Cooking A Turkey Do You Add Water. Spray the turkey rack with nonstick cooking spray to prevent the turkey from sticking to the bottom of the hot pan and eliminate the need to add water to the turkey roasting pan. I am about to make a 4 pound top sirlion roast and some of the recipes i have seen do not mention water at all.
I am about to make a 4 pound top sirlion roast and some of the recipes i have seen do not mention water at all. Consider adding two or three sliced carrots two quartered onions one clove or two of garlic salt and pepper to taste and any other seasonings you may want to add to. The turkey alone will give the water flavor but if you add a few extra ingredients it will help flavor the turkey and after straining the water can be saved for soup stock.
One caveat with this method though you need to cook the turkey immediately once it s thawed.
I put seasonings and half a stick of melted butter on it i ve taken the neck and giblets out already and i m not sure whether or not i should put water or broth in the pan as well. Adding water to the bottom of the roaster oven before cooking defeats the purpose of the unit as its function is to roast not steam the food. For a wet brine place the turkey in a large pot combine 0 5 teaspoons 2 5 ml of kosher salt per 1 pound 0 45 kg of turkey with 1 tablespoon 15 ml of black pepper and the zest of a lemon and fill the pot with water until the turkey is submerged. Additional moisture may prevent the skin on a turkey goose or large chicken from browning and crisping and any natural flavors present in the meat juices may be reduced through dilution.
