Top Chef Thanksgiving Day Tips: Lessons From Brad Wise

San Diego Magazine's Happy Half Hour · Nov 20, 2023 · 1h 2m

"People are always like, 'You're a chef I'm sure you're smoking your turkey,'" says Brad Wise, head chef and owner of Trust Restaurant Group. "But I've tried it every way and I'm telling you that old bag is the best." At his restaurants, he jockeys a nightly parade of red oak to smoke and char meats into various forms of yes. But for Thanksgiving turkey—the good 'ole Reynolds' Oven Bag. "I told a friend to try this and he said, 'No way.' I said 'OK suit yourself. He came back a week later and said, 'OK fine I did it and you were right.' It's perfect. The bag basically bastes the bird in its…