Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2009

I found this recipe last year for christmas. My husband and I wanted to do a big christmas for a bunch of our friends and neither of us has even done anything like this before. This turkey was the BEST turkey we, and our friends, have ever had!!! It was so easy to make and it will definitly become THE turkey we make.

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jesse

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Reviewed: May 26, 2009

I made this for two Christmas' in a row and it's perfect. My 12-13 pound turkeys cook faster, so I had to fix the time last year so I'd have a presentation turkey :) I use the low-sodium broth and no salt on the bird. The butter makes the breast so succulent and I never liked the white meat before this.

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camsmom11

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Home Town: Dallas, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 16, 2009

Way too much salt, I cut it by half, also added a dash of poultry seasoning and stuffed with cornbread sausage stuffing. Filter the juice and add flour over low heat with another dash of poultry seasoning for a wonderful gravy.

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Alaina

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Reviewed: May 7, 2009

The Best turkey ever! I mean this thing was so juicy and perfectly cooked. I had about 6 cups of gravy too! Wowee!

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pam

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Great turkey! Will be making it like this again and again...so easy and moist! Thanks!

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GessicaAbsi

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Home Town: Rochester, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

This was okay. I have stolen the "pats of butter under the skin" bit from this recipe and combined it with the "Perfect Turkey" recipe. We really prefer our turkey brined - it just makes it so juicy.

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Erin W

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Reviewed: Apr. 5, 2009

I made this for Thanksgiving, and it was the first time I had ever made the turkey. The recipe was very easy to follow, and turned out DELICIOUS even though I forgot to baste!

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betty

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

Very tender & the flavor is PERFECT!! The only thing I didn't care for is that the turkey sits in a 1/2 pan of broth thru the cooking process & the bottom half doesn't get brown-stays white & wet. I think the next time I make it, I'll dump off part of the broth when I take the foil off.

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lisa

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Home Town: Holland, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 30, 2009

WOW! I made this turkey for my first complete Thanksgiving dinner and it is sooo good. In fact, I went and picked up a few more turkey because it was so good I knew I didnt want to wait another year to have it again. SO easy to make, and I made sure it was done not by the time it had baked, but the internal temperature. I think I ended up cooking it a bit longer than the directions said, but when I did take it out, it tasted perfect! SO moist and juicy. And to get a bit of crisp from the crust, I uncovered it and increased the temperature (also helped cook it faster!). I've collected a bunch of turkey recipes (didnt know which one to try), but dont need them anymore because this is #1!!!! Also from the butter, bouillon and chicken broth it made excellect drippings for gravy. I'm telling you, the BEST Thanksgiving I've EVER had!! Next year at my house everyone!!!!!

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JanJanRice

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2009

Wonderful, I wouldn't make any changes & I will follow this recipe for Thanksgiving Turkey from now on.

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donna

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2009

this was an awesome turkey. i modified a bit by using chicken broth instead of water. came out great, super moist.

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pinklady

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

I LOVE THIS RECIPE! it was so simple and easy to do. this was my first time making a turkey for some friends my husband and i invited over and they all raved about how moist the turkey came out. there was nothing left over at the end of the night except for the bones.

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Lani O

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Home Town: Pukalani, Hawaii, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2009

This recipe saved Thanksgiving. . . so incredibly easy, too. Uber-moist, delicious flavor. I now use this method anytime I'm roasting a whole chicken - it's THAT GOOD!

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Home Town: Clinton, Michigan, USA

Living In: Seattle, Washington, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2009

Absolutely delicious! Frankly, I just wanted to try it because as a Michigander, I loved the name. Of course the 5 star rating helped. My husband made this today while I was at work. We came home to a wonderful thanksgiving dinner in March:) He is now the official Turkey maker - due to this recipe.

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missamie

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Home Town: Romeo, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2009

This is the best turkey recipe I've ever tasted. I'm not a fan of white meat because it is usually dry but not with this recipe. The meat is juicy and tender all the way through and the recipe is an easy one. I made a turkey with this recipe for my work Thanksgiving party and it got rave reviews. Even my boss who is in the catering business wanted to know how the meat could be so tender! The only thing that I had a problem with was the fact that it was so tender that the meat fell off the bones making it tough to get it out of the roaster. Maybe it doesn't look like the traditional turkey because you can't really carve it in the traditional way but, I'll give that up for incredibly edible and flavorful turkey any day. Thanks for sharing this recipe with us! A total winner in my book.

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Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2009

This turkey had good flavor but for the effort, I prefer cooking it my own way. Definately a good recipe, though.

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Heather

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2009

1st time making a turkey, very moist.... Yummy

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sosfolk

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Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2009

this is the first turkey i ever made. (i've made large roaster chickens before though.) the butter under the skin technique made VERY nice breast meat. i also added a quartered lemon and fresh rosemary and thyme to the cavity. the smell in my house was amazing. instead of seasoning salt i used old bay and pepper. the broth made amazing gravy. thanks for helping me make a nice birthday dinner for my husband's party!

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Home Town: Willimantic, Connecticut, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2009

This was a heck of a tasty bird. This was my very first time making turkey and with this recipe it was a raving success! I just added some sliced lemon but otherwise it was kept completely the same. Thanks for the great treat. I ended up using a good deal of the broth to make a super tasty gravy (added equal parts flour and water until desired consistency).

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