I'm sure it will be great. I've never used one but the last two years I've been slightly tenting mine and it turns out great. No more brining for me. I think that was a real pain. I found this recipe that calls for a bottle of champagne and it turns out to be the moistest turkeyâ¦..easy-peasy!

Keeping my fingers crossed for you. I put our 23 lbs bird in the oven a short time ago.

Be sure to let us know how yours turns out. Have you used Reynolds bags for other things?

Georgysmom, I think I'd be too tempted to keep brining it and drinking the bottle of champagne! I've always tented my turkeys and they turn out fine.

Cut open the bag towards the finish time so it browns. Correct, Champagne is for the cook. The camper left his Turkey in the tent, but nothing happened.

I have used them just be aware it is steaming the bird as well as roasting so it cooks it a little faster and the bird will start to fall apart and then it is not easy to get it out of the bag without a big mess and just about destroying the bird. It tastes fine you just won't usually have a nice pretty whole bird to present. Every time I have used them the wings of course get done first and fall off then the legs get splayed out. You can cut the bag away but it will probably be stuck to the bottom of the bag so have someone helping you.

Not trying to scare you just want you to be prepared.
I cook whole chickens in them all the time and they are wonderful.
You are not able to baste of course. You can raise the breast skin and slide pats of butter under the skin which keeps it moist and somewhat self baste.

You have to cut it up to serve it anyway so it never really mattered to me.
I would also drop pats of butter through the slits you have to make in the bag during cooking.

I know it sounds like a waste, but the turkey turns out so good! I only paid $.47 a pound for the turkey so I can be a little extravagant with the champagne. Maybe next year I'll save a little bit for the cookâ¦.good suggestion from everyone.

it was cooked and in the car going to dd2 house today...wondering if the sack failure is wrong temps or ot putting in the small amount of flour?

It turned out wonderful. I did cut open the bag and put it back in at the end because the skin did not brown enough inside the bag, but everyone loved the turkey, it was so tender and moist.

If DH isn't smoking/grilling our bird it is in a Reynold's bag. Perfect every time. We don't get too worked up about the browning thing. I carve the turkey in the kitchen, not at the table. We removed all the skin before putting it on a platter.

I put my turkey in a bag for the first time this year. It browned beautifully. I was actually surprised, because I thought that it probably would not. It did not fall apart. I'm very happy with the results.

Bee, your post could have been mine. Bag worked great, and I got it at Dollar Tree. Browned beautifully.

I thought maybe I had used a different brand, but nope, just checked & it was a Reynolds turkey bag--2 bags in a box. I used the tablespoon of flour as directed, shook it around in the bag. Interesting that we have varied reports in regards to the browning.