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Tent the turkey

The lid to my baking pan never fits over my turkey, but it needs a lid to seal in the yummy juices while the gobbler roasts. To fix my problem, I make a tent out of aluminum foil.

Stick a bamboo skewer into the breast of the turkey. (Don’t worry, the hole doesn’t really show when the turkey is done and doesn’t let out much juice.) Then, tear off two sheets of aluminum foil that are one-and-a-half times longer than your baking pan. Lay the two pieces side-by-side and fold the long edges in the center together to make one big sheet of foil.