Simple Roast Turkey with Rich Turkey Gravy

Ingredients

• 1 16-lb turkey, neck and giblets removed
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 1 ¾ teaspoons black pepper
• 8 cups turkey stock
• kitchen string
• ¾ cup all-purpose flour
• 1 17- by 14-inch flameproof roasting pan with a flat rack
• + 6 more ingredients
• • 2 cups water
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 2 small metal skewers
  • 1 instant-read thermometer
  • 1 2-qt glass measuring cup

Put oven rack in lowest position and preheat oven to 450°F. Rinse turkey inside and out, then pat dry. Sprinkle turkey cavities and skin with salt and pepper. Fold neck skin under body and secure with metal skewers, then tie drumsticks together with kitchen string and tuck wings under body. Put t...

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