Turkey breast is prone to dry out while the dark meat finishes cooking.

Turkey cooking tips include brining, buttering and butchering the bird in specific ways to get the juiciest, most flavorful turkey possible.

Maybe the best piece of cooking advice I’ve gotten from a chef over my years in food writing is to simply trust my senses in the kitchen. An experienced cook can smell and hear food burning, feel internal temperatures and can, most assuredly, taste all the decisions, right or wrong, that went into a meal.

Similarly, I’ve developed a sixth sense for reading online recipes and knowing whether they’re going to work. And, maybe like you, I feel like I’m looking at dozens of Thanksgiving turkey recipes every year, all with conflicting information and a variety of techniques employed

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