Reviewed: Oct. 25, 2009

This turkey was sooo juicy. Everyone kept commenting how juicy it was. I tested this recipe prior to Thanksgiving because I had never made a turkey and it turned out great!

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Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2009

This was the first turkey i've ever made, and it was AWESOME. The gravy from this champagne recipe is to die for. MmmMmm.

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Reviewed: Sep. 4, 2009

Phenomenal recipe! I had a turkey that had been in the freezer for ages & decided I needed the space. Even with a less than "fresh" bird, the flavor was delicious; the meat unbelievably moist. Thanks for sharing!

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Reviewed: Aug. 12, 2009

Great recipe, It was very moist, but I did change up a couple things! The night before, I coated the turkey with Kosher salt and let it sit over night in the fridge in a pan of water. The next day I rinsed the turkey off and followed the recipe but I also coated the turkey with margerine and Instead of using foil, I used an oven bag! Everything I changed up also enhances how moist the turkey will be! It was so moist that the meat fell off the bone!! So good! mmmm

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Reviewed: Jul. 18, 2009

Great recipe. Turkey was very moist!

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Reviewed: Jan. 4, 2009

I've never made a turkey before, mostly because I never had to for Thanksgiving and I was always afraid to mess up something so big and expensive. Well, my husband brought a free turkey home from work for Christmas, and I found this recipe. Today, we both got together to make this 15lb. turkey. I have to say, it's probably the best turkey I've ever had!!! We were a great team, (I prepared everything, but he got to clean out the turkey and stuff it). The turkey was in the oven about 3 hrs., then I opened the foil up for 30 mins. as directed. After it came out and sat for 15 minutes, the electric knife cut that turkey like it was meant for display; better than my Mom's on any Thanksgiving day. I called and told her we would make it this year. Thankyou for a wonderful recipe even I can follow!

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Reviewed: Jan. 2, 2009

This was my first turkey and it turned out really good. I did use a bag as well and it worked great!!!

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2008

OMG! I screwed up and didn't even screw it up! :-) I bet it would have been juicer if I hadn't accidentally turned off the oven when checking the bird temp. :-) Followed recipe exactly. Awesome.

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Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2008

This was the best turkey we've ever had! I substituted Ginger Ale for the wine. It was Juicy and delicious even when cold the next day!!! It was so good, I'm making it for Christmas too!! Thanks

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2008

Thank you so much for posting this Kirsten! It was absolutely the best turkey I ever had and everyone agreed too. It was my first year cooking, and since everyone liked it so much I am going to make it a part of my Thanksgiving tradition! I followed the recipe exactly, except I had to cook a little longer for a 15 pound bird, but there are lots of leftovers and I am looking forward to them!

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2008

We used this recipe this Thanksgiving and the turkey came out EXCELLENT! We marinaded the turkey in the champagne and broth for 24 hours before and rubbed the seasonings in the turkey cavity and under the skin and stuffed with carrots, onions, celery and orange as directed. The result was a juicy turkey (even the white meat) that was full of flavor!! Thanks so much!!!

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2008

Thank you for the awesome turkey recipe!! I normally make a ham as the fam love ham:) But decided to be traditional this year. It was so juicy!! The cooking time was longer for me, it actually took 5 hrs for a 13 lb bird {could be my oven)but not a dry piece of meat and the flavor was awesome!! I don't even really care for turkey all that much and I can't stop eating the leftovers!! I just had a cold turkey wrap with home made dill dip, lettuce and cheese! (I'm in love with home made dill dip and dip everything in it from veggies to ham!) Thank you so much for sharing your recipe, it made our thanksgiving dinner great!

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2008

My turkey NEVER comes out moist but this recipe was wonderful. I will use this again!

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

Absolutley the best oven baked turkey I have ever made. It was a perfect mix of spice and flavor... and the juice!!!...There wasn't a dry piece of meat in the bunch. Don't even think about needing gravy!! Even warming it up the day after, the flavors and juices were there. My relatives couldn't stop commenting on how good the turkey was. Fantastic!! Thanks so much!

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2008

I used this recipe last night and it was truly the most moist (perfect) turkey I have ever done. I cooked a 20 pound Norbest turkey and I used a cooking bag, in which I put everything as this recipe says , including the whole bottle of champagne(Blanc Noir variety).It was perfect, Kirsten! Other notes: I didn't add the carrots because I don't like carrots :-) I rubbed the outside with Olive Oil and some salt and pepper after pouring in the champagne. Although the included temperature gauge popped out at 3 hours, I cooked it another half hour. The white meat was delicious, and not dry at all.

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2008

I made this today. It was absolutely the best turkey I've ever done. The only thing I did differently was to cook it outside on my gas grill which has a temperature gauge, so it basically worked like an oven. Will definitely do this again. Everyone raved about the turkey.

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