Erin French’s Smoky Tea-Brined Turkey

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Preparation info
  • Serves

    10

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      3 hr 30

Appears in
Today Loves Food: Recipes from America’s Favorite Kitchen

By The Today Show

Published 2025

  • About

Thanksgiving is a big deal on the show. It’s the food team’s Super Bowl. Every year, we invite a big group of our favorite chefs to share their top tips, techniques, and recipes ahead of the holiday. With dedicated segments in all three hours, it’s a major production that we begin planning months in advance—long before you begin thawing your turkey.

So, with that in mind, we decided we had to include a turkey recipe—and not just any turkey recipe—one that many of us have made for ou