There are a lot of opinions out in the world about how best to prep a turkey for Thanksgiving. Should you make a dry-brine turkey? Wet-brine? Skip brining altogether? We’ll just cut right to the chase ...

You've got all of your casseroles, side dishes, and pies squared away, and now you've gotta prep the main event: the roast turkey. It goes without saying that the turkey is the signature dish of the ...

Here’s the thing: choosing how to prep your turkey sets the tone for the entire meal, and both brining styles bring something different to the table. You might already have a favorite, but once you ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. Thanksgiving has a reputation for endless ...

One way to guarantee a flavorful turkey? Brine it. When it comes to brining a turkey, you've got two options: A traditional wet brine of soaking the bird in a salt solution. Or a dry brine (also ...

The great big brining debate takes place this time every year, with people staunchly in various camps when it comes to how best to achieve a moist, flavorful turkey. Some like it wet, others, like me, ...

Every Thanksgiving, the quest for the perfect turkey is on every cook's mind. With countless turkey-cooking methods out there, there's one simple trick that can unlock maximum flavor minus the mess ...

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 ...

When you decide to grill a turkey, accidentally drying out the meat is a major concern. You could combat that with a marinade ...

If Thanksgiving is the Olympics of home cooking, then roasting the turkey is its preeminent event. And if you're anything like me, you're already training to make sure you get that gold medal. Often ...