I just got a great turkey tip today. We all asked each other at work how Thanksgiving went.....Did your turkey turn out nice & tender? etc. All the usual post holiday BS. Anyway, a co-worker said her grandmother's secret, passed down for generations is to put bacon on the breasts. I don't mean lean Canadian or Irish bacon either, just good old fashioned fatty, streaky, American bacon. The breast meat can't help but turn out tender. You can add as much bacon as you want. I think a full pound would fit nicely, and you can eat the bacon so it's not a waste. An added bonus is that the gravy has an extra smoky level of flavor with a hint of bacon.
Wow! Why didn't I hear of this years ago? I'm a native American too. Well, not native as in American Indian, but native as in born and raised.
