But turkey can be great delicious even if you know the ideal turkey temperature and how to roast a turkey properly—yes, even the white meat.
Or maybe confit? You can also scroll down and get straight to the turkey cook times. The ideal place to thaw a frozen turkey is in the fridge, which can take up to a week depending on the size of the bird.
For more on how to prepare a turkey , click on our guide. When the time arrives to cook your bird, take the now-thawed turkey out of the fridge and set it on a rack at room temperature for an hour to take the chill off and dry out the skin. Your roasting rack should allow the bottom of the turkey to sit at or just below the top of the pan. No roasting rack? A heavy-duty cooling rack set inside a half-sheet pan works too.
Some recipes have you start roasting the turkey at a high temperature for a brief period before lowering the heat for the duration. Plus, the skin gets browned very quickly often too quickly.
Steady heat means not having to check the oven so frequently, leaving you free to do other things, like prep your mashed potatoes. Set your turkey breast side up on the roasting rack and rub room-temperature salted butter—or your favorite flavored compound butter —all over it.
Slowly work your fingers under the skin, starting at the neck, being careful not to tear the skin or separate it completely at the large cavity. Rub most of the butter under the skin, a little inside the large cavity, and the rest over the skin. Sounds random, we know. Instead, you can cook the stuffing on the side in a casserole dish.
Add some stock to replace the juices the stuffing would have absorbed in the cavity. Try placing onion quarters, celery stalks, parsley, thyme, salt, and black pepper inside the turkey before roasting. At the same time, add a few halved shallots, sliced carrots, some celery, and 2 cups of water to your roasting pan , under the rack. The vegetables will perfume the meat and flavor the drippings as the turkey cooks, while the water keeps things from burning.
Loosely cover the bird with aluminum foil, shiny side out to deflect heat at the very beginning. Tenting with foil keeps the skin from getting too dark too soon.
Remove the foil about halfway through cooking to let the skin brown. Traditional recipes call for basting the turkey every half hour to moisten and flavor the bird. Basting is a simple process that just requires opening the oven and carefully spooning or using a turkey baster to squirt the pan juices all over the turkey. You can add butter to the roasting pan for a richer basting solution, or have turkey broth simmering on the stove to use if the pan juices run dry.
However, internal temps need to reach , not , for food safety. Reviewed By gigs. We might attempt it while tailgating this weekend. Does anyone know if this site or any other has information on how to deep-fry a turkey? Reviewed By HeyDude. Going to cook a turkey this weekend.
Didn't realize a turkey is supposed to rest before being carved! I think I should go out and buy a meat thermometer before I cook it. It turned out perfect. Loved it! Reviewed By cook2cook. We might try that this year and see if it actually cuts down on the cooking time. Reviewed By chiefcharlie. I am not sure what she wants me to do about it but I see at the end of this article it talks about how to find out if your thermometer is accurate.
I am going to do this so we will finally know if it is off or not. Reviewed By Gama. Easy to follow and see what you are supposed to do. It took me a while to find this but I found it in the Turkey Cooking Guide on this site. Good luck! Reviewed By bam. I always have a hard time knowing where to begin.
Reviewed By CamiLea. There are a few other helpful hints in this info. I might try a cooking bag to see how that works. Reviewed By AuntBea. I am going to try a few of these tips. This information is great. I have cooked a lot of turkeys in the past but I still found some good tips that I am going to use when I cook our turkey for Thanksgiving.
Reviewed By MissyMoo. I feel a lot better about trying to prepare the turkey this Thanksgiving. It will be the first turkey I have cooked so I was really happy to find this article. It will be helpful when I am cooking our turkey for Thanksgiving. Buying a Turkey. Carve a Turkey. Preparing a Turkey - Turkey Preparation. How to Deep Fry a Turkey. Trussing Poultry. On the Side Stuffing. On the Side Mashed Potatoes. On the Side Turkey Gravy.
When it comes to the cooking time for your bird, you should be more concerned with the temperature of the meat than the actual time. The times listed below are a guideline to help you plan the approximate time required to cook your Thanksgiving headliner to the right temperature, but always use a thermometer to determine doneness.
As the bird rests outside the oven, the temperature will continue to rise to the perfect point. You can also find more information on FoodSafety. Save FB Tweet More.
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