Brush or spray skin lightly with vegetable or cooking oil for best appearance.

Roast turkey recipe 20 pounds. Web preheat the oven to 350 degrees f. Web 2 tbsp olive oil. Web start by preheating your oven to 325°f.

Place the turkey on a roasting rack inside the roasting pan. It's not hard to make at all. The first stretch is a controlled partial defrost.

Web looking for 20 lb roasted turkey recipe? One whole turkey, 8 pieces. 2 breasts, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks, 2 wings.

Tuck the drumsticks under the band of skin at the tail, or tie or skewer the drumsticks to the tail. Meanwhile, place the butter, rosemary, thyme, sage, lemon zest and orange zest in a bowl. Bundle herbs and use kitchen twine to tie tightly in a bouquet.

Reduce the oven temperature to. Melt the butter in a pan set over a low heat, then add the garlic, chopped herbs and lemon juice. This simple roast turkey just like grandma used to make.

In a small saucepan, melt butter over medium heat. A few minutes before roasting, heat oven to 500 degrees. (plus the neck if your butcher is as generous as mine).