Eats: Oven Roasted Turkey

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There really is not a recipe that Sideburns and I followed when we cooked this sucker, but, since it marks are biggest accomplishment in the kitchen, I will do my best to relay what we did. 

Basically, we cooked a box of stuffing to stuff in the bird, and we also chopped up two small onions and some celery to add to it. Then we made a rub of sorts with a stick of softened butter and a mix of herbs (rosemary and a little basil) and coated the entire thing. Then I added 3 cups of chicken stock to the pan and stuck it in the oven at 350 for 3.5 hours. I basted it every half-hour or so, and I added more chicken stock when it seemed to get low. After 3.5 hours, we turned off the oven, based the turkey again, and then let it sit for another half-hour before carving. 

It came out pretty good, it was juicy enough on the inside, and nice and crispy on the outside. I think Kyle and I might have to do a Thanksgiving dinner at our house the next year, on account of us not getting food poisoning and cooking something correctly and all. 

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  1. UnknownFebruary 10, 2013 at 2:17 PM

    This is making me so hungry! You have no idea :)

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  2. ellieFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:54 PM

    This looks lovely. I think as cold as it is..I should just get a turkey and cook it..now.

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  3. ivy's closetFebruary 10, 2013 at 11:55 PM

    Yummy! I'd love to do something like this. Maybe for Valentines day.

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  4. LynnFebruary 11, 2013 at 12:37 AM

    That looks so yummy!!!! :))

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  5. mazzymayFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:08 AM

    Oh so yummy. Great job!

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  6. Caitlin and MeganFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:09 AM

    Making me so hungry!!!

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  7. lucy and sarahFebruary 11, 2013 at 9:11 AM

    Looks like a lovely meal. Such wonderful tips to know about cooking something like this.

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  8. henning loveFebruary 11, 2013 at 1:15 PM

    yum!! turkey is great especially oven roasted, i think turkey is great year round and doesn't have to be eaten only on thanksgiving

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  9. A Very Sweet BlogFebruary 12, 2013 at 11:01 AM

    I think I can eat turkey year round. I love it and you can get so many meals from it. Yours looked beautiful!
    http://www.averysweetblog.com/

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  10. AnonymousFebruary 19, 2013 at 4:42 PM

    This about wins the best looking turkey I've ever seen in my life. yeah. . . too bad I can't bite the computer and taste your turkey.

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