Best Thanksgiving Turkey Ever - Tender & Moist - Short Bake Time - Deconstructed
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- Best Thanksgiving Turkey Ever
Completely thaw the turkey according to package directions. Remove all packaging, neck, pack of organs, etc. from inside the bird. Using warm water, wash the bird thoroughly.
Deconstruct the bird, first removing both legs/thighs. Next remove both breasts. Finally, remove both wings. (Save the carcass, as well as the neck and organs, to make turkey stock if you wish.)
Place all six pieces, skin side up, on a rack over a sheet pan. GENEROUSLY salt both sides of each piece using Kosher Salt. Place in your refrigerator, UNcovered and leave it overnight until you are ready to cook the turkey the next day. (Do NOT cover the turkey!!!)
The next day, heat a couple of tablespoons of oil in a large skillet(s) over medium high heat, place pieces, a few at a time (whatever will fit), in the skillet(s) skin side DOWN and brown for 5 to 10 minutes just until lightly browned. (Brown ONLY on the skin side.)
Once the skin side is browned, transfer to a parchment paper lined baking sheet, placing the pieces SKIN SIDE DOWN. Bake at 450°. Breast and wings will take approximately 25 - 35 minutes depending on their size and thickness to reach an internal temperature of 160°. Use an inserted meat thermometer in the thickest part of the meat to make sure it registers 160°. (Try not to go much over 160° or it will become dry.) The leg/thigh pieces will take approximately 50 - 60 minutes and need to reach an internal temperature of 190°.
As the pieces reach their required internal temperature, remove them from the oven and tent them with foil. This allows them to “rest” for the juices to reabsorb. The pieces will continue to rise in temperature for a few more minutes. I recommend waiting 30 to 40 minutes before slicing the meat. 
Place pieces on a nice platter to serve at the table.
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Glad Turkey is not limited to Thanksgiving only, as I’m about to try this. I began thawing a Turkey Friday night. So glad you shared this. God bless you both !
Hope you enjoy it like we do. And I agree with you. I love turkey all year long.
ahh, the joy of cooking! I’m the cook in our family. I’ve sacrificed cooking lots of meals after working midnight shifts & going back in the same day. I loved watching my family enjoy their favorite dishes. I’ve retired from nursing, lost some family members😢, but I’ll have dinner prepared for my family, friends, whoever is hungry. I’m blessed ❤ Happy Thanksgiving.
What a sweet thing to do I know they appreciate it and enjoy it more than you will ever really know. 💕 Have a blessed holiday
That is so wonderful 😊
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Yum yum yum 😅❤
Hi Melissa and Tom. Happy Thanksgiving. We in NZ don't celebrate Thanksgiving, but it sure would be good to. We have so much to be grateful here that we take for granted. The top of my list is the freedom to worship God as my savior, then the freedom of speech. And the privilege of living in such a beautiful land and family and friends. There are so many things. Thank you for taking the time out of your lives to bring to us your yummy dishes and allowing us to " sit at your table."😊😊❤❤
Followed your method step by step. The turkey turned out AMAZING!! Thank you so much!!
There is a lot to say about this turkey!!
First of all, my husband and son, who hate turkey, absolutely loved this, and would be willing to eat it not on Thanksgiving!! so juicy and so flavorful.
Then our family who came over for Thanksgiving was amazed at just how good this turkey is!
Thanks so much Tom and Melissa for your recipes we cooked three of them for thanksgiving, and they were just outstanding. ❤❤❤
I absolutely love how u guys break everything down.
Thank you so much for the nice words. We really appreciate that you are watching our channel. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
You two do such a wonderful job with your videos.
Please keep doing what you are doing.
As always thanks for sharing.
You are very descriptive. Makes this very helpful.
You just made me so much less stressed about cooking my turkey breast this year!!!!! Thanks
My late father was a professional butcher for most of his adult life. I watched him do cutting on many different types of meat for our holiday meals. Thanks for bringing back good memories for me. Miss you Dad ❤️💯 !!
No Tom & Melissa, we appreciate u guys showing us new methods of prepping a turkey & coming out of it with great results- too bad I didn’t do this at Canadian Thanksgiving last month….Hey we all learn! Happy Thanksgiving guys!!
