Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If we’re all being honest here, the “turkey” part of Thanksgiving dinner tends to be the least impressive part of the yearly feast ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A goal of the Thanksgiving host is to deliver a beautifully cooked turkey with golden-brown crisp skin and juicy meat. Achieving ...

A secret to a meal's juicy and tender meat—we outline how long to brine a turkey by weight and salt-to-water ratios. Sometimes it's a good thing to get a little salty. Case in point: mastering how to ...

For the last decade, I’ve been brining my Thanksgiving turkeys in champagne. The technique has produced delicious, consistent results from campsites in Big Sur, California, and Baja, Mexico—and in ...

Apple Cider Vinegar Brine For Turkey makes for a fantastic smoked turkey! This brine made for an excellent and moist smoked turkey! Once you brine a turkey, you will never make one another way. (I ...

A goal of the Thanksgiving host is to deliver a beautifully cooked turkey with golden-brown crisp skin and juicy meat. Achieving the latter is no easy task, but there's a surefire way to ensure your ...

After cooking nearly 40 turkeys in The Chronicle's test kitchen, we found a brined turkey to be the best. The brine, a seasoned salt-sugar-water mixture, is from Chez Panisse's Alice Waters and is ...

After testing dry- and wet-brined turkeys side by side, we’ve found the method that delivers the juiciest meat, crispiest skin, and truest turkey flavor. Breana Lai Killeen, M.P.H., RD, is a food ...

A goal of the Thanksgiving host is to deliver a beautifully cooked turkey with golden-brown crisp skin and juicy meat. Achieving the latter is no easy task, but there's a surefire way to ensure your ...