The Christmas dinner components you’re cooking all wrong

Yep, there’s nothing that will spoil Christmas dinner more than a dry turkey. But thankfully, the chefs at the Gourmet Meat Club have given the lowdown on how to nail the table centrepiece this festive season.

Product development manager, Miles Ridley, revealed: “Because turkey leg and breast meat cook at different times and temperatures you risk overcooking certain sections, leaving them dry and tasteless, while other parts of the bird are just cooked.”

And the way to tackle the issue?

The trick is to trap the moisture in the meat using a layer of bread and then using tin foil to protect the parts most at risk of drying out.

This means covering the breast completely. And the best news? You can then use the bread to create stuffing. It’s a win/win sitation. [Photo: Getty]