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Yields1 ServingPrep Time5 minsCook Time3 hrsTotal Time3 hrs 5 mins

thanksgiving turkey

 1 turkey
 1 kg kosher salt
 10 g spices
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Step 1: - spread the salt onto a oven tray. Make sure you cover the area that the turkey will lay over. Every part of the turkey that will not be on the salt, will get in direct contact with the tray and that part will be burned. Also there will be a lot of smoke so you should cover the tray with a layer of at least 1cm (0.4 inch).

turkey-salt layer

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Step 2: - place the thanksgiving turkey on top of the salt, in the center of the tray.

turkey - center on top of salt

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Step 3: - add spices on top of the turkey. You can also marinate the turkey before hand, but the beauty of this recipe is the fact that the turkey will be great without any kind of spices.

turkey - with spices

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Step 4: - place the tray with the thanksgiving turkey in the oven

turkey in the oven

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Step 5: - keep the turkey in the oven without doing anything else. The turkey should stay in the oven until it looks like in the photo here.
This means, you should keep the turkey for at least 3.5 hours for a turkey 3kg (6.6 pounds) at a temperature of about 130 degrees Celsius (266 degrees Fahrenheit).
Again, the beauty of this is: if you forget the turkey in the oven, it should be ok(ish) for 1 extra hour, but don't push it :).
Make sure you check the turkey after 2 hours and every 30 minutes after those 2 hours.

turkey in the oven for 3-4 hours

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size amount per 100g


Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g11%

Saturated Fat 2.2g12%
Trans Fat 0.1g
Cholesterol 109mg37%
Potassium 237mg7%
Total Carbohydrate 0.1g1%
Protein 29g58%

Vitamin A 0%
Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 1%
Iron 6%
Vitamin D 0%
Vitamin B6 30%
Magnesium 7%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.