A lady called Nigella Lawson - shes a well known home cook in the UK - was on t.v. the other day showing how she cooks her xmas dinner. She soaks her turkey in a water bath, and puts cloves, star anise, cinnamon and and a host of other spices in the water and leaves it to soak overnight, and this ensures that the turkey once cooked stays moist and doesn’t dry out too much!