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Cooking a moist turkey in oven. Turkey in a bag with lemon and herbs. Web fresh and frozen are both fine there’s no quality difference between fresh and frozen turkeys — it comes down to convenience and storage. Remove the giblets and neck from the body cavity of the turkey.

Change water every 30 minutes to keep the turkey chilled. Web rub all over the turkey. Slice an unpeeled orange and add the slices to the pot.

Put turkey breast side up, cover with foil and cook for 3 hours. Web place the turkey on top of the wing and neck pieces, then roast in the oven for 30 minutes. Web instructions note :

Pour in a pint or two of apple juice. Web directions allow turkey to stand at room temperature for about an hour. (scott suchman for the washington post/food styling by lisa cherkasky for the.

This step ensures cleanliness and helps the seasonings adhere to the skin. Web tie the legs together with kitchen twine and secure the neck closed with twine or a skewer. If you choose a frozen turkey, you’ll need to defrost it in the refrigerator for 3 days before brining.

Thaw breast side down, in an unopened wrapper, with enough cold water to cover your turkey completely. Rotate the pan and baste it again, then decrease the heat to 350 degrees for the remainder of the time until the top of the turkey is as crispy as you’d like. Add carrots, celery and onion in the bottom of the pan.