2006-11-23 02:22:59 · 13 answers · asked by ~HOT bebe~ 2 in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
You put it in a roaster or baking pan, add enough water to cover the bottom of the pan,cover with lid or foil. Cook at 350 an hour for every 4 lbs. The water in the pan, keeps the turkey moist and adds for gravey. Check after a couple hours if need add a little more water. Never burns.
2006-11-23 02:25:48 · answer #1 · answered by ruth4526 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Start by cooking it in foil at 325 degrees. Butter the skin thoroughly, wrap tightly in foil, and cook until the juices run clear when the breast is pierced with a fork and the drumstick moves easily when you wiggle it it back and forth. (Time will vary according to the size of the turkey.)
When the drumstick JUST starts to move, uncover the bird and let the skin brown for about half an hour. If it browns too quickly before the bird is done, cover it with a tent of foil and uncover again for the last five minutes to let the skin crisp again.
I've never had a problem using this method, and I've been fixing Thanksgiving dinners for over thirty years of married life now. Happy holidays!
2006-11-23 02:28:41 · answer #2 · answered by Wolfeblayde 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Put it on a rack in your roasting pan with a cup or two of water or broth in the bottom. Don't cook at too high of heat, about 350F, and tent the top of the bird loosely with foil. Just take the foil off about 1/2 hour before you take the bird out so it can brown more.
2006-11-23 02:27:11 · answer #3 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make a foil tent or put cheese cloth on top. Baste frequently. If making foil tent, remove foil about an hour before you think Turkey will be ready so it browns nicely.
2006-11-23 02:27:16 · answer #4 · answered by Barbara S 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh...by turning down the heat ??? But I really suspect that your oven space and bird weight/size ratio is out of proportion. If you have less than 3" of space between any sides, top/bottom, you need to get either a bigger oven or a smaller bird. Your choice
2006-11-23 02:27:24 · answer #5 · answered by minijumbofly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
for most of the time in the oven u have to wrap the turkey with aluminum foil, then at the end take it off
2006-11-23 02:24:55 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to Butterball.com ...They will tell you excatly how to do it. My wife tried their directions, and it was the best, moist turkey ever. Everyone covers it till the end, but apparently that is wrong.
2006-11-23 02:26:33 · answer #7 · answered by Peter B 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You take one male turkey and one female turkey---let nature take it's course---after a short time later, Viola!!---you made a turkey without burning it!!
2006-11-23 02:25:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
go to butterball .com to find the right temp for ur turkey happy thanksgiving
2006-11-23 02:34:52 · answer #9 · answered by jax s 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
cook it slow,put lots of butter,onions,and seasonings in it and baste it every 20-30 minutes.
2006-11-23 02:25:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