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Renee Schettler Rossi Old-Fashioned Roast Turkey and Gravy Video Equipment Cheesecloth Ingredients For the turkey 4 cups cold water One (12- to 14-pound) turkey, neck and giblets reserved 1 pound salt pork, cut into 1/4-inch-thick (6 mm) slices For the gravy 1 tablespoon mild vegetable oil Reserved turkey neck and giblets 1 5 oz onion, diced 5 cups cold water 2 cups homemade chicken stock or low-sodium canned chicken broth 4 sprigs fresh thyme 1 bay leaf 4 to 6 tablespoons unbleached all-purpose flour Salt and freshly ground black pepper Instructions Roast the turkey Preheat the oven to 350F (175C) and adjust an oven rack to the lowest position