How do you cook a turkey?

Question

My family will be coming to my house for the holidays for the first time and I am a horrible cook but want to impress them with my new domestic skills. HELP!!!!

Answer 1

Cara:

Here is a link to my article about cooking turkey:

http://www.ahherald.com/food/2003/ft_031127_turkey.htm

Chef Mark

Answer 2

Thanksgiving Turkey and Gravy:

1 12- to 14-pound fresh turkey
1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
2 celery ribs, each cut into 3-inch pieces
1 carrot, cut into 3-inch pieces
1/2 cup butter (1 stick), melted
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
2 tablespoons flour
1/3 cup white wine
1 14 ½-ounce can chicken broth

Preheat oven to 400° F. Rinse the turkey and pat dry. Strew the roasting

pan with the vegetables. Place the turkey on a rack in the vegetable-lined pan. Brush the turkey with half the melted butter. Sprinkle with the salt and pepper, and stuff the turkey. Roast at 400° F for 30 minutes. Baste with the remaining butter and any juices that have collected. Decrease oven to 325° F and roast for about 3 ½ hours more or

until a thermometer reads 180° F when inserted in the thigh. Transfer the turkey to a carving board, cover loosely with foil, and let rest for 20 minutes. Strain the pan juices into a saucepan, discarding the solids. Skim off the fat, reserving 2 tablespoons. In a large skillet, over medium-low heat, blend the reserved fat with the flour, whisking constantly until the flour turns golden. Whisk in the wine and pan juices, cooking until slightly thickened, 5 to 7 minutes. Slowly thin with the broth.

Yield: Makes 8 to 10 servings

Answer 3

Reynolds turkey size cooking bags work great! The instructions are very simple and the cook time is significantly less than foil and some other methods. The bags holds all the juice in so the turkey always stays moist, Yum Yum!! Also the bags make for a pretty easy clean up. Don't worry you'll do terrific!! Happy holidays & BOL

Answer 4

Everything you've wanted to know about buying, storing and cooking turkey, as featured in Fabulous Foods online cooking magazine.

Answer 5

We melt butter and then put a thin layer on. Then we sprinkle it with parsley, salt, pepper, and a bit of rosemary. (as much as you like). After, cut some veggies kinda big (like carrots, apples, celery) Stuff it with those. then put it in the oven (dont forget, turkeys take a long time, check the tag. you shouold start it in the morning). baste it if you want. its very yummy and simple. none of that stuffing and gravy crap. we make stuffing/gravy from a box and can on the side.

Answer 6

Put Saddam in the oven and cookat 325 degrees for 25 minutes a pound.

Answer 7

Try here:
http://www.recipesource.com/main-dishes/meat/poultry/turkey/

Answer 8

if you cant cook it by staring at it, try putting it in the oven or something.
oh yeah, turn the oven all the way up so itll be hot inside.

Answer 9

here's a good resource for you: http://hgic.clemson.edu/factsheets/HGIC3560.htm

it'll tell you how not only to cook the turkey, but thawing, stuffing..ect..

good luck!! :o)