I've Cooked Turkey Every Thanksgiving for a Decade and Will Never Skip This Brilliant Butter Trick (It's So Much Easier!)

"One that leads to such flavorful and juicy results, turkey haters have nothing to stand on. When she retested and reworked our famous basic roast turkey recipe, she made the smartest simple change. Don't chop any herbs or deal with a spice rub. Simply throw a few fresh sprigs of thyme, rosemary, and/or sage into a saucepan with a stick of butter to infuse the butter while it melts."

"But to me, when I'm preparing the most chaotic dinner of the year, I'll take any shortcut. Many other recipes call for creating what's essentially a compound butter, which for me, someone who almost always forgets to take the stick of butter out to soften, is too fussy. Plus, chopped herbs will often burn due to the long cooking time in the oven."

Infuse whole sprigs of thyme, rosemary, or sage in melted butter by heating them together in a saucepan, then use that herb-infused butter to flavor the turkey. Stuff the bird with the butter-drenched herbs and brush the melted butter over the turkey every 45 minutes during roasting to maintain moisture and deliver concentrated herby flavor without chopping. Avoid creating a compound butter or finely chopping herbs, which can be fussy or burn during long oven times. Dry-brining the turkey is recommended as an easier alternative to wet brining to improve seasoning and juiciness.

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