I have roasted two of the 5 turkeys I raised this year. Of the two I brined one and not the other and not brining is a mistake. Brine your birds and they will be moist and juicy. Because I brine them I don't always want to make gravy from the drippings because sometimes they can be to salty. What I like to do, mostly because I can do it in advance, is make a good chicken stock, or turkey stock, with lots of flavor. You can make this gravy in advance or the day of without the stress of trying to make sure you have enough pan drippings etc etc. Make it easy on yourself, I mean after all you are doing the cooking so that means you get to enjoy it too, right? - thirschfeld

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