Turkey watch 2008 - episode 2

After the soak, we took Mr. Turkey out and patted him dry. Matthew took care of that and did quite a thorough job (inside and out as you'll see from the picture below). Then I cooked up a little stuffing - with sausage, celery, onion, and butter - and put a good amount inside, leaving the rest for dry stuffing. After rubbing butter all over the skin, sprinkling with salt and pepper, and rubbing with a little Thyme (Matthew's idea), we officially started the cooking process. Only 4 hours now until we have a golden delicious Thanksgiving meal.