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Don’t just wing it. Here’s Danielle Alvarez’s guide to the perfect roast turkey

This lean meat needs a little extra love to turn it into a tender, juicy bird. Here’s how.

  • Danielle Alvarez

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Have an ice-filled Esky on standby on Christmas Day to help store leftovers safely.

A turkey gravy so good you’ll want to pour it on everything

A good gravy maketh the meal. This recipe by Danielle Alvarez brings together a rich turkey stock with the delicious crunchy nubbins from the pan.

  • Danielle Alvarez
Andrew McConnell’s duck fat roast potatoes

Christmas Day SOS: How to fix soggy spuds, dry turkey, rubbery crackling and more common cooking fails

Rest your turkey before serving, par-boil your potatoes, blast your pork with a hair dryer if you have to – just don’t panic, Christmas dinner help is at hand.

  • Caroline Velik
Brining your bird will help improve flavour and texture.

Talking turkey: Do you need to brine your Christmas bird and how long for?

The secret to a tender turkey is a well-brined bird. Here, Danielle Alvarez shows you how.

  • Danielle Alvarez
Turkey is often on the table at Christmas.

The roast turkey on grandmother’s table: A Christmas tale for the ages

Christmas turkeys have a long and tough history. They deserve all the pardoning they can get.

  • Tony Wright
RecipeTin Eats’ Nagi Maehashi and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre with the maple-glazed ham.

Have a very merry RecipeTin Eats Christmas with these traditional recipes

This year’s menu includes a game-changing brined turkey breast, my signature glazed ham and a classic trifle.

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RecipeTin Eats’ Christmas glazed turkey breast.

Life of brine: RecipeTin Eats shares the simple secret to succulent roast turkey every time

JB’s secret brine recipe guarantees this will be a Christmas lunch gamechanger.

  • 2 hrs +
  • RecipeTin Eats and Jean-Baptiste Alexandre
The carved turkey served with summer fruits such as cherries and figs (optional).

Danielle Alvarez's spatchcocked roast turkey with caramelised onion gravy

Spatchcocking means that you remove the backbone, cooking the bird flat. You won't have that quintessential whole bird presentation, but I can guarantee it will be juicier and more flavoursome, and the bonus is that it halves the cooking time. I recommend brining the bird overnight, a step I've discovered over the years is essential. Once you eat this turkey, you won't want to cook it another way ever again.

  • 1-2 hrs
  • Danielle Alvarez
Christmas sausage rolls with turkey, bacon and cranberry.

Turkey, bacon and cranberry sausage rolls

The bacon in these simple sausage rolls stops the turkey mince from becoming too dry, while the cranberries add a touch of tartness and sweetness to offset the bacon. Fantastic all year round, but perfect for Christmas.

  • 30 mins - 1 hr
  • Adam Liaw
Curtis Stone's ultimate roast turkey

Curtis Stone's ultimate roast turkey

Curtis Stone shares his recipe for the perfect roast Christmas turkey with gravy - and it's less than 10 ingredients.

  • 2 hrs +
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