I have never tried to bake a turkey and want to try this year. I know some basics, like so many minutes per pound, baste it, measure the temperature in the thickest part. Give me some input of what to be careful of, special little tips, etc. Whatever a newbie baker should know. I want to do this right without sending my son and I to the ER.

I lived the past several years without a working oven. We had a microwave. Last year I bought a new kitchen oven so I am learning. During my 30 year marriage, men were not allowed in the kitchen. We did not know enough.