I just can't get turkey right!

[BanyanTree]

I am quite a decent cook and baker, but I just can't get turkey right.

I need some tips.

There will be 8 of us. If I buy a turkey the fussy lot will only go for the breast, my lot for the leg and I will be left with the scrawny wings. I think I want to go with breast.

I bought a breast from the butchers which was £££ and it took way longer to cook than advised and lunch was 2 hours late.

I had a Waitrose breast that was exact tot he minute which worked but this feels like cheating.

Please share with me your turkey success and tips.

You need to brine it. Google brine recipes and pick the one you like. I brine mine in one of those roaster bags and stick it in a cooler the night before. Take it out rinse it and cook it on the day.

They seem to cook so much faster after they have been brined too. They are NEVER dry, always really juicy and brown up like something out a cook book.

My husband brines our turkey in a cooler (the spigot allows for easy water changing) - his turkey is beyond mouth watering since he started this, truly.

Turkey is no good.

Get a chicken!

I used to faff around with butter and wrapping it in muslin. Now I just buy duck. Yum.