Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Easy Thanksgiving Turkey (Best No-Fail Recip
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from downshiftology.com
563 cooks on downshiftology.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 | 5% | 2% |
| vegetables and beans | 4% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6804 g | 12 to 18 pound turkey (*see notes below about using a larger turkey) (fully thawed) |
| 150 g | 1 onion (peeled and quartered) |
| 1 lemon (quartered) | |
| 2 g | 1 to 2 sprigs fresh rosemary |
| 2 g | 1 to 2 sprigs fresh thyme |
| 2 g | 1 to 2 sprigs fresh sage |
| kosher salt and black pepper | |
| 170 g | 3/4 cup unsalted butter (room temperature) |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic (minced) |
| 4 g | 1 teaspoon kosher salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh rosemary |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh thyme |
| 150 g | 1 onion (peeled and quartered) |
| 120 g | 3 celery ribs (roughly chopped) |
| 122 g | 2 carrots (roughly chopped) |
Method: 8 steps, published by downshiftology.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I was hoping to bring the love of turkey back to Thanksgiving this year and this recipe sure did the trick! My husband even told me that this is the only turkey he will eat from now on. Very grateful for your expertise and willingness to share with all of us. ” — a cook, 5★
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