Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Best Roasted Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 58 for browning depth among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.feastingathome.com rate it 5.0★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 58.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| fat | 3% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 1% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6124 g | 12-15 lb turkey, thawed |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup butter, room temp |
| 1 lemon, you’ll use the zest and lemon wedges | |
| 18 g | 6 garlic cloves, finely minced- use a garlic press, or grate. |
| Fresh herbs: 1 tablespoon each: rosemary, thyme, and sage, plus a few sprigs for stuffing in the turkey. | |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt, more for sprinkling |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper, more for sprinkling |
| 150 g | 1 large onion, divided |
| 960 g | 4-8 cups roasting vegetables: carrots, celery, onion, cut into chunks (optional, if you have a rack you can skip, but they are yummy) |
Method: 11 steps, published by www.feastingathome.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This was so simple and so delicious! The trick of making stock from the neck and other misc for the gravy was a flavor game-changer! This will be filed away for every Thanksgiving!” — a cook, 5.0★