This turkey is a mashup of my two favorite ways to make turkey: bacon wrapped and spatchcocked. The bacon wrapping was inspired by a recipe by Perre Coleman Magness of The Runaway Spoon and another bacon wrapped turkey recipe by Serious Eats. Bacon wrapping makes the turkey beautiful, moist and flavorful without brining or basting. Spatchcocking the turkey helps it to cook evenly and allows you to roast the entire bird in just 80 minutes. Hands down, this is the best, easiest, quickest, most eye-catching turkey I have ever made. <br />Note: A 12-14 pound turkey is about the maximum size you can put on a baking sheet. If you use a larger bird you can split the turkey into two pieces, but I like the presentation of a whole bird better. Also the higher the rim on the sheet pan the better to prevent spills.

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