Families across the United States each have their special way of cooking a turkey just right, but why rely on instinct when there’s science to be done? Gizmodo asked scientists and engineers at NASA about their own secret recipes, then illustrated the results for good measure. You may need some specialized equipment to pull off NASA’s techniques — a Thermal Vac Chamber or a rocket, for instance — but you can be sure that the end results will be nothing short of spectacular.