2006-11-22 14:53:27 · 11 answers · asked by reyesquatz 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Hey there!
You will need a meat thermometer for a truly accurate response. According to Alton Brown of the FOOD network, you can cook a turkey anywhere between 350 and 400 degrees, there's no Holy Grail of oven temps. That being said, it is a good idea to stay between 350 and 375, especially for such a large bird. This way the inside cooks evenly without the outside burning to a crisp. You want to cook your bird until your meat thermometer reads 170 degrees in the leg and about 180 in the breast. For a crispier skin you can jack the heat up to 400 for the last half hour. You will also need to baste your turkey every 30 minutes AFTER the first hour in the oven. So after an hour, baste, wait 30 min, baste again, etc. The bird will take about 4 hours so to eat at 5pm it needs to me thawed, rinsed, dried, seasoned, dressed, and in the oven by 12:30pm, and taken out at 4:30pm to rest for a half hour before carving.
Good luck!
2006-11-22 15:13:45 · answer #1 · answered by Alison M 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
325 degrees, and figure on 5 hours cooking time....15 minutes per pound for a 20 pound stuffed turkey. Let the bird sit for about 20 minutes after you remove it from the oven.
2006-11-22 15:01:45 · answer #2 · answered by Jolly 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thaw the turkey. place it in a roasting pan. Pre-warmth the oven to 475F. prepare dinner the turkey for a million/2hr according to lb. (20lbs = 10hrs) cover with a sheet of foil and baste usually after the 1st hour. Your turkey would be golden brown and juicey, yet you ought to persist with those steps.
2016-10-12 23:01:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
20 minutes a pound at 375 degrees
There should be a cooking chart on the wrapping of the turkey....unless you shot it ;)
2006-11-22 14:57:11 · answer #4 · answered by lilygateau 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I cook mine at 300 degrees and for about 6 hrs
2006-11-22 15:04:12 · answer #5 · answered by forbiddenfruit9 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Its about 350 degrees.
2006-11-22 14:55:07 · answer #6 · answered by basselilaian 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Between 325 to 350 F. http://www.butterball.com/en/main_canvas.jsp?includePage=holidayGuide_2006.jsp&t=Butterball%20Holiday%20Guide&s0=holidayGuide&s1=home
2006-11-22 14:56:19 · answer #7 · answered by hopflower 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
350 degrees
2006-11-22 15:01:23 · answer #8 · answered by dumbass 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
350 to 375 and cook at least 20Min's per lb., most now days has the little pop up timer in them, when it pops its done
2006-11-22 15:02:51 · answer #9 · answered by Granny 1 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
325 degrees
2006-11-22 15:08:42 · answer #10 · answered by copchick2m7 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