Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Juicy Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
29 cooks on thestayathomechef.com rate it 4.9★.
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% | 2% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 8165 g | 1 (12 to 24 pound) turkey |
| 227 g | 1 cup salted butter (sliced) |
| 5 g | 2 teaspoons paprika |
| 2 g | 2 teaspoons dried oregano |
| 4 g | 2 teaspoons dried basil |
| 12 g | 2 teaspoons salt |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon black pepper |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon onion powder |
| 3 g | 1 teaspoon garlic powder |
Method: 10 steps, published by thestayathomechef.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“WOWZA. Where do I start. Today our 20 year old told me at dinner that the turkey tasted like my roast chicken (which he loves) so I will take that as a compliment lol. 6 hours later he tells me out of the blue while walking through the living room that it was ” — a cook, 5★
“For a bit larger of a turkey you are going to want to increase everything as I have done so here~ 1 ¼ cup salted butter sliced 2 ½ teaspoons paprika 2 ½ teaspoons ground oregano 2 ½ teaspoons ground basil 2 ½ teaspoons salt 1 ¼ teaspoon black pepper 1 ¼ teaspo” — a cook, 4★