A juicy, flavorful turkey starts with the right preparation—and our favorite recipe requires us to start the thawing and prep on Monday. Whether you prefer wet brining or dry brining, and whether you ...

Believe it or not, you can enjoy a whole-roasted turkey any time of year, and you don't need an assortment of complicated ingredients to amp up the flavor. With this dry-brined "evergreen" roast ...

Before dry brining, it is best to measure the frying vessel-to-turkey ratio to keep the skin nice and dry. Place the turkey in the fryer with the legs pointed down and fill with water until the turkey ...

This best smoked turkey breast recipe gives you all the juicy, smoky flavor of a whole bird with none of the hassle. This ...

Brining is similar to marinating, but is primarily focused on moistening the meat as opposed to adding flavor. Brining your Thanksgiving turkey prior to cooking will help ensure you end up with a ...

Seems like every year there’s a new Thanksgiving phenomenon about how to cook your turkey. From deep fried, to smoked, grilled, boiled, flambeed, and wokked out, it feels like we’ve heard it all. Well ...

After cooking nearly 40 turkeys in The Chronicle's test kitchen, we found a brined turkey to be the best. The brine, a seasoned salt-sugar-water mixture, is from Chez Panisse's Alice Waters and is ...

• This is a best of Lean and Lovin' It column, first published Nov. 14, 2018. Don Mauer is taking some time off. This year, if you're going to buy what I call a “sale-turkey” (you know, the ones that ...

‘To dry brine your turkey, pat all over with paper towels and generously rub a mixture of good quality sea salt, black pepper ...