[Cinnamon Girl]

I didn't stuff the bird, but am cooking the stuffing separately because I heard that helps not to have to overcook the breastmeat. Dry white meat blows. Look at Al Gore.

[lainie]

Dry white meat does blow. That's why I remove them. It's a tip I got a few years ago and it works great. If you leave the breasts on the bird til the dark meat's done, the white meat overcooks. Yuk.

[tubebender]

I didn't stuff the bird, but am cooking the stuffing separately because I heard that helps not to have to overcook the breastmeat. Dry white meat blows. Look at Al Gore.

If you brine the bird the white meat will be moist but it may shorten the roasting time and you should tent the breast if you are experiencing dry meat. We have a convection over and it cooks a little faster also and we use a remote digital thermometer. You can not always trust the popup button per Alton Brown.