Grammy's Kitchen · Roast Turkey · Thanksgiving Turkey
One of 58 roast turkey recipes we measured
5 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.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 | 0% | 0% |
| aromatics | 2% | 1% |
| liquid | 8% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 5% | 0% |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 6350 g | 12 to 16 pound whole turkey (*) |
| 57 g | 1/4 cup salted butter (softened) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon poultry seasoning |
| 6 g | 1 teaspoon salt |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon black pepper |
| 150 g | 1 large onion |
| 183 g | 3 medium carrots |
| 120 g | 3 ribs celery |
| 1 bunch fresh herbs ( see notes, optional) | |
| 480 g | 2 cups chicken broth (or turkey broth) |
Method: 13 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“My turkey was beautifully browned and looked perfect. A 22 pounder. The breast meat was a little dry. But I think that was because I put it on the next to the bottom oven rack. After about an hour and a half in, I realized and moved it to the bottom rack. ” — a cook, 5.0★
“Thank you for this turkey prep guide so well thought out and presented. I will always refer to it as needed.” — a cook, 5.0★