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 question scared me for a long time during the holiday season: how to cook a turkey in the oven? Now let me say if you are a newer cook, it is way easier than you are making it out to be in your ...

It's basically impossible to do if you're just trying to eyeball it. Nearly all of your guests will bring a bigger appetite than usual, piling their plates with turkey and half a dozen side dishes.

Thanksgiving can be a multi-day cooking marathon. All the planning often centers around the main event—that giant, glistening turkey. We’ll tell you what size turkey to buy and how long it needs to ...