[Sca-cooks] Report on Thanksgiving experiments...OP

[Elaine Koogler]

Nick Sasso wrote:

>A.  If you turn that turkey over (breast up) for the last 30 to 45 minutes,
>you'll get some browning/crisping on the breast skin to go with that moist
>flavor.
>
>B.  How's chances of getting the pumpkin cheesecake recipe to put in the
>great crust?
>
>
>niccolo difrancesco
>
>  
>
We found that following Alton Brown's directions for brining, then 
searing the turkey at 500 for the first half hour, finally putting an 
aluminum foil "breastplate" molded to fit the turkey breast exactly 
(done before putting the bird into the oven in the first place) made it 
so that, even though we cooked the bird breast up, we got the moistest 
turkey ever. 

Kiri