Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Herb Butter Roast Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
from cafedelites.com
It ranks #1 of 58 for juiciness among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 33 cooks on cafedelites.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 | 4% | 2% |
| salt | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 2% |
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 whole turkey (skin on, fully defrosted, washed, giblets and neck removed) |
| 9 g | 3 heads garlic (divided and cut in half horizontally) |
| 3 slices lemon (divided) | |
| 6 g | 6 thyme (sprigs divided) |
| 6 g | 6 rosemary (sprigs divided) |
| 108 g | 1/2 cup olive oil (divided) |
| 113 g | 4 ounces unsalted butter |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon fresh thyme (chopped or 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme) |
| 11 g | 4 teaspoons garlic (minced) |
| 1 pinch salt (a pinch ) | |
| 2 g | 1 pinch cracked pepper (a pinch) |
Method: 13 steps, published by cafedelites.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“This is the second time that I have used this recipe, but this time with a couple minor modification (using a turkey bag and not basting). I cannot believe how juicy, tender, and flavorful my turkey was this year. I cut open the bag during the last hour so t” — a cook, 5★
“This was my first year making the turkey and I was nervous!! I followed this recipe almost exactly, except added a ton of halved lemins and limes in the roasting pan. It made the best turkey I’ve ever had! I continued to baste the meat as it was being carved a” — a cook, 5★