Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2004

Good but not great, although very moist. I didn't make the gravy so this may account for the lack of amazing taste. A bit too much lemon in breast meat for some in the family.

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MASMAY

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Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2004

Very juicy and yummy. Everybody absolutely LOVED it. The only thing I would do differently is make a larger turkey so I have more leftovers!!

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Jayde

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2004

The turkey was absolutely delicious. My whole family loved it, even my 3 year old picky eater! I plan on making this turkey again for the holidays. Thanks for the excellent recipe!

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JCASEY816

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Reviewed: Nov. 26, 2004

This was my first year serving Thanksgiving dinner as well as my first attempt at roasting a turkey. All in all it came out O.K. The breast meat did come out too dry but the dark meat was moist and delicious. I goofed a little bit with the gravy though. I forget to save the maple butter mixture, so, I made a paste out of 1/4 cup of the broth left in the pan and made a gravy with that. It was pretty good. Overall, even though the white meat came out too dry this went over pretty well! Especially for a first timer!

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GIGI9801

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Reviewed: Nov. 21, 2004

I have been using this recipe for close to four years and we love it. Not only does it help create a delicious tasting turkey, but the gravy is uniqud and awesome. I recommend this to anyone.

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KRISTINA1068

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Reviewed: Nov. 11, 2004

The turkey smelled wonderful while cooking but it came out a little dry (and I cooked it less time than the recipe said) and I felt that all the butter that was used in the syrup glaze just didn't add that much more flavor to the turkey. The recipe said to cook the turkey to 180 degrees. Other recipes for roast turkey say between 170-175 degrees. Next time I would definately cook it less time.

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AKSMALLEY

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Reviewed: Oct. 22, 2004

I made this last year and it was the best turkey everyone had ever had. It was moist and juicey. You can bet I will make it again this year. Everyone who had it wants the recipe. Dont change a thing when making this turkey.

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Reviewed: Jul. 9, 2004

I made this for my first turkey last Christmas. I never rated it...but my family is still raving about it!!!

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Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2004

Yum! Good turkey, nice and moist, couldn't have been better...

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MARHATTAN

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Reviewed: Dec. 25, 2003

The turkey was delicious and wonderfully moist but the gravy was awful - way too sweet and nobody touched it. This recipe is a bit time consuming so any steps you can do a day in advance would be a good idea.

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BABSKITCHEN

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Reviewed: Dec. 7, 2003

What an excellent way to roast a turkey! So flavorful! The breat meat was very moist and juicy and the carrots picked up so much of the maple butter flavor! (I only used carrots because we don't like onions and celery.) I will use this recipe again and again and again!

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SQUIRKIE

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Reviewed: Dec. 1, 2003

This was my first year making the turkey and it was great, everyone loved it. I didn't change the recipe except I left out the brandy. The gravy was the best turkey I have ever tasted!

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Andrea

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Reviewed: Nov. 30, 2003

GREAT!! I will make this again next year!!

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ALADWIG

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2003

I made this for the second time this year. I really like it!!! It's pretty time consuming & the ingredients are expensive. But I enjoy making it because it is so different. The gravy is very rich. I usually cut up the turkey and pour the gravy over all of it. Then I serve a different gravy along side the potatoes.

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Amy P.

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Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2003

AMAZING!! The dinner table was quiet, because everyone was busy eating TURKEY!!! Will definatly use this again

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Reviewed: Nov. 28, 2003

This was the first time I held thanksgiving at my house, and I was very worried that it would turn out horrible. but it turned out great, everyone told me how great the turk was and some said it was the best they ever had. It was very juicy and tender no where near dry. thnak you so much

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ATHENA8

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Reviewed: Nov. 9, 2003

This is the best turkey I have ever had. It actually had an interesting flavor! I was so tired of putting all kinds of spices, etc. on the turkey and having it taste just like plain old turkey. I took your advice and stuffed it with cranberry, apple, sausage stuffing (I found an awesome recipe on this site submitted by Stacy M. Polcyn) I will definately make this again!! thank you so much for such a great recipe!

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Reviewed: Jan. 15, 2003

I'm updating my review after several years because I could not have Thanksgiving without this recipe. The turkey comes out wonderfully every time and the gravy it makes has become the stuff of legend in my family. The flavor of the turkey is such a hit with friends and family, that I have been asked to bring the turkey to a Thanksgiving celebration at someone else's house! ------------ This didn't make for the juciest turkey, but the bird came out looking like it was right out of a magazine and smelling fabulous. The gravy I made from the pan juices was literally the best I have ever had EVER! And everyone else said so too. Next time I would brine my bird before hand to make it juicy, because that's all it's lacking.

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JackieO

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Reviewed: Dec. 13, 2002

It was good, really good, and moist. Seemed to cook faster too. The syrup made my stuffing taste so different. :) Thanks.

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Reviewed: Dec. 5, 2002

OMG!!!!!!!!! Deeeeeeeee...Licious! This was my first Thankgiving making my own turkey and with this recipe I couldn't fail! It came out so moist an tasty. My family hurt themselves so bad on this turkey!LOL There were absolutley no leftovers! This recipe made the day so very enjoyable! The gravy came out awesome too! I am not a turkey eater either but this recipe was so good that I might not wait till next thanksgiving to give it another go around!

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