How to cook a turkey | BBC Good Food

Older turkey recipes advise basting a turkey regularly to keep the meat moist, but newer recipes cook turkey quicker and often use dry brines; leaving the turkey in salt and flavouring overnight. This draws moisture out, then it is reabsorbed, seasoning the meat and drying out the skin so it crisps up in the oven.

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