Our Ultimate Guide to Cooking a Thanksgiving Turkey | Melissa Clark | Cooking 101 | NYT Cooking

Here’s our step-by-step turkey guide: https://nyti.ms/4qMhK2j FREE classic Thanksgiving turkey recipe: https://nyti.ms/47wk3PG Our best Thanksgiving recipes: https://nyti.ms/4on6CYe There are plenty of techniques for cooking a delicious Thanksgiving turkey, but sometimes the classic way is the best. Melissa shows us how to dry-brine, roast and carve the perfect bird, along with extra tips to help get you through the holiday without a hitch. 00:00 Intro 00:40 Tools 02:24 Buying a Turkey 03:40 Dry Brining 09:06 Roasting the Turkey 13:03 Turkey Parts 14:37 Gravy 15:47 Carving the Turkey 19:36 Plating the Turkey 20:36 Outro And check out our Ultimate Guide to Thanksgiving for more ideas and advice: https://nyti.ms/4oAOFpo ------------------------------------------ Download the Cooking app for daily dinner picks, helpful tools, and even more videos: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/nyt-coo... VISIT NYT COOKING: https://cooking.nytimes.com/ SUBSCRIBE to NYT COOKING: https://nyti.ms/3FfKmfb A paid subscription gets you full access to our recipes, daily inspiration and a digital Recipe Box. YOUTUBE: https://bit.ly/2MrEFxh INSTAGRAM: http://bit.ly/2DqJMuD FACEBOOK: http://bit.ly/2MrTjEC PINTEREST: http://bit.ly/2W44xng About NYT Cooking: All the food that’s fit to eat (yes, it’s an official New York Times production).