I’ll never forget the Thanksgiving when the turkey didn’t finish in time for dinner. As a professional recipe developer, I knew how long to cook a turkey, but my experience must have made me flippant.

This back-to-basics roast turkey recipe is a great place for beginners to start, and the results are pretty dang fabulous: crisp skin and evenly cooked, juicy meat, without butterflying, flipping, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tradition reigns supreme when it comes to how Americans prefer to cook their Thanksgiving turkey. (Getty Images) Thanksgiving is ...

It's Turkey Day, and you've been put in charge of the titular turkey. No pressure. Turkey is often thought of as the star of a Thanksgiving dinner, but it can also be notoriously difficult to get ...

Having the oven in use for long periods of time with the Thanksgiving turkey can make prepping the holiday meal a challenge. Kansas State University food scientist Karen Blakeslee recommends alternate ...

Turkey breast is prone to dry out while the dark meat finishes cooking. Turkey cooking tips include brining, buttering and butchering the bird in specific ways to get the juiciest, most flavorful ...

If you're looking to experiment with a different method of cooking your Thanksgiving turkey, we've got you covered. Whether you are frying it, roasting it, or stuffing it with other birds, each recipe ...

Butterball's "Turkey Talk-Line" offers assistance with Thanksgiving dinner dilemmas via phone or text. Cooking times for a turkey vary based on weight, whether it is stuffed, and the oven temperature.