I made it this past Thanksgiving and I got SO MANY COMPLIMENTS!!!! Thank you 🎉 I will always make it this way. And the left over meat made wonderful turkey soup and bone broth🙌🏼
LORD HAVE MERCY!
THANK YOU FOR SHARING THIS GEM!
I JUST LOVE BOTH OF YOU.
Thank you for joining us at the table!
Have a very blessed, and healthy Thanksgiving. I buy extra turkeys at Thanksgiving. We had someone smoke ours this year. I’m definitely trying this with the extra turkeys I purchased. Looked amazing, plus it will save so much time on the big day.
I boil my carcass like you. If you’re a chicken and dumpling fan, you’ve never had them until you use the stock from the turkey carcass. It’s become a tradition to have dumplings a few days after Thanksgiving now at our house.
God bless y’all.
I made the breast of Turkey. It was so easy and delicious. Thanks for showing a much simpler way of creating a Thanksgiving tradition.
Wonderful looking turkey. I'm going to try it. I smiled when you said the kids took home all the leftovers. My son and daughter did the same to me this Thanksgiving. I turned the tables, so to speak, at Christmas time. For the first time, we did Christmas at my daughter's house. I arrived with an empty 9 x 13 disposable aluminum pan. My daughter asked what the pan was for and I said for "my leftovers" to take home. She looked at me sideways, and I said, " Yes, I'm taking home that much leftovers. "
I’m another Melissa! I love turkey also. And the day after turkey day I love the leftovers!! Warm some up and load it with gravy! Oh the pounds!! Oh well. Diet until Christmas!! Tom it sounds like you have a cold or sinus infection. Hope you feel better soon. Thanks Tom and Melissa 🦃🙏🙏
Tried this method. Easiest, moistest turkey ever. And the cleanup after dinner was so much better. I made stock with carcass and used it for turkey noodle soup and it was perfect. Thank you
We used this recipe this year. The turkey was so juicy and you are correct, don’t think I will be cooking it any other way again. Thank you for sharing with us. I look forward to more recipes to come. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!
May you have a blessed Thanksgiving from E. Tennessee
Hi Tom and Melissa, thank you for all the tips and suggestions!! Great job!! Have a Blessed Thanksgiving!🦃🥰
Yes ,that carcass with all them goodies will make a beautiful stock .And smelling it simmer all day ,ummmmmm gooooood! Happy Thanksgiving 😊 ❤ from Indiana .God has blessed us all this year . 🙏 🙌 Love watching you .
Hi Tom and Melissa. What a unique way to cook a turkey. I bet I could use this same technique with a turkey breast. We are a family two and don't always cook a full turkey. Thank you for sharing this technique with us. Have an awesome day. Hope you are feeling better, Tom. Thank you for the recipe Melissa. 🥰🥰
Ty for sharing you out done yourself ❤ what a great way for tender moist turkey God Bless And Happy Thanksgiving to you both❤
I thought the same thing!
Great presentation, Tom! Looks just scrumptious! You and Mellisa have a wonderful Thanksgiving with your family! God bless you!
Our Thanksgiving is over it was wonderful and we were Blessed
Well, you were right! I'll never do a turkey any other way. It turned out just like you said it would. Absolutely delicious! I'm sharing this with all my friends! Thank you.
Love your videos.
Happy almost turkey day! Thanks for all the memories created by preparing your myriad of special recipes. Take care of yourselves, you sound as if your coming down with something💌
I was so excited when I heard someone else say “well I’ll be dadgum! “ I say that often!
Fantastic video, Tom & Melissa. I watch every single video you post & continue to learn. This one is amazing. Will do!
Joan & Dennis from NY. 😊
Enjoy you God bless you asking for prayers I’ve been badly hurt and are going to have surgery on Monday it will be a miracle if things are good thank you 🙏
Love your videos! May your Thanksgiving be especially blessed!
