First-Timer’s Guide to Roasting a Turkey

The rush of relatives gathering at your abode, your oddball uncle getting drunk off whiskey cider and causing a ruckus, your aunties clamoring to pinch cheeks, the cheery clamor of conversation filling every corner of the house, the warm smells of turkey roasting in the…Oh my God did someone try to microwave a whole turkey?!?!

If this is your first time roasting a turkey, this step-by-step guide will help you avoid any Thanksgiving faux pas. Knowing how to roast the holiday’s main centerpiece is a skill that is at once simple but very, very easy to mess up. From the portioning to the actual roasting of this grand bird, “The First-Timer’s Guide to Roasting a Turkey” is a beautifully executed visual to the art of turkey roasting:

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