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Specimen #0209·OVEN·Weekend Project

Oven Roasted Whole Turkey

A 14-lb bird dry-brined 48 hours, roasted breast-side down for the first hour then flipped, so the white meat stays juicy and the dark meat still hits 175°F.

Cook temp
325°F
Total time
4.3h
FLIP AT
60m
Serves
12
PULL AT
165°F
Ingredients
14 lbs Whole Turkey — fully thawed, giblets and neck removed
3 tbsp Kosher Salt — for dry brine
4 tbsp Unsalted Butter — softened
1 large Yellow Onion — halved
1 Lemon — halved
1 small bunch Fresh Thyme
4 cloves Fresh Garlic — unpeeled, smashed
1 tbsp Black Pepper
Equipment
Roasting Pan with V-Rack
Leave-In Probe Thermometer
Turkey Baster (optional)
Butcher's Twine
Aluminum Foil
DirectionsGet to the point
1Dry-brine 14 lb turkey 48 hrs with 3 tbsp salt; rest at room temp 60 min pre-cook.
2Roast breast-DOWN on a v-rack at 325°F for 60 min so drippings baste the breast.
3Flip breast-up carefully; roast 2+ hrs until thigh reads 175°F, breast 160°F.
4Tent loosely and rest 45 min — carryover finishes breast to 165°F.
Dad pro tip

The pop-up plastic timer that comes in most turkeys is calibrated for 180°F — by the time it pops, your breast is a chalky brick. Yank the pop-up out with pliers before you brine and rely only on your probe.

Kid adjustment

Carve the breast into 1/4-inch slices and lay flat in a shallow pool of warm chicken stock for 3 minutes before plating. Rehydrated slices are easier for young mouths to chew.

Reheat

Slice cold, arrange in a shallow dish, pour 1/2 cup turkey broth over the slices, cover with foil, and warm at 325°F for 15 minutes. Never microwave sliced turkey — it turns to shoe leather.

BASIS: Tested on a 14 lb Butterball turkey dry-brined 48 hours with 3 tbsp kosher salt, roasted at 325°F breast-down 60 min, flipped, then finished to 160°F breast / 175°F thigh internal.335 kcal · 47g protein · 0g carbs · 15g fat
USDA FoodData Central #171077 (turkey meat and skin, roasted)
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