Our recipe for the best-ever roast turkey and all the trimmings

Relinquish any memories of dry, bland turkey. Brining is the key to ensure a juicy, tender and evenly seasoned poultry centrepiece for your festive table, thanks to some salt-led science. “Brining basically encourages the proteins in the meat to take on water,” says Gourmet Traveller’s senior food editor Maxwell Adey, who swears by the method to add flavour, enhance texture and even reduce cooking time. “The most unorthodox element of the recipe, inspired by Heston Blumenthal,…