Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Grandpa's Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from thewoksoflife.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for browning depth among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 76 cooks on thewoksoflife.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 | 1% | 2% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| aromatics | 6% | 1% |
| vegetables and beans | 7% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 5443 g | 12 pound young turkey |
| 18 g | 6 cloves garlic |
| 36 g | 2 tablespoons salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon black pepper |
| 54 g | 1/4 cup olive oil |
| 14 g | 1 tablespoon butter ((melted)) |
| 244 g | 4 medium carrots ((cut into 2-inch/5cm lengths)) |
| 120 g | 3 stalks celery ((cut into 2-inch/5cm lengths)) |
| 300 g | 2 medium onions ((cut into wedges)) |
Method: 8 steps, published by thewoksoflife.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“WOW....BRAVO! I have easily cooked over 50 turkeys (I'm old...hahaha) and not sure why I decided to change my recipe this Thanksgiving but I was intrigued that my FAVORITE Chinese family would have a turkey recipe! It was the best I ever made (10lbs) decided” — a cook, 5.0★
“For years my Thanksgiving turkey was dry, yet pink near the bone, and tasteless. I tried dry brine, underwater brine, spatchcocked, plastic bags, butter under the skin. I wanted to give up. My grandmother always had the best moist flavorful turkey and I remem” — a cook, 5.0★