 30 minutes, which allows the juices to redistribute.

Trussing

您不必桁架，但是完成的火鸡会看起来更好。

More turkey tips

• For extra juiciness,brine the turkeyor buy a kosher turkey, which is already brined.

• I don’t stuff the turkey because I find it roasts more evenly that way. The dressing also seems to have fuller flavor—and a nice crust— when it’s baked separately. But if you do decide to stuff the turkey and the turkey is done before the stuffing reaches 165°F (the minimum safe temperature), spoon the stuffing into a baking pan large enough to hold it in a shallow layer. Cover with foil and finish baking while the turkey rests.

• Add flavor to the turkey by putting some herb sprigs and a quartered onion in the cavity (if it isn’t stuffed). Or rub chopped herbs or herb butter under the skin.