This was my first time roasting a turkey for Christmas this year, and I have to say this recipe made everything so easy! I did have a self-basting turkey that I got free from the store, but I did rub light margarine inside and out, as well as under the skin, then I brushed the outside with olive oil, seasoned with salt, pepper, garlic powder, parsley, savory, rosemary, thyme, and crushed bay leaves. I put a quarter of a white onion, a quarter of a celery stalk, and a baby carrot in each corner of the roasting pan, along with the turkey stock. I did take one other reviewer's suggestions and put my stuffed 12 pounder in at 425 without covering with foil for an hour, and then turned it down to 325. After another 30 minutes, the breast was nicely browned. I brushed it with more olive oil, and although it was self basting, I still poured some turkey stock over it. I tented the entire pan with foil. An hour later, the turkey was done! The white meat was so juicy, and the gravy only needed cornstarch to thicken -- no seasoning necessary. My in-laws were impressed. A really wonderful experience for a first timer. Thanks for such an easy, straightforward recipe. Editing to add that I did this again last night using a stuffed (bread stuffing) chicken, and scaling the ingredients down to the size I was using. I didn't add the onion, carrot or celery to the drippings because I wasn't planning on making potatoes at first. I never even covered the chicken, and it was delicious in 1 1/2 hrs
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