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  1. Wanda C
    Wanda C says:

    I put my turkey in last night at 9:30 and started at 250 then switched to 200 after an hour. My oven temp must be off because when I woke up the following morning, I didn’t smell turkey. I turned the temp up to 250 and started smelling turkey after 30 minutes. I kept it at this temp for about 5 hours. The turkey turned out great. First time I used every bit of turkey meat. It was so easy to separate the meat from the bones and skin.

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  2. Pen
    Pen says:

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  3. dkaysette
    dkaysette says:

    Yes! You CAN cook a turkey this way! We just had our Thanksgiving dinner and it was AMAZING! I believe I even heard a couple people mention it was the best turkey they ever ate! I've always cooked my birds breast side down, but have never tried slow cooking all night until this meal! I'm blown away by how moist this HUGE bird is, and so far, we have only eaten white meat! I also have a digital thermometer and the temp was well over the safely cooked temp!

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  4. Lynn Flynn
    Lynn Flynn says:

    I highly recommend homemade cranberry sauce which can easily be made in advance. It's free of high fructose corn syrup usually found in the canned sauce. Only a cup of water, a cup (or less) of white sugar and four cups of rinsed fresh cranberries in a pot on the stove. This fast and simple recipe can be found online. You can even add orange juice, if desired. 😋

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  5. Claire Ryan
    Claire Ryan says:

    Okay, I just want to report that I tried this turkey prep method overnight and the results were fantastic!! It was tender and juicy and had lots of gravy to boot. I have NEVER had such an easy time deboning a turkey, as everything just fell off the bones. I used my electric turkey roaster and probably cooked it a couple of hours too long but no harm done. So glad I tried it!!

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  6. Betsy Oman
    Betsy Oman says:

    I did our turkey today. I did it in one of those big white roasters. I think it was about 12 pounds. I put it in at 250 degrees at about 10 am and it was falling apart at 1:30. I did it breast side down with a stick of butter inside. I couldn't take it out of the pan immediately so I turned it down to 175 until about 4:30. We took it apart with a tongs and put the bones in one bowl and the meat in another. It's all in the fridge because our gathering is Friday. Tomorrow I'll be home all day and I'll simmer the giblets. Thursday my husband and I will be home alone all day and I'll make cornbread and other goodies.

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  7. cathy whisenhunt
    cathy whisenhunt says:

    I was given a turkey. And is just me. So I am going to try this. I am just going to turn my heater down for the oven will help keep the house . Eat what I want of the turkey bag the rest. To eat the rest of the year. Give your mom a safety hug. Close your eyes cross your arms. Now you have a hug the government an never take a away.

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  8. Cyndi Manka
    Cyndi Manka says:

    Also I don’t boil the neck and other parts I put them in a very warm oven and get all of the beautiful fat and sugars that might be in the skin and meat browned and then I boil it it’s a game changer

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  9. Cyndi Manka
    Cyndi Manka says:

    My brother fell October 8 and was flown to Harborview in Seattle for a rod put in his knee and a plate in his hip. He is 2 1/2 hours away from us and will not be here for Thanksgiving. It was found that he has cognitive impairment and must live in an adult living facility or family home because they say he needs constant care. This is news to me because he has been living in my basement for 2 1/2 years and yes he has some issues with his brain we just thought he was stupid. But no it’s years of drugs. We have been taking care of my mother who has dementia but now it’s just up to me. It’s taking a lot more time out of my home time and I have a working husband and a household to take care of. I don’t even get to see my grandchildren. Life gets tough sometimes but I guess we do what we have to do

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  10. Cyndi Manka
    Cyndi Manka says:

    I learned from Martha Stewart many many years ago to cook the turkey for an hour at 400 or more and then turn it way down for the rest of the time and that’s what I do. My family has raved about my turkeys I have never had a dry turkey. I don’t know why people stress so much about the turkey when it’s just poultry and so easy to cook. My daughter-in-law loves my gravy from the pan drippings. She’s obsessed with it I tried to tell her how to make it but she didn’t listen

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  11. Cyndi Manka
    Cyndi Manka says:

    I was a high school cook and manager for 23 years. Back in the 90s our cooks would put their turkeys in before they left work at about 200° and then the next morning when they came in they would take them out and they would be falling off the bone moist. Then they would serve this in a wonderful rich gravy from the juices in the pan over mashed potatoes. I personally did not do that in my high school but the other high school across town did. We did ours in the steamer. We had the same result in less time and not at such a dangerous zone. It always makes me nervous but it works and it was wonderful

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  12. Robin Lindberg
    Robin Lindberg says:

    If anybody is interested in an EXCELLENT Thanksgiving movie… (clean, and funny)
    👉Pieces Of April.
    I got it at the dollar store. Story about a young woman who prepares a Thanksgiving meal for her parents and siblings for THE FIRST TIME. She runs into all kinds of problems 😆, but trust me, it's a HAPPY ENDING.😊👍

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  13. Mouse1960
    Mouse1960 says:

    I have a quick question. There are a few mistakes in the cookbook such as page numbers in index don’t match the actual place in the cookbook they are found. Is there a place to go for typo or other corrections? Your roast Turkey recipe are actually listed as being on page 250.

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  14. Jenny Eruera
    Jenny Eruera says:

    My 17 year old son thanked me for doing my will and explaining it to him about what was going to happen if I died. he felt comfort in discussing it. I had 2 minor children and two adult children. my kids could sell my business an divide into 4. My life insurance would pay so the two minors could stay in the house and have all expenses taken care for until they are 20 years old then the rest gets split 4 ways.

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