This Is The Easiest Way To Cook The Perfect Thanksgiving Turkey

I know some of you will say it's easy to cook a turkey, but that is easy to say if you've done it a few times. If you haven't cooked a turkey, there are a few dos and don'ts to this process. According to USADA, don't wait til Thanksgiving Day to thaw your bird out. If you do, dinner is going to be late.

If your turkey is 4 to 12 pounds, 1 to 3 days. If it's 12 to 16 pounds, 3 to 4 days. 16 to 20 pounds — 4 to 5 days. If this Thanksgiving is your first time cooking one of the world's most traditional dinners, we got you covered. It's a lot of pressure when you have the family coming over and it is your first time hosting Thanksgiving at your house.

A common mistake is not talking the neck and gizards out of the inside. Also, putting the turkey in the oven and setting the temperature too high.  Make sure you rinse your turkey off really well, inside and out. you don't know what you're doing, you could roast the outside golden brown and have a raw turkey inside. Also, make sure your turkey is thawed all the way. It usually takes 24 hours for every 5 pounds to fully thaw out. For example, it takes 4 full days to thaw a 20lb bird. Always thaw your turkey out in the refrigerator. It's a matter of taste.

Hopefully, we can help ease your anxiety and make this an enjoyable holiday cooking experience. More importantly, we are going to show you a few ways to prepare your turkey so you can present your family with a delicious bird! There are several ways to cook a turkey. You can broil it, grill it, slow-cook it, smoke it, roast it, bake it, BBQ it, rotisserie it, and yes even deep-fry it. I think it would be best to get the basics down first. Most people either put their bird in a roasting pan or bake their turkey using a Reynolds turkey Reynolds oven bag.

Finally, the cooking temperature matters. A thermometer is also a very good choice to make sure the turkey is cooked through and through. Below are some great cooking instruction videos, on how to make sure your family is talking about your Thanksgiving dinner for all the right reasons!

There you have it! There is no possible way to mess up using any of the above videos. Once you get that down, you can go for the gusto and try your hand at BBQ, smoking, or deep-frying! Until then bone appetite and have a wonderful Thanksgiving!