On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 23:14:10 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
> wrote:

>"Karen" > wrote in message
.. .
>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 16:13:29 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>>"Karen" > wrote in message
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>>>> On Wed, 14 Nov 2012 11:56:26 -0800, in alt.food.diabetic, "Cheri"
>>>> > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>"Julie Bove" > wrote in message
...
>>>>>.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So... I will be fixing a meal for just the two of us. We both like
>>>>>> the
>>>>>> South Beach stuffing. It is baked in a pan. A goodly portion of
>>>>>> mushrooms,
>>>>>.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Same here, we were invited elsewhere, but just not up to it. I have a 12
>>>>>pound turkey that I'm going to give a try with cooking it like Trisha
>>>>>Yearwood showed, but not for Thanksgiving. I think I'll make a small ham
>>>>>for
>>>>>Thanksgiving, but with just the two of us, not a lot of fuss.
>>>>>Cauliflower
>>>>>casserole with lots of cheese and a salad. Dessert, something pumpkiny,
>>>>>like
>>>>>pumpkin custard.
>>>>>That's it.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>Cheri
>>>>
>>>> So, I'm curious. How did Trisha Yearwood cook the turkey?
>>>
>>>
>>>I watched her do it on her cooking show, and it looked good, and she said
>>>it
>>>always turns out wonderful and leaves the oven free for other stuff.
>>>Dunno,
>>>so will try it. I'm not really such a huge fan of Turkey other than
>>>sandwiches which I really don't eat much anymore, so if it turns out to be
>>>not as good as it could be, it will be turned into dog food. :-)
>>>
>>>7 hr 10 min.
>>>Prep10 min.
>>>Cook7 hr 0 min.
>>>Yield:10 to 12 servings .
>>>
>>>Ingredients
>>>1/2 stick salted butter, softened
>>>One 12-pound turkey, completely thawed and all giblets removed
>>>2 tablespoons salt
>>>2 teaspoons pepper
>>>2 stalks celery, cut in lengths to fit turkey cavity .
>>>1 medium sweet onion, such as Vidalia, cut in half
>>>1 large carrot, cut in lengths to fit the turkey cavity
>>>2 cups boiling water
>>>
>>>Directions:
>>>
>>>Adjust the oven racks so the covered roasting pan fit easily inside.
>>>Preheat
>>>the oven to 500 degrees F.
>>>
>>>Rub the butter on the outside and in the cavity of the turkey. Sprinkle
>>>the
>>>salt and pepper on the inside and the outside of the turkey. Put the
>>>celery,
>>>onion and carrot in the cavity. Place the turkey, breast-side up, in a
>>>large
>>>roasting pan. Pour the boiling water into the pan. Cover with a
>>>tight-fitting lid and put the pan in the oven.
>>>
>>>Start a timer when the oven temperature returns to 500 degrees F.
>>>
>>>Bake for exactly 1 hour and turn off the oven.
>>>
>>> Do not open the oven door!
>>>
>>>Leave the turkey in the oven until the oven completely cools; this may
>>>take
>>>4 to 6 hours.
>>>Reserve the pan juices and refrigerate the turkey if it will not be served
>>>soon after roasting.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> `
>> I'm not following. How does this leave the oven free for other things
>> if you have to leave the turkey in the oven till the oven completely
>> cools? Did I miss something? It sounds like a really easy way to
>> prepare it though. Let us know how it turns out.
>
>
>If I understood her correctly, she said she puts it in at midnight so it's
>ready when she gets up. I believe she must carve it up, refrigerate, and
>reheat in the gravy she makes from the juices. That was the only thing I got
>out of it, because like you, I wondered how that freed the oven up too. I
>don't think the bird would still be hot when the oven is cool, but dunno for
>sure. I will be making mine in the daytime tomorrow so will report back. :-)
>
>Cheri

Okay. That makes more sense. I know someone else who roasts the
turkey overnight in a low temp oven.