Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The BEST way to roast a turkey...

I know it seems weird, but the bacon keeps the turkey SUPER moist! You only get a hint of bacon flavor, and only on the outermost meat, but it will be melt-in-your-mouth tender. I also cook it in an electric roasting pan, which helps a bunch and frees up oven space.

The downside is that if you use the drippings you have bacon flavored gravy (although the men in my family love it!) I just make another batch of gravy that doesn't have a bacon base, and everyone's happy. I love bacon, but bacon gravy is a bit much.

Whatever way you cook it, enjoy your Thanksgiving!
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16 comments:

  1. MarthalynnNovember 21, 2012 at 6:59 PM

    Ha! Why have I never thought of this before!?! I know my husband would love this. But does the skin get crispy?

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  2. Kristi MorrisNovember 21, 2012 at 7:16 PM

    Oh my goodness :o lol that sounds amazing! Might have to try this for Christmas dinner.

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  3. SonyaNovember 21, 2012 at 8:02 PM

    It's amazing! The skin doesn't get crispy, except where it peeks through the bacon, but I'm sure you could crisp it up by removing the bacon towards the end. We don't eat the skin so we don't worry about it (although we have been known to throw the bacon in the microwave for a couple minutes to get it really crispy and then eat it :-)

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  4. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 3:10 AM

    Turkey = Good.
    Bacon = GREAT.
    Turkey + Bacon = Oh my sweet lord!!!!

    I think I'm going to try this next year. Definitely next year. I'll probably end up eating it all on my own. :P

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  5. KarlaNovember 22, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    Wow! I never even thought about doing such a thing. This will be great when I have to host THanksgiving next year! Thanks so much for sharing this! =)

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  6. UnknownNovember 22, 2012 at 4:47 AM

    I love bacon alot..wil suerly try this out..ty.:)

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  7. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 12:43 PM

    really the best!

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  8. KatherineNovember 23, 2012 at 1:05 PM

    That sounds amazing! We should have done that for our turkey!

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  9. UnknownNovember 23, 2012 at 5:46 PM

    Omg. I've always said that bacon makes everything taste better!! I stand by this and will be doing this for our Xmas turkey!! Can't wait to give it a test run ;)

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  10. Becca SNovember 24, 2012 at 12:33 PM

    Everything is better with bacon in my book! This sounds delish and I'm willing to try anything especially if it keeps the turkey moist. They tend to dry out easily.

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  11. UnknownNovember 25, 2012 at 8:26 AM

    This is so funny that I came across this article! My husband and I found a picture of a bacon wrapped turkey on facebook after we had already had our turkey in the oven and he was so upset b/c he didn't think of this idea!!! Maybe next year!! :)

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  12. JCNovember 25, 2012 at 2:47 PM

    This is such a great idea. Thanks so much for sharing.

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  13. Allison DownesNovember 25, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    i bet that was tasty! thank you for sharing

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  14. Renata LopesNovember 25, 2012 at 8:35 PM

    I love roast turkey.

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  15. UnknownNovember 28, 2012 at 11:33 AM

    I've been seeing this trend a lot lately. I think I may have to try it next year.

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  16. Christina StrappDecember 5, 2012 at 9:16 PM

    This is a great ideal. I may have to try this for Christmas time.

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