My grandmothers were, my mother and my wife are all great cooks. Traditional Thanksgiving meals with all the trimmings have been something to look forward to, all year. Lots of leftovers for turkey sandwiches, turkey enchiladas and turkey soup, mashed potatoes and gravy from the giblets, dressing and turkey gravy.
The best way we found to cook a turkey is on the rotisserie on our BBQ grill. The largest we can cook is about 14 pounds and sometimes that is hard to find. We put a big aluminum foil, disposable pan under the turkey to catch all the drippings. Kind of a team effort to get the turkey all trussed up so it doesn't flop around on the rotisserie.