Don't forget to brine the bird for several hours before cooking. I like Alton Brown's recipe best out of the many I have tried over the years.

My bird is defrosted, kept it a couple of days in the fridge. Cleaned it all out and seasoned it all up! Back in the fridge till Thursday. I will make some homemade stuffing, passed down from my mom! My Kids and Hubby love it! My family mainly love the breast meat, I eat both, dark and white.
That turkey with the boobs is funny!
Happy turkey eating, you all!

Did you see Alton's method for thawing a few years ago? Put your turkey in an ice chest, and he said it would thaw in about 3 days. I was crazy enough to try it, and it really did work! Haven't done it for a while, since I because became a little bit, over reactive, to providing safe foor.

@susieq : I thaw the turkey that way all the time. It's so great not to use up all my refrigerator space.