The family roasts a 30-pound (no, that's not a typo) turkey in a commercial oven (see: 30-pound bird!) in a giant pan that they have just for the occasion. But even if you aren't roasting a giant ...

We're a big country family, today we're cooking a huge stuffed turkey with cabbage dolma! Spicy lamb dolma soaks the turkey, turning every bite into a combination of tender meat and bright spices!

But first, there’s a crucial step towards a moist and delicious turkey that I suspect gets overlooked by cooks everywhere, and that’s bringing the bird to room temperature before roasting.