Perfect Roast Turkey Recipe for Thanksgiving 🦃
Learn how to make a perfect roast turkey for Thanksgiving. Plus, enjoy 15% OFF Typhur Sync Gold with code SAMCOOKING!

SAM THE COOKING GUY
287.6K views • Nov 19, 2025

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■ Learn exactly how to make the perfect roast turkey - juicy, flavorful, and shockingly easy. This is Turkey 101, and I’m walking you through the important steps: the brining, the seasoning and the roasting. No fancy tricks, no overthinking… just a foolproof method that makes an incredible Thanksgiving turkey every single time.
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00:01 The Turkey Problem: Dry Breast, Underdone Thighs
00:18 Using Science (and Tyfer Sync Gold) for a Perfect Bird
00:42 Why Brine? Wet vs Dry Brine Explained
01:32 How to Defrost a Turkey (Fridge vs Water Method)
02:20 Turkey 101: Unwrapping, Drying & Timing for Thanksgiving
02:52 Removing Neck & Giblet “Bag of Treats”
03:55 Drying the Bird Thoroughly (Inside & Out)
04:47 Trimming the “Pope’s Nose” & Final Cleanup
05:18 Rubbing on the Dry Brine (Inside & Outside)
05:54 Into the Fridge Uncovered – 24 to 48 Hour Dry Brine
06:34 Two Days Later: Dry-Brined Turkey Reveal
06:52 Making Ghost Pepper Herb Butter (Garlic, Rosemary, Thyme, Lemon)
07:46 Dicing the Ghost Pepper (Seeds and All)
08:21 Working Butter Under the Skin (Turkey Massage Technique)
09:23 Rubbing Butter All Over the Bird
09:56 Stuffing the Cavity (Onion, Garlic, Lemon)
10:28 Tying the Legs & Improvised Roasting Rack Setup
11:03 Layering Veggies & Broth Under the Turkey
11:49 Tech Time: Setting Up the Tyfer Sync Gold Probes
12:38 Programming Breast & Thigh Target Temperatures
13:16 Into the Oven: High-Heat Start then Lower Temp Roast
13:51 Live Readout: Breast vs Thigh Temps & Oven Ambient
14:23 Basting Hack Without a Turkey Baster
15:00 Foil Shield Trick to Protect the Breast
15:58 Extra Herbs in the Pan & Long-Range Thermometer Demo
16:31 Turkey Done: Pulling Probes & First Look
17:17 Resting the Bird & Why the Drippings Matter for Gravy
17:34 How Sam Carves the Breast (Babs Cohen Method)
18:03 Slicing & Showing Off Juicy, Shiny Turkey
18:34 Tasting: Ghost Pepper Heat Level & Flavor
19:01 Thanksgiving Wrap-Up & Tyfer Black Friday Deal
19:30 Happy Thanksgiving & Outro
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If you only want the steps to make something, like those vids shot from above with no people, no conversation no nuthin - then we are absolutely not for you. But if you wanna a little fun while you learn, then this is the place.
Cooking doesn’t have to be hard, it just has to be delicious.
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■ Learn exactly how to make the perfect roast turkey - juicy, flavorful, and shockingly easy. This is Turkey 101, and I’m walking you through the important steps: the brining, the seasoning and the roasting. No fancy tricks, no overthinking… just a foolproof method that makes an incredible Thanksgiving turkey every single time.
