Method
Please note: Fresh turkey should be stored below 5ºC. Remember to check the use-by date on the label and plan how best to store your bird
- On the day of roasting remove your turkey from packaging, pat dry and bring to room temperature.
- Preheat your oven to 210°C for fan assisted or 230°C for ovens without a fan (gas 8).
- Melt 75g of unsalted butter in a saucepan until it becomes liquid and then add 15g of good quality fine sea salt and remove from the heat.
- Brush the turkey all over with the melted butter, then place the turkey onto a roasting tray and roast for 20 minutes. Then cover with foil, reduce the heat to 160°C fan assisted or 180°C without a fan (gas 4) & continue to roast for an additional 2 hours removing the foil for the final 20 minutes.
- Core temperature should be a minimum of 65°C before resting.
- Remove from the oven, put onto a clean tray and keep warm by covering with a sheet of foil.
- Rest for up to 1 hour before carving.