Thanksgiving wouldn't be Thanksgiving without a turkey. I like turkey just as much as the other person, however at times the Thanksgiving turkey gets a little boring. In my family, we prefer to mix things up just a little bit. Heck occasionally we'll even miss the turkey in preference of some thing a little less traditional like ribs or prime rib. But for people who desire the conventional Thanksgiving Turkey there are many ways to cook a turkey (including smoking your turkey, cooking your turkey in a turkey fryer, and so on.). Here are five different ways to prepare turkey which are a little unlike the norm, however equally tasty.

Roasted Turkey - Firstly, I just have to include Grandma's favourite roasted turkey. Of course, what exactly would Thanksgiving be without Grandma's roasted turkey and home made mashed potatoes? This specific roasted turkey is the easiest turkey recipe you'll find. Basically, you remove the giblets and wash the turkey in cold water. Pat the turkey dry and then put 3 Tbsp of butter under the skin. Prepare a soup made from water, chicken bouillon, onion fine-grained powder, parsley, salt and pepper. Pour the broth directly over the turkey, cover with foil and cook for 3 1/2 hours at 350. Remove the aluminum foil and cook for 45 minutes more for a golden brown skin. Serve along with homemade mashed potatoes, gravy, as well as your favourite Thanksgiving meals!

Barbecue Turkey - We love to grill and grill all year long, whatever the weather. We place many other things on the grill, why not a turkey too? Grilling a turkey gives it a unique taste and texture that you simply can't get from an oven. While barbecuing a turkey, place the turkey in a baking pan over the flames; this way you can actually baste the turkey regularly as you would do if you were roasting it.

Fried Turkey - People who like crisp turkey skin will LOVE fried turkeys. A deep fried turkey is delicious and using a turkey fryer to cook turkeys is becoming more and more popular, particularly since the turkey fryer is becoming a common kitchen appliance. While a lot of turkey fryers are deep fryers where you use peanut oil in a huge frying pot, you can also find oil free infrared turkey fryers too, which eliminate a lot of the mess of frying. Fried turkeys tend to have dark crisp skin (which my family quarrels over!), and under that tasty skin is soft, properly prepared meat that your family will love.

Turducken - This strange sounding turkey is a mix of different de-boned fowl: turkey, duck, and chicken. They are all put together and layered with filling to make this latest addition to the Thanksgiving table.

Smoked Turkey - One of my favorite ways of making turkey is smoking it. I simply love the flavour of a smoked turkey, both at Thanksgiving dinner as well as for those excellent leftover turkey sandwiches. Smoking a turkey needs several hours, but it is soooo worth it! One tip when smoking a turkey - placing a pan of water over the smoker helps hold in moisture and make a moist, juicy turkey that everyone will enjoy.

How will you make your Thanksgiving Turkey this year? At our home we will make use of our new masterbuilt electric turkey fryer. My husband and his sister fight over the crispy skin, which is always fun to watch :) I really hope you found some new as well as tasty ways to cook your turkey this vacation. Happy Thanksgiving!

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