Agree with 3irty1, once you get to those 20+ lb birds, it just gets real tricky on cooking them. I remember my mom just doing 2 smaller ones after a few years (family of 6 kids) and that worked out so much better. Plus, there's 4 drumsticks so less fighting over who gets one.

We have brined our turkeys for the past few years and it's simply fantastic.

However, the best reason to make the turkey is the leftover sandwiches.