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Absolutely Everything You Need to Know About Thanksgiving Turkey and Gravy

After reading through these turkey FAQs, you’ll have all the intel you need.

I Don’t Like Spatchcocking and You Don’t Have to Either

The name is dumb, and so is the process.

Dry-Rubbed Roast Turkey

Cooking the turkey on a rimmed baking sheet is great for all-over browning, but be very careful as you remove it from the oven so that the drippings don’t slosh over the sides.

Dry-Rubbed Turkey Breast

The breast goes into the oven at a relatively high temperature to take on some color, then finishes low and slow for extreme juiciness.

Shopping List for Our No-Stress Thanksgiving Menu for 2–4

Here's everything you need to cook our Thanksgiving menu for your nearest and dearest.

Thanksgiving for 20: The Game Plan

Hosting Thanksgiving for 20 is easier with a plan. Here's your step-by-step guide.

A Totally Doable (and Delicious) Thanksgiving Menu for 20–40

The first rule of hosting for 20 or more: let go of the Norman Rockwell turkey-carving moment.

A Three-Hour Thanksgiving Menu for 6–8

The secrets of the speed? A cut-up turkey and a puff pastry pie.

Turkey for Twenty

Roasting turkey in pieces is a great strategy when cooking for a large crowd. You can buy the turkey already cut up, separate two turkeys yourself, or ask your butcher to do the work for you.

Turkey for Two With Pan-Sauce Gravy

This easy Thanksgiving breast is just the right amount to serve two with leftovers, or four for dinner.

The 5 Best Thanksgiving Recipes from Gourmet Magazine

These 5 recipes, straight from the Gourmet archives, are soon to be your Thanksgiving classics.

Do I Really Need to Truss My Turkey?

You do, but it's not complicated. We promise.