🔪🔪 GET YOUR STCG COOKING GEAR❗️https://shopstcg.com/collections/cookwares
🔴 TURKEY RECIPE: https://www.thecookingguy.com/recipes/herb-butter-roast-turkey
🔴 PAN GRAVY RECIPE: https://www.thecookingguy.com/recipes/turkey-pan-gravy
🎁Typhur Sync Gold: https://bit.ly/4qUfwhJ
🛒 Also available on Amazon: https://amzn.to/4i6I1ot (US);https://bit.ly/4oXcerV (UK)
💥 Plus, enjoy 10% OFF all other Typhur products with code TYPHURBF25
(Excluding Dome 2, Sync Air Fryer, and Sync Oven during 11/20–12/1)
All discount codes apply only on Typhur’s official website
#typhur #typhursyncgold #wirelessthermometer #thanksgiving
00:01 The Turkey Problem: Dry Breast, Underdone Thighs
00:18 Using Science (and Tyfer Sync Gold) for a Perfect Bird
00:42 Why Brine? Wet vs Dry Brine Explained
01:32 How to Defrost a Turkey (Fridge vs Water Method)
02:20 Turkey 101: Unwrapping, Drying & Timing for Thanksgiving
02:52 Removing Neck & Giblet “Bag of Treats”
03:55 Drying the Bird Thoroughly (Inside & Out)
04:47 Trimming the “Pope’s Nose” & Final Cleanup
05:18 Rubbing on the Dry Brine (Inside & Outside)
05:54 Into the Fridge Uncovered – 24 to 48 Hour Dry Brine
06:34 Two Days Later: Dry-Brined Turkey Reveal
06:52 Making Ghost Pepper Herb Butter (Garlic, Rosemary, Thyme, Lemon)
07:46 Dicing the Ghost Pepper (Seeds and All)
08:21 Working Butter Under the Skin (Turkey Massage Technique)
09:23 Rubbing Butter All Over the Bird
09:56 Stuffing the Cavity (Onion, Garlic, Lemon)
10:28 Tying the Legs & Improvised Roasting Rack Setup
11:03 Layering Veggies & Broth Under the Turkey
11:49 Tech Time: Setting Up the Tyfer Sync Gold Probes
12:38 Programming Breast & Thigh Target Temperatures
13:16 Into the Oven: High-Heat Start then Lower Temp Roast
13:51 Live Readout: Breast vs Thigh Temps & Oven Ambient
14:23 Basting Hack Without a Turkey Baster
15:00 Foil Shield Trick to Protect the Breast
15:58 Extra Herbs in the Pan & Long-Range Thermometer Demo
16:31 Turkey Done: Pulling Probes & First Look
17:17 Resting the Bird & Why the Drippings Matter for Gravy
17:34 How Sam Carves the Breast (Babs Cohen Method)
18:03 Slicing & Showing Off Juicy, Shiny Turkey
18:34 Tasting: Ghost Pepper Heat Level & Flavor
19:01 Thanksgiving Wrap-Up & Tyfer Black Friday Deal
19:30 Happy Thanksgiving & Outro
🔴 SHOP THE REST OF OUR PRODUCTS❗️
🔪 THE ESSENTIAL - 7'' NAKIRI KNIFE: https://bit.ly/3IFERYu
🔪 THE STATEMENT - 10.5'' EXECUTIVE CHEF KNIFE: https://bit.ly/3k9g712
🔪 THE SIDEKICK - 5'' SANTOKU KNIFE: https://bit.ly/3Kw0kUW
🍳 THE OG - 12'' CAST IRON PAN: https://bit.ly/3En2MJR
❌☝🏻🔪 KNIFE GUARDS (SET OF 3): https://bit.ly/3xDu7Uf
👕 F#^% MAX TEE: https://bit.ly/3Igfyei
👕 FAT MEANS FLAVOR TEE: https://bit.ly/3Z2UHBQ
👕 [NOT] A VEGAN TEE: https://bit.ly/3SdbtvY
⭕️ STCG KITCHEN MUST-HAVES ➔ https://bit.ly/stcg-kitchen-musthaves
💁🏻♂️ FOR EVERYTHING I USE IN MY VIDEOS❗️https://shopstcg.com
🔴 JOIN THE COMMUNITY:
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🔴 MORE SAM:
⭕️ MY WEBSITE ➔ http://thecookingguy.com
⭕️ MY COOKBOOKS ➔ https://www.thecookingguy.com/books-for-now
⭕️ MY RECIPES ➔ http://thecookingguy.com/recipes/
🔴 FOR BUSINESS INQUIRIES:
⭕️ reach out to ➔ info@thecookingguy.com
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Please SUBSCRIBE and enable notifications to see NEW EPISODES❗️
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We really just have one goal - to make your food life better. Ok that, and be entertained at the same time. And have you learn a few things along the way. So let’s make it 3 goals then.
If you only want the steps to make something, like those vids shot from above with no people, no conversation no nuthin - then we are absolutely not for you. But if you wanna a little fun while you learn, then this is the place.
Cooking doesn’t have to be hard, it just has to be delicious.
—
THANK YOU ❗️
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