I approached my first multiple bird roast - otherwise known as a turducken - with an open mind. The turducken is an ingenious combination of turkey, duck and chicken, all cooked together as one.

But why stop there? James Alexander Fine Foods' five-bird roast takes it even further by incorporating partridge and pheasant with pancetta on top. The price tag starts at £149 for a roast that ...

Cooked like this even a big bird (say 6-7kg/13½-15¾lb legless weight) shouldn't take more than 1½-2 hours in total. Serve slices of roast turkey breast and spoonfuls of the leg meat in their ...