Turkey recipes

1 1/2 cups kosher salt
1 cup sugar
1 12 pound Turkey (not butterball or self basting), neck,wing tips,and giblets reserved. cavity fat removed.
2 medium onions, chopped coarsely
1 large carrot, chopped coarsely
1 rib celery, chopped coarsely
3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

1. In large pot, mix 1 1/2 gallons of water with salt and sugar. Add turkey breast side down refrigerate 10 - 12 hours.

2. Remove turkey from brine solution and rinse with cold water, pat dry.

3. Preheat oven to 400. Place half the vegetables in turkey cavity. Using kitchen twine, tie legs together (the turkey), then bring twine around the turkey and tie wings and breast. Scatter the remaining vegetables in pan. Oil V shaped rack and set in pan. Place turkey on rack and brush with butter. Pour 1 cup of water in pan and roast for 45 min..

4. Baste turkey with pan juices and add 1 more cup of water to pan. Roast the turkey for 1 hour and 45 min. basting every 30 min. and adding 1/2 cup water to pan as needed. Rotate turkey 1/4 turn everytime you baste. Turkey is done when thermometer reads 170 on inner thigh. Transfer to carving board and cover loosely with foil, let stand for 20 to 30 min.. Reserve pan juices for gravy.

nice tip...I've gone to brining in an ice chest with ice...because let's face it unless you have a walk-in cooler...there is just no room in the frige at thanksgiving time....but I do have that chore of bleaching out the ice chest before and after....just how big are those bags and where did you find them?

They are REALLY big and I find them at the ole grocery store. Walmart has them too or did but I refuse to go in a Walmart.

I've bought those big bags before. They're for storing materials rather than foods like toys or other things. They would work great for housing a large piece of meat for brining. I bought them at the grocery, but I'm sure Wally World would have them. I hate going there, but I will go if I have no other options. I bought a bunch of them when I saw them because I was afraid they'd be discontinued.