Tried & Tested Christmas Turkeys 2017

The Good Housekeeping Institute's testers have sampled this year's Christmas offerings. Which turkey is tasty enough to be the centrepiece of your Christmas dinner?

By GHI TeamPublished: 17 October 2017

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Winner: Marks & Spencer British Oakham Turkey Crown with Pork, Sage & Onion Stuffing with Bacon Lattice

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A great centrepiece which is full of flavour, from the salty bacon lattice decoration to herby sage and onion stuffing. The meat was juicy and tender.

£27 for 1.68kg

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Runner-Up: Marks & Spencer British Whole Turkey (Stock Basted)

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A big bird, so great for a large gathering. It’s simple and lets you add you own stuffing – the skin was crisp and its basted in stock to enhance the flavour.

£11.25 for 3kg

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Runner-Up: COOK Stuffed Crown of Turkey

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Smokey, honey flavour from the bacon and the stuffing is full of apples, cranberries as well as sage. It’s prettily dressed with an orange slice and rosemary.

£45.00 for 2.10kg

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Runner-Up: Tesco Class A Medium Ready Basted Turkey Crown

Lovely crispy skin with slightly sweet meat and a buttery aroma. Some parts were a little dry though.

£13 for 2.3kg

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Runner-Up: Sainsbury's Whole Basted British Turkey

A bronzed bird that looks perfect for a feast – the skin is salty and there’s juicy and tender dark meat. Although the white meat was a little dry.

£19.50 for 5.3kg

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Best of the rest: Iceland Luxury Butter Basted Turkey Joint with Pig in Blanket Stuffing

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A small turkey but there’s tasty stuffing and it’s nicely decorated with orange and rosemary, so looks the part. The bacon is full of flavour but the turkey itself was lacking. The meat was moist depending on what part you got.

£15 for 1.5kg

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