Saltwater (should taste like the ocean), mace, allspice, nutmeg, peppercorns, cloves. You won't regret it. Hit me up if you want more pointers. Am chef.
More pointers: different parts of the turkey cook to different times. If you wanna knock it out of the park, carve it first. Then brine it. Then cook the parts separately. You can still use the carcass for stuffing.
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I'm currently doing the second soak after brining, to remove the salt.
I'll put it back into the fridge to rest in a bit, after drying it off. At 11, I will take it out and pack it with cajun seasoned butter under the skin. I used like 4 sticks of butter. There is no such thing as too much butter and a about half a thing of Tony Chacheries seasoning.
At Midnight I will put it in the oven for about 30 minutes at 400F. After that I will toss the lid onto the roasting pan and take the temp down to 170F and let it cook at that temperature for 13 hours (1 hr per pound).
It will be done at 2 tomorrow, at which point I can take it out, still covered and set it aside and have the oven available to use to cook everything else. Dinner is at 4, and the turkey will still be hot.
And no need to carve it, it will fall apart just by tugging at it.
It took me about 4 years to come up with this whole method of making the best, most moist turkey ever.
Giving this a try tonight for Christmas dinner.
Is that with stuffing in the turkey, or do you cook the stuffing separate since the turkey will be in the oven for so long?