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I'll vote for most of Delia's stuffing recipes being good .

capricorn2013

My favourite way to cook a turkey - doesn't require any basting and is delicious:

No stuffing in turkey - just onions and 2 halves of orange

Melt a pack of unsalted butter and allow a piece of cotton muslin or a cotton teatowel to soak up the butter
Wrap muslin around the turkey - put upside down on rack above deep roasting dish - dont baste or remove muslin
Cook in oven - when done leave to rest for 30 mins, unwrap and carve for beautifully moist brown turkey

I make balls of stuffing and roast separately as I like them crispy.

Have a great holiday everyone.

InVinoVeritas

Thanks for that tip capricorn2013 - I hate dry turkey and the basting is a real pain. Do you leave the turkey breast-down in the oven the whole time? And yes, I like crispy stuffing too, so balls it is. Just got to choose what to put in the stuffing apart from the brandy

Hope all members have an enjoyable Christmas (steady on, Timothy!)

bigglesworth

Have a cracking one, one and all!

capricorn2013

Re turkey upside down - it depends on the size really - have a look about half way through and if the breast seems to need to be a bit browner then you can turn it over. Cooking it upside down ensures that all the juices go into the breast.

If it is a large turkey then you may need to pour the juices from the pan into a saucepan so that they don't spill over in the oven.

I have been cooking turkey this way for about 20 years since I saw a cookery programme on tv and it definitely works.

calman014

Tip: if you are using larger oranges cut them into quarters rather than halves. Ours is in the oven since 07.30.. looking forward to "testing" it :-) Bon Appetit!