Tradition

Seldom have I cooked a turkey at Christmas in last 35vyears in Germany.  The German Christmas meal is on Christmas Eve and for around a third of Germans, it's humble sausages eith potato salad or mash  and sauerkraut. 

At around 5am popped the turkey in a slow roaster crock and then for the last 15 minutes, into a tray in the oven. It was perfect. Together with roast pots, bread sauce, gravy and cauliflower, turned out delicious. 

Freezing cold all day, literally despite the wonderful sunshine and was -7⁰C overnight.