This question scared me for a long time during the holiday season: how to cook a turkey in the oven? Now let me say if y ...

Nigel Slater once said, "We eat turkey because it's the biggest thing we can kill ... then turn the oven down to 180C/Gas 4 and roast the turkey for 15 minutes per 450g/1lb total weight.

Serve in a hot gravy boat. If possible, present the turkey on your largest serving dish, surrounded by crispy roast Potatoes and garnished with large sprigs of parsley or watercress and maybe a ...

Use paper towels to pat turkey dry, then place on a rack inside a roasting pan. Working gently, starting at neck end, slide your fingertips between turkey’s meat and skin, loosening skin.

It is best to get ahead of the Christmas chaos with Mary Berry's simple roast turkey recipe. Perfecting the most delicious roast is key to making an extraordinarily tasty Christmas dinner.

But first, there’s a crucial step towards a moist and delicious turkey that I suspect gets overlooked by cooks everywhere, and that’s bringing the bird to room temperature before roasting.