Every year in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, the holiday conversation inevitably turns to one question regarding the annual feast: is turkey any good? While debates and discussions about which ...

After testing dry- and wet-brined turkeys side by side, we’ve found the method that delivers the juiciest meat, crispiest skin, and truest turkey flavor. I’ve cooked a lot of turkeys in my career. As ...

Every year in the weeks leading up to Thanksgiving, the holiday conversation inevitably turns to one question regarding the annual feast: is turkey any good? While debates and discussions about which ...

• This is a best of Lean and Lovin' It column, first published Nov. 14, 2018. Don Mauer is taking some time off. This year, if you're going to buy what I call a “sale-turkey” (you know, the ones that ...

A goal of the Thanksgiving host is to deliver a beautifully cooked turkey with golden-brown crisp skin and juicy meat. Achieving the latter is no easy task, but there's a surefire way to ensure your ...

If a wet brine doesn’t sound all that appealing to you though, there’s always a ‘dry brine’ to consider. This method is the ...

Brining a turkey in advance is one of the best ways to season the meat and keep it juicy and tender. A wet brine involves submerging the raw turkey in a mixture of salt and water with optional ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. Every year in the weeks leading up to ...