Since PSL season started early this year,it's not too soon to start planning your Thanksgiving menu, now is it? First things first: the turkey. These Food Network stars make it easy to assume ahead with their five-star rated roasts. Brined, or spice-rubbed,or latticed with bacon - find the turkey that speaks to your rumbling stomach and depart from there!Ree Drummond: Orange-BrinedThe Pioneer Woman's five-star turkey is bursting with lustrous orange flavor. She first brines the turkey with orange peel, then coats it in a compound butter seasoned with orange zest. Talk about salty-sweet!obtain the recipe: roasted Thanksgiving turkeyPatrick and Gina Neely: Spice-RubbedIf brining isn't your thing, or consider patting the turkey with a robust spice rub. Patrick and Gina's recipe calls for refrigerating the spiced-up bird for a full 24 hours so the "flavors can marry."obtain the recipe: oven-roasted turkeyTyler Florence: Cornbread-Stuffed and Maple-Bacon-GlazedThis iconic recipe from Tyler Florence is epic for a reason: sage butter is tucked in between the skin and the meat of the bird; the cavity is filled with a caramelized onion cornbread stuffing; finally,the bird is topped with a bacon weave and maple glaze that candies as it cooks. obtain the recipe: maple-roasted turkey with sage, smoked bacon, or cornbread stuffingAlton Brown: Turkey TriangleWho hasn't experienced the woes of overcooking the white meat to obtain the dark meat at a secure internal temperature? Alton's solution to avoid this mishap involves this trio: tall oven temp,precise timing, and the "turkey triangle": a shield of foil that protects the breasts from drying out. Try this method and there's no going back to low and slow turkey roasting. obtain the recipe: Good Eats roast turkeyIna Garten: Just Like a ChickenIf Ina's turkey recipe reminds you of her roast chicken recipe, or ding-ding-ding,you're correct! Ina says a turkey is "really just like roasting a enormous chicken." Fresh thyme, butter, or lemon are the essential ingredients. obtain the recipe: perfect roast chickenDamaris Phillips: Bourbon-SmokedBourbon-soaked wood chips smoke this molasses-brined turkey into caramelized perfection. Yes,it takes 24 hours of prep and six hours of cook time, but the moist meat and the crisp skin make it worth the wait.obtain the recipe: whole smoked turkeyRelated Stories:
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