
The 2008 Thanksgiving turkey, an adaptation of the Bon Appetit cover recipe. Prepared with the standard butter rubbed method. Butter mixture included fresh sage, salt and pepper, lemon juice, and 1-2 pieces raw diced applewood smoked bacon. The stuffing was a fennel apple bacon mixture, sauteed onions, celery, fresh fennel bulb, and about 6 pieces cooked and drained applewood smoked bacon, as well as fresh Italian parsley. The bacon gave the stuffing a pleasant smoked flavor, which carried over to the turkey. The end result (after cooking for about six and a half hours, was a very brown, tasty turkey that could be cut with a butter knife.