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How to Make a Perfect Turkey in a Nesco Roaster Oven

Turkey in a Nesco with Injection and Rub
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours 15 minutes
Resting 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours 55 minutes
Servings: 8
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: United States (Traditional)
Calories: 46
Ingredients Equipment Method Video Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 15 pounds Turkey brined and washed
-- Injection --
  • 1/4 cup Chicken broth
  • 1 teaspoon White Wine
  • 1 tablespoon Chopped Herbs
-- Rub --
  • 1 tablespoon Chopped Herbs
  • 1 tablespoon Olive oil
-- Chopped Herbs --
  • 6 leaves Sage fresh
  • 1 sprig Rosemary fresh
  • 1 teaspoon Marjoram dried
  • 1 teaspoon Thyme dried
  • 1 teaspoon Herbs de Provence dried
-- Stuffing --
  • 1 bunch Celery bottom root and tops only
  • 2 Onion skins and roots only
  • 1 Apple whole

Equipment

  • Nesco 18 Quart Roaster
  • Marinade Injector

Method
 

  1. Brine the turkey the day before - remove giblets and neck and reserve for the cat.
    15 pounds Turkey
--- Chopped Herbs ---
  1. Chop up the fresh herbs with the dried herbs. You will need half for this recipe and a half for the rub.
    6 leaves Sage fresh, 1 sprig Rosemary, 1 teaspoon Marjoram, 1 teaspoon Thyme, 1 teaspoon Herbs de Provence
--- Rub ----
  1. Add half the chopped herbs to olive oil and stir. Set aside.
    1 tablespoon Chopped Herbs, 1 tablespoon Olive oil
--- Injection ---
  1. Heat the herbs in the broth over low heat just until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat. Cool. Strain and add liquid to olive oil. Set aside. You could add the remaining herbs to the rub.
    1/4 cup Chicken broth, 1 tablespoon Chopped Herbs, 1 teaspoon White Wine
--- Preparation ---
  1. Preheat oven to 500. Have a roasting pan ready that will hold the Nesco removable roasting rack. Put the roasting rack in the Nesco pan. Put the onion skins in the cavity, and put the apple and celery bottom in the neck cavity. Put some of the liquid in the injector and start injecting the turkey all over the breast, thigh, legs, and wings. Brush the turkey all over with the rub. Now, take the turkey with the rack and put it in the roasting pan.
    2 Onion, 1 Apple, 1 bunch Celery
  2. Turn the Nesco to 350. Put the turkey in the oven and cook at 500 for 30 minutes. The turkey will be browned and crisp.
  3. Remove the turkey from the oven carefully using the handles on the rack. Place the turkey with the rack in the Nesco. Cover.
  4. Roast in the Nesco for another two and a half to three hours, or until the internal temperature is 165. If you need to keep the bird warm, reduce to 200. Let the turkey rest for at least 10 minutes before carving.

Notes

The risk of cross-contamination and poisoning is too great to put stuffing inside the bird's cavity. The stuffing used here gives the bird flavor, but it easily removed.