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Thanksgiving Spatchcocked Turkey, Gravy & Sweet Potato Pie
Serious Eats' Kenji López-Alt gives advice on spatchcocking your turkey; sauce expert Susan Volland spills her gravy secrets; and pie champion Nicole Rucker shares tips and tricks for a rustic sweet potato pie.
By Evan Kleiman • • 57m ListenSerious Eats' Kenji López-Alt gives advice on spatchcocking your turkey; sauce expert Susan Volland spills her gravy secrets; and pie champion Nicole Rucker shares tips and tricks for a rustic sweet potato pie.
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Serious Eats managing culinary director and author of The Food Lab , J. Kenji López-Alt has tested every technique for perfecting turkey. Having finally solved the age-old conundrum of cooking his turkey evenly, he swears by the spatchcocking method, which he shares on the Good Food blog . Music: "24" by E1SBAR
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