Turducken

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees and place meat on a roasting rack in a large pan. Fill pan with 1/4" of liquid-water, apple cider or any other flavoring and water. Cover meat tightly with a tent of foil and heat approximately 15 minutes per pound, or until a meat thermometer placed 1" away from and parallel to the bone reads 160 degrees. let the meat rest on the counter for ten minutes and re-check the meat- it should read 165 degrees to ensure safety standard temperature is reached. During the last half hour of cooking, take the foil tent off and glaze the...

Place your bird breast up on a roasting rack with the net in place- this will keep the bird in one piece for presentation later. Baste with butter and season the outside as desired. Preheat the oven to 225 degrees and roast, uncovered, until a meat thermometer placed into the very center of the turducken reads 160 degrees. this will take approximately 8-10 hours. Pull the Turducken out of the oven and let it rest on the counter, uncovered for about 10 minutes. The bird will carry over cook and the temperature should be rechecked. Make sure the inner temperature reads 165...