Roasting is the most common way to cook a turkey, although deep-frying and smoking have also become popular in recent years. Oven real estate is precious on Thanksgiving Day and an advantage of deep-frying and smoking turkey is that it gives you more room in the oven for ever-important side dishes.

Remove turkey from brine and rinse under cool running water. Pat it dry inside and out with paper towels. Place turkey breast side up on flat wire rack set over rimmed baking sheet or roasting pan and refrigerate, uncovered, 30 minutes.

Here’s America’s Test Kitchen’s method for cooking the bird, plus recipes for mashed potatoes with parsnips and gravy.