I am so glad you shared your deconstructed turkey recipe. We had to postpone our Thanksgiving dinner with our adult children. I am looking forward to fixing our turkey just like yours! For years, we have brined our birds in a huge pot with water. It is so much work and messy. One year, our border collie, "Thistle", found it sitting on the back porch (no room in the refrigerator)_ on this 35 degree day. He knocked the lid off the giant pot and proceeded to gnaw the skin off the back. We had placed the turkey Breast-side down in the brine, so we didn't tell anyone what happened. The meat was wonderful. We love to share this hilarious story about our beloved pet.
I enjoy your videos. Happy Thanksgiving🦃
I've seen this technique covered before but not nearly as thoroughly or as well as you did here. Lots of important info was not included by the others that would seriously alter the outcome. (They left out the salt part because they don't eat salt. They also didn't brown the skin.) Thank you so much for taking the time to explain why you do this or that. My favorite tv cooking show was always Alton Brown because he explained not only the how to but the why, basically the science and the chemistry of cooking and baking. You do the same thing and that's why yours is my favorite youtube cooking show.
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Tom you sound hoarse I hope you are feeling better and I wish You & Melissa a Happy Thanksgiving. My Daddy was a lead cook for well known large restaurants and then before changing professions he cooked for as many as 500 men on oil rigs. He was the best cook. He could cut-up a turkey or chicken beautifully but his daughter (me) can't. Even after him showing me how a couple times. His turkey or ham was tender and out of this world. I am a great southern country cook ha that is what a butcher is for just ask them to cut-up your turkey, lol. My husband still talks about missing certain things Daddy cooked. I just miss talking to Daddy & Mama which he does to. Thanks Tom & Melissa
This is good idea and you can control the cooking time and make sure it's done. I love that idea
This is definitely a great way to prepare a Thanksgiving Turkey Mr. Tom.
That was awesome that your kids loved it.
Hi guys, I have been deconstructing my turkey for quite a few years now. We have a turkey butchering plant close to our home and have a big sale the week of thanksgiving. I buy a 30 lb turkey every year. The breast weigh about 5 or 6 lbs a piece. I cook one for thanksgiving and one at Christmas. I debone the thighs and vac seal for later use and the legs and wings get brined and smoke to use in bean soup later. I use the carcass to make broth like you but like to season and roast it first before making mine. Gives it a deeper richer flavor.
It’s a lot of work, but worth it.
Happy Thanksgiving
Looks delicious!! You are such a great cooking teacher!!!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family!❤
Tom you do such an amazing job explaining your recipes step by step.
After watching you I think I could do this.
This looks delicious.
My sister ,son, his family & I made a Thanksgiving meal today.
You mind making more videos for families of 2?
Thank you both.
Tom, I like the sweater.
Tom, if you use a smaller knife it would make the task a lot easier. But this sounds very good. I'm going to have to try this.
Looks so good. Turkey gravy is the best gravy around. Growing up, my mom would always give me about a fourth a cup of the turkey broth and would let me drink it because I loved it so much. 😊😊😊
G'day from Australia 🇦🇺
Yum, I love turkey
I picked up a fresh turkey breast from a nearby farm and I am going to brine and bake it for our Christmas dinner. I really appreciate the videos you and your wife produce. Weave in a few more stories and anecdotes and you probably build your audience even more. It is all about the two of you and your personalities anyway. Well, I shouldn't sell the delicious food short, I suppose that has something to do with it.😁
I used to be a meat cutter in a grocery store, I could cut a chicken up in less than 4 seconds! Watching u butcher this turkey was amusing! I’m not making fun of you, your videos are always interesting and informative!
You guys are so fun to watch and so informative. We can tell you're having a good time and makes me want to get cooking! Thank you and Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
I can just imagine your former students cracking up when you talked about flipping the bird! There's only 2 of us, so I will probably just cook a turkey breast. I did one in my Air Fryer, and it came out so good, I might just do it again! This is a great way to do a big turkey--often the breast overcooks while waiting for the dark meat to come to temp.
That tip on the wing is good carcass! Yum thank you Tom and Melissa 😊
I put mine in a crockpot or instant pot for 16 to 24 hours and it makes wonderful stock PLUS the bones are so soft the outdoor stray cats love it. 💖💖👍👍💖💖
I'm officially hungry. That looks fabulous
You sound better than last video. Hope you are feeling better.
