Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Overnight Slow Roasted Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
It ranks #56 of 58 for juiciness among the roast turkey recipes we compared. 1 cooks on www.errenskitchen.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 | 2% | 2% |
| salt | 3% | 0% |
| aromatics | 0% | 2% |
| sweetener | 2% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 182 g | 1 cup kosher salt |
| 106 g | 1/2 cup brown sugar |
| 4 g | 4 bay leaves |
| 6 g | 2 garlic cloves |
| 1 tablespoon black peppercorns | |
| 6 g | 1 tablespoon dried thyme (or a few sprigs of fresh thyme) |
| 1 gallon cold water | |
| 5897 g | 1 whole turkey (12-14 pounds, thawed if frozen) |
| 114 g | 1/2 cup softened butter (for rubbing) |
| Salt and pepper (to season) |
Method: 16 steps, published by www.errenskitchen.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“Erren Hart 02/20/2025 That is so special! ❤️ What a wonderful way to welcome your son home and give him the Thanksgiving he missed. I’m so glad the overnight turkey worked out perfectly for you—it really is a game changer for oven space! Thank you for sharing,” — a cook
“My son was deployed in the Army for Thanksgiving so when he came home, I made him a Thanksgiving dinner. I loved the idea of an overnight Turkey so I had to try this. It was perfect! It saved space in the oven for sides and it was absolutely delicious!!” — a cook, 5★