For many years, I grilled the turkey on my trusty Weber charcoal kettle grill over indirect heat. I discovered wet brining, then dry brining, and have since deconstructed, braised, chile-rubbed and roasted, spatchcocked, and even deep fried a turkey once (I don’t recommend that, too messy, too dangerous, and, just…no). After many iterations, here is our Bay Area Bites guide to preparing turkey six different ways for Thanksgiving.

Recipe: Thanksgiving Smoked Turkey with Spice Rub
This year, we are throwing the Thanksgiving turkey on the smoker and kissing it with Applewood smoke. This deeply burnished bird is especially good on next-days sandwiches.

Mexican-Style Thanksgiving: Chile-Rubbed Roast Turkey
Smoky-sweet and slightly spicy, this chile-rubbed turkey is packed with flavor, bringing a whole new dimension to your Thanksgiving feast.

Thanksgiving Recipe: Fast, Easy Spatchcock Roast Turkey
Looking for a way to make a juicy roast turkey with crisp skin in less time than usual? Spatchcock it!

Homemade Thanksgiving: Classic Dry-Brined and Butter-Basted Roast Turkey with Herbs
Looking for the best recipe for a succulent and impressive roast turkey? Look no further than this simple-to-prepare bird and wow your guests this holiday.

Throw Your Turkey On The Grill This Thanksgiving!
There is nothing quite as spectacular as bringing this mahogany-colored, smoky-flavored bird to the Thanksgiving table. This year, impress your guest by slow-grill roasting your bird on the BBQ.

Deconstructed Turkey: A Succulent Alternative to a Thanksgiving Classic
Perhaps it is unthinkable to sit down to your Thanksgiving dinner without the ceremony of bringing a whole golden brown bird to the table and carving it to applause. But if it’s succulent flavor you are after, you really can’t go wrong with this version.