I always enjoy your videos and learn a lot from you. Last year I deconstructed my turkey like you did. I made the mistake of wet brining mine and it ended up too salty. I’m going to follow your method this year. Another thing I did differently was to use my pellet smoker instead of the oven, and did it at 400 deg. I liked that part of it, but I’m going to take it on up to 450 this time. Thanks for the tips!
Carroll McGuire
Marion, IL
That's a great idea. I might have to try it on our Traeger (pellet Bar-B-Q). Seems easier than tossing the whole turkey on the grill. 👍
@@NancyMoore-e4o A Traeger is what I have and it baked it just like an oven, but lightly smoked.
Happy Turkey Day! Tom & Melissa. Great recipe👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
You can just pass the end over to me! My favorite!
OH TOM WE JUST LOVE YOU THE WAY GOD MADE YOU THANKS FOR ALL THE WORK GOING INTO THIS VIDEO YOU SOUND LIKE YOU ARE SICK HOPE YOU GET BETTER BEFORE THANKSGIVING BLESSINGS TO YOUR FAMILY
I’ve never seen a turkey cooked like this before. I’m not a big turkey fan but this looks better than any other way I’ve seen it prepared. I’m sharing this video with my son. He loves to try new ways to cook things. I think he’ll try it. I’ll even buy him the turkey. Thank you for sharing. God bless you and Melissa. Have a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Please tell me he did
Cooking a turkey on Saturday so I watched this video again so I can remember how to cook it.
We think turkey prepared this way is very good. We like that it's so moist. We appreciate that you are watching and we hope you have a very Merry Christmas!
I smile when I see a new post from you! I love using organ parts to make goblet gravy.
Looks very tender & juicy. Thank you Tom & Melissa and Happy Thanksgiving.
Well, I learned a lot. I've never seen this technique before, but I'm inclined to try it. I would imagine you could do a chicken or hen this way too. Do you know if that would work? Thanks, again.
My husband & I enjoy watching you both. Great job on the Turkey enjoy your Thanksgiving God Bless you both. 🧡🦃🧡🦃🧡🦃🧡🦃🧡🦃🧡
I have a turkey in my freezer that I have been dreading to make. Can’t wait to try this method!
My son is a turkey fanatic. He is always so disappointed when I say, “What would you like for supper tomorrow night? I’ll make you anything that’s in the freezer - except for that turkey.”
He will be so happy now to see that thing thawing out in the fridge!
I will be so delighted if it’s even half as good as advertised 😉. Thanks so much!!!
Excellent Tutorial Tom and Melissa. I will have to try this method. Thank You for sharing.
Cooking is Love❤ Love for our family and/or friends. Whomever is dining with us. I am so grateful and thankful that I can and will be hosting this wonderful holiday with my family.
Thank you Tom and Melissa and Happy Thanksgiving to you and yours.
Very good video thank u for sharing and Tom is sounding better!God bless
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I think dry brining turkey is the only way to go. Thaw turkey and cover with salt 1-3,days before cooking. According to Epicurious this is the amount of kosher salt you should use. Figure 2-2½ tsp. of Diamond Crystal kosher salt per pound of turkey, or 1-1½ tsp. per pound of Morton kosher salt. (For a 14-lb turkey, which will serve about 10 people, that’s ½-¾ cup Diamond Crystal or 5-7 Tbsp. Morton.) To speed up the brining process, you can gently loosen the skin from the flesh and rub the salt directly on the meat, but only if the bird is completely thawed. I usually spatchcock my turkey but I think I like your method even better. Nice to be able to get that dark meat even more tender. Enjoy your videos so much. Enjoy!
So here is the final chapter in dry brining turkey😢 I may never do that again. It was very salty. Too salty for us but it did get very tender like you said going to try and make it again without as much salt and with other spices. Going to buy another turkey and make it a couple different ways and see how that goes. Thank you for the idea it was wonderful. I made a heck of a mess. Legs slipped out of the grease when everywhere on the floor on the stove inside the window the stove and the outside on my floor all over my legs LOL was like a comedy Act. Anyway I tried it, and it was very good but yeah I know and I think I overdid it I should have taken it out sooner so, not your fault LOL just an old lady who wasn't fast enough
You made my tongue water! The Turkey looks delicious. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
This is a great video. Thanks
That looks delicious. You did a great job, "deconstructing" the turkey. I enjoyed watching you make your dinner.
