Remove skin if desired, and brine turkey the night before. (I used a mixture of water and apple juice to total 1 gallon, with 1 cup kosher salt, 1 cup of brown sugar, peppercorns, rosemary, dried thyme, cloves, bay leaves, allspice, garlic and sliced onion-but use any brine you like).
Rinse turkey thoroughly and pat dry.
Rub with olive oil, followed by seasonings and spices.
Place carrots, onion and celery in bottom of slow cooker.
Place turkey on top of vegetables.
Add enough stock to cover vegetables.
Cook on high 1 hour, and low until done, 3-6 hours depending on your slow cooker (mine cooks fast and too hot) and size of turkey (mine was 5 lbs). I checked the temperature after 3 1/2 hours and it was done at 165 degrees, but I kept it on warm until dinner since it was done much earlier than I expected.
Remove turkey and let rest while you make gravy.
To make gravy, measure 2 cups of broth from the slow cooker. Even though you only added about a cup or so of stock, the turkey and veg. make more juice. Careful, it's hot! I turned off my cooker about a half hour earlier so it wouldn't be as scalding.
Melt butter over med. heat and whisk in flour for 2-3 minute to make a blonde roux.
Slowly add stock while constantly stirring until desired consistency reached. Season with salt and pepper to taste, but taste it first because mine needed no salt.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	644.96 Kcal (2700 kJ)
Calories from fat	74.77 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	8.31g	13%
Cholesterol	102.11mg	34%
Sodium	10495.28mg	437%
Potassium	3301.23mg	70%
Total Carbs	30.75g	10%
Sugars	3.27g	13%
Dietary Fiber	1.14g	5%
Protein	90.09g	180%
Vitamin C	1.9mg	3%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	7%
Iron	19.9mg	110%
Calcium	35.7mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	12.74 Kcal (53 kJ)
Calories from fat	1.48 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	0.16g	13%
Cholesterol	2.02mg	34%
Sodium	207.36mg	437%
Potassium	65.22mg	70%
Total Carbs	0.61g	10%
Sugars	0.06g	13%
Dietary Fiber	0.02g	5%
Protein	1.78g	180%
Iron	0.4mg	110%
Calcium	0.7mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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