Nigella Lawson’s brining method ensures your turkey remains tender, juicy, and full of flavour. The secret? A simple brine with just three key ingredients: maldon salt, maple syrup, and goose fat or butter according to Nigella Lawson’s website.

Nigella Lawson said she is “utterly convinced” by her Christmas roast turkey method. The celebrity chef and cookbook author said she leaves the brined bird outside for several days, with her son’s skateboard offering protection against foxes.

According to Nigella, three crucial things make a huge difference when trying to achieve crispy roast potatoes.In her recipe from Nigella Christmas, she wrote: "The first is the heat of the fat, the size of your potatoes and dredging the potatoes.