Awesome Turkey. Family love it! Thanks for sharing. ❤️
That's so good to hear! Hope you've all had a wonderful Thanksgiving Day!
Salt is actually good for you people! Even with heart conditions! It's better for you than the medicine you are told to take daily! 😊
You found out how sharp those knives are be careful have a blessed Thanksgiving we have so much to be thankful for
Oh wow. This method is fantastic. Thanks for sharing. Hope you had a wonderful thanksgiving
I really enjoy watching your videos. It's more about you folks, you are fun and there is so much love. Great stories, good times, and much generosity. I do make turkey this way which you are correct it is fantastic! Thank you both for always sharing ❤️
This turkey looks amazingly beautiful and delicious. Thank you.
Wow you guys are the best!
Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family. What a beautiful couple. I so enjoy watching all the videos and have used a lot of the recipes. God’s bless you and your family.
Thank you for all of your content. I really enjoy it. Watching you spatchcock this turkey almost made me a vegetarian. Lol I love turkey but this year I'm thankful that I will never have to perform that operation. Have a wonderful holiday!
That's so funny. It's a bit of a chore on the front end but it sure is nice when it comes out and all you have to do is slice off the piece you want. And it bakes so much faster like this. We sure hope you have a wonderful holiday season. Thanks so much for being at the table with us!
I will do this. Thanks for showing how. And it free up your ovens for other things. Love you both.❤
Thank you for the sweet message. We really appreciate it. Good luck with your Thanksgiving turkey!
I had already decided to bake my turkey this way, and I watched ur video now I’m definitely going bake it with ur instructions. Thanks Tom.
Thank you so much. Saving time this Thankgiving. Appreciate you and Melissa. God Bless
The turkey looks delicious! I was surprised you roasted the pieces on parchment paper---and that you browned them in a skillet with oil first. I can't wait to try this. It's a lot more work, but your kids are testimony to it being wonderful.
Hi Tom and Melissa......Have a Great Thanksgiving!!!!!!! TY for another great video.....Hope you are feeling better Tom......
Hi Tom, I can here in your voice that all these fires around us in Kentucky and Tennessee along with the Fall allergies, have effected you the same as they have me. I pray you (and I) are better by Thanksgiving so we can enjoy the feast. Great tutorial! God bless, be safe and stay well, Happy Thanksgiving to you both and your family 🍂🍁🌽🦃🌽🍁🍂
I can’t wait to cook our next turkey like this. I was surprised that you didn’t use any seasoning. But the kosher salt dry brining probably draws out all of the good natural turkey flavors, so no need for herbs, etc.
Thanks again! Love your videos. 😋
Thank you so much. We hope you enjoy it like we do. Have a great holiday season.
Happy Thanksgiving 🦃 Tom and Melissa and Family❤❤
Tom and Melissa thanks for this great tip. My family are not big turkey meat lovers they are more into the ham. Maybe this will change their minds. TFS God Bless 👍❤🦃
Excellent video and I’m going to give it a try. I did notice, however, that you didn’t use any seasonings. Can you briefly share why you didn’t? Thanks!
Tom, I just made a double batch of your cranberry sauce....it is the best! Thank you!!!!
It looks so good I think I’m gone try it I’m just a little worried about taking the turkey apart you did a great job cutting up the turkey.Thank you for sharing!
Looks like a good way to cook a Turkey. One tip I’ve learned is removing meat from the oven a few degrees early because it will continue cooking out of the oven. Some top chef said this and it does make sense to me.
Hi , I love your videos! I am trying this next week. You always tell exact details and ingredients that you use. I noted that you didn't use any pepper or garlic. Is it that it's not needed ? I ask that you please let me know as I will be making this for sure. THANK YOU
Thank You for the videos I will be trying this recipe.Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.
I will be praying for your throat, dear Tom. Sorry you are not feeling well.
That I too much for mevto do to that turkey. But if there is someone that is up to going through all that I am so sure it will be great. Love you guys.
Perfect timing. Thank you. I have an 18 lb to roast, but, it will be done whole, upside down, and slow. Always good.