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The 8 Best Mail-Order Turkeys You Can Order Ahead of the Holidays

This year, buy a better bird. Our favorite comes from ButcherBox.

By Ashlee Redger

Ashlee Redger Ashlee Redger is a writer for Serious Eats. She has been cooking, developing recipes, and writing about food professionally since 2016.

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Updated on October 23, 2026

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Most of us only cook turkey once a year, and it’s no small challenge to get it right. Even if you can master the tricky balance between a juicy breast, tender dark meat, and burnished, crisped skin, a turkey is only as good as the bird you start with. That’s why our team of intrepid testers has devoted weeks to defrosting and cooking more than a dozen mail-order turkeys to find the best ones you can buy online.…