PERFECT TURKEY

Perfect Turkey image

Provided by joeyjoan K

Categories Turkey

Time 30m

Number Of Ingredients 4

Steps:

1. Remove neck, gizzards, and liver. Place them in a pan with water and cook them on the stove top. (Even if you don't use them it is like turkey potpourri.)
2. Rinse the bird inside and out. Pat dry with paper towel.
3. Stuff the bird in both the head and rear.
4. Tie the legs together if you want.
5. With a spatula, spread a very thin coating of the mayonnaise all over the bird. Don't glop it on; get the heavy glops out of the leg crevices and such.
6. Salt and pepper the turkey.
7. Place the turkey in a roasting pan, the bird should fit in comfortably in the pan it shouldn't be crowded.
8. Using a piece of aluminum foil make a tent over the turkey with the front and back of the tent open for air flow.
9. Place in the oven and bake at 275 degrees. The size of the turkey determines the length of time (25 minutes per pound at 275 degrees).
10. Remove the foil for the last 1/2 hour of cooking time. Until it is time to remove the foil the bird should not be disturbed. Don't baste it and keep the oven door closed. If you're tempted to peek, look thru the glass.
11. When bird is cooked remove from the oven and let it stand for a 1/2 an hour, at least, before carving. The pan drippings make a wonderful gravy and the liquid from boiling the bird parts works well in place of water.
12. Place on the table and watch your friends and family enjoy.