It all starts with a buttermilk brine.
Lakshmi's first piece of advice is straightforward: Start cooking your bird early. A whole turkey will take hours to cook, depending on its weight, and you can reduce stress by making sure you give yourself enough time to make it before your guests arrive."When we cook turkey at my house, we cook it at midnight the night before," says Lakshmi."We do it on Thanksgiving and on Christmas. We start cooking at midnight and then we finish cooking at 6:00 a.m.
The"Taste the Nation" host says she's never understood why some hosts delay on the bird and have to continue cooking even as guests are arriving.
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