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

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

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan

Living In: Ghent, New York, USA

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

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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

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

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Parkersburg, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Louisville, Kentucky, USA

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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PCJX3

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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BUSINESSED

Reviewed: Feb. 2, 2004

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

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MARHATTAN

Cooking Level: Intermediate

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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