What was the best turkey you ever had?

whats the difference between roasting and baking?

Fried turkey in peanut oil.

If you've never had it you are missing out. Best if you inject lots of seasonings in it, and of course don't forget your thermometer.

You forgot Brined. I've been brining my turkeys overnight prior to roasting for years now. Moist and tender with a nice savory undertaste.

Brine is essentially salted water (or better stock) with herbs.

Semantics in this day and age really. You set the oven to bake, but it's called roasting when cooking meat, as opposed to bread. The Pilgrims didn't have ovens so they really did roast the bird over an open fire. btw: they didn't have chimneys either (invented after 1620), just a hole in the roof. Fun (not!). ;)

whats the difference between roasting and baking?

We tried a variation on brining this year and it worked really well. Do a search for "judying turkey" on google. It, in short, is rubbing the bird with salt and wrapping tightly for three days. Then cook hot (425) for the first 1/2 hour followed by 325 till finish. Beautiful and moist!

whats the difference between roasting and baking?

Rotation, or so says Publix.