I find recipes for perfect roast turkey to be a bit confusing. Many say that a turkey is perfectly done when the breast temperature reaches 165degF and thigh is 175degF. So, these recipes say that the bird should be removed from the oven when such temperatures are reached (as read with an instant read thermometer). But when the bird is removed from the oven and allowed to rest before carving, the temperature will continue to rise a few degrees. So . . . shouldn't the bird be removed from the oven when the breast is a few degrees below 165degF and allowed to "coast" up to that ideal temperature? Or is the expected increase in temperature taken into account when the bird is removed at breast temperature of 165degF, in which case the perfect temperature is really a few degrees above 165degF?
2007-11-15
05:47:51
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Carlo d'Umbria
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