Mary Berry’s surprising hack for the perfect Christmas turkey

By BANG Showbiz

Dame Mary Berry puts her Christmas turkey in an old sleeping bag to insulate it
Dame Mary Berry puts her Christmas turkey in an old sleeping bag to insulate it
Dame Mary Berry's top tip for a juicy turkey on Christmas Day may surprise you.

The 87-year-old chef and TV presenter puts her Christmas turkey in an old sleeping bag to insulate it.

Berry admits she has been known to overcook her bird at times, but nowadays she cooks it, covers it in foil and tea towels before putting it in an old sleeping bag to insulate before transporting the turkey to her daughter Annabel’s house.

She said: “I roast the turkey at home, and I’ve learned not to overcook it. So many times, even I have overcooked it.

“This time I’m cooking it without foil, I shall cover it with foil once it’s done, then I shall put some tea towels over the top. I’ve got an old sleeping bag that’s got no zip and I put that over the top in the corner of the kitchen and then I shall take that in the back of the car to Annabel’s.

“Once you take it out of the oven, it goes on cooking. And so you want to insulate that. I shall pop it in the back of the car inside it’s sleeping bag and we’ll be having drinks and lots of jollity until we need to carve it.”

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