Turkey Recipes

The secrets to the best turkey you've ever made.

Roasting

Porchetta-Flavored Spatchcocked Turkey

An Italian seasoning finds a home on the Thanksgiving table.

Mains

Chinese Red-Sauce-Glazed Spatchcocked Turkey

A Chinese cooking broth transforms into a flavorful turkey glaze.

Mains

Cajun-Spiced Spatchcocked Turkey

Turkey gets the Southern spice treatment.

Mains

Spice-Rubbed Butterflied Smoked Turkey

Smoky, juicy, fork-tender turkey with a deep smoke flavor.

Mains

Grilled Spatchcocked Turkey

The grill is well-suited to cooking white and dark meat to their ideal respective temperatures.

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Herb-Rubbed Crisp-Skinned Butterflied Roast Turkey

The same crisp skin and juicy meat as our classic recipe, but with a flavor-packed herb butter to coat it.

The Food Lab

Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Crispy Skin

All the benefits of sous vide cooking, paired with deep, roasty flavors and extra-crispy skin to satisfy a crowd.

Roasting

The Best Simple Roast Turkey With Gravy

Harness the power of the baking stone for a roast turkey that's crisp-skinned, juicy, and evenly cooked.

Deep Frying

Deep-Fried Sous Vide Turkey Porchetta (Turchetta)

This porchetta-inspired turkey breast is cooked sous vide, followed by a stint in a hot oil bath, Peking duck–style.

Mains

Red Wine–Braised Turkey Legs

Not a fan of white meat? Go for crisp-skinned braised turkey legs in a savory red wine gravy.

The Food Lab

Turkey Porchetta

Deeply seasoned, easy to slice, juicier than any turkey breast you've ever tasted, bone-free, and covered in crisp skin.

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Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast and Stuffing (Thanksgiving for a Small Crowd)

Perfectly juicy, crisp-skinned white meat and stuffing with all the flavor, sized to feed a smaller gathering.

Mains

Crisp-Skinned Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Turkey With Gravy

Stunningly crisp skin, perfectly cooked breast and leg, and a flavorful gravy in one fell swoop.

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Cajun Smoked Turkey

This smoked turkey is injected with a beer-based liquid and liberally rubbed with a Creole seasoning blend.

The Food Lab

Easy Stuffed Roast Turkey With Giblet Gravy

For a faster-cooking bird with extra-crisp skin, grab your baking stone.

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Easy Herb-Rubbed Turkey and Giblet Gravy

A perfect roast turkey with an easy gravy to boot.

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Roast Turkey in Parts

Cutting a turkey into parts is the easiest way to make sure that both the breast and the leg meat come out cooked evenly and to the correct temperature.

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Rotisserie Turkey

This puts an oven-roasted whole bird to shame.

Deep Frying

Deep-Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey

Frank's RedHot and a side of blue cheese dressing add Buffalo flavors to this deep-fried turkey.

Grilling, Smoking, and Barbecue

The Food Lab's Step-by-Step Guide to Smoking a Turkey

The secrets to perfectly smoked turkey are: butterflying, dry-brining, adding baking powder to the dry rub, slow-cooking over indirect heat, and careful monitoring of the turkey's internal temperature. Here's how to do it, step by step.

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The Serious Eats Guide to Carving Turkey

For many folks, the hardest part of cooking a turkey is carving and serving it. Here's the easiest way to do it, whether it's roasted whole or spatchcocked.

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The Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining Chicken or Turkey

Nothing but the facts: a quick reference guide to dry-brining or wet-brining your holiday turkey for moister, juicier results.

Sous Vide

The Food Lab: How to Cook Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Extra-Crisp Skin

Yes, you can cook turkey breast sous vide and wind up with deep roasty flavors and extra-crispy skin to boot.

The Food Lab

Roasting Turkey? Throw Out Your Roasting Pan, Reach for a Baking Stone

The secret to producing a beautifully burnished, deep-brown bird with evenly cooked, juicy meat? Harness the power of your baking stone.

Ingredient Guides

The Definitive Guide to Buying, Prepping, Cooking, and Carving a Holiday Turkey

The Food Lab

The Food Lab: How to Make a Turkey Porchetta

Exactly what is a turchetta? It's a turkey breast prepared in the manner of a traditional Italian porchetta. You have never had turkey breast this juicy, and that's a guarantee.

The Food Lab

How to Cook a Spatchcocked Turkey: The Fastest, Easiest Thanksgiving Turkey

Find out why spatchcocking your turkey—that is, cutting out the backbone and flattening it out before roasting—is the fastest, easiest route to a juicy bird.

Food Science

The Food Lab: The Truth About Brining Turkey

Is there any point to brining your next turkey?

Porchetta-Flavored Spatchcocked Turkey

Chinese Red-Sauce-Glazed Spatchcocked Turkey

Cajun-Spiced Spatchcocked Turkey

Spice-Rubbed Butterflied Smoked Turkey

Grilled Spatchcocked Turkey

Herb-Rubbed Crisp-Skinned Butterflied Roast Turkey

Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Crispy Skin

The Best Simple Roast Turkey With Gravy

Deep-Fried Sous Vide Turkey Porchetta (Turchetta)

Red Wine–Braised Turkey Legs

Turkey Porchetta

Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast and Stuffing (Thanksgiving for a Small Crowd)

Crisp-Skinned Spatchcocked (Butterflied) Roast Turkey With Gravy

Cajun Smoked Turkey

Easy Stuffed Roast Turkey With Giblet Gravy

Easy Herb-Rubbed Turkey and Giblet Gravy

Roast Turkey in Parts

Rotisserie Turkey

Deep-Fried Whole Buffalo Turkey

The Food Lab's Step-by-Step Guide to Smoking a Turkey

The Serious Eats Guide to Carving Turkey

The Quick and Dirty Guide to Brining Chicken or Turkey

The Food Lab: How to Cook Sous Vide Turkey Breast With Extra-Crisp Skin

Roasting Turkey? Throw Out Your Roasting Pan, Reach for a Baking Stone

The Definitive Guide to Buying, Prepping, Cooking, and Carving a Holiday Turkey

The Food Lab: How to Make a Turkey Porchetta

How to Cook a Spatchcocked Turkey: The Fastest, Easiest Thanksgiving Turkey

The Food Lab: The Truth About Brining Turkey

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