I dont know how to cook,and I am interested in making turkey.?

Question

But I dont want to do it wrong as I will have nothing to eat,what should I do?

I live on my own,and my friends live far out.

Answer 1

You need a cook book to start with. But remember to cover it with foil and streaky bacon (the bacon first, obviously), so the turkey retains its moisture. However, you may be able to buy pre-cut frozen turkey fillets from a supermarket. Its cheating, and you won't have the fun of carving it, but its a lot easier!

Answer 2

Please get a really good cookbook. There are many, many of them out there. I suggest that you get one that has many categories of foods, and even has other helps. Such as ways to set table, a conversion chart, a definition of terms, etc. Meant for beginner cooks. I've been cooking for 45 years, still use my cookbook almost every day.

With turkey, you MUST be careful when you thaw it. Always thaw it in the fridge, NOT out on a counter. It takes several days. If it's not thawed by the day you want to cook it, put it into a pot with VERY COLD water for a little while. Never warm water, to finish thawing. You can get foodborne illness if it doesn't get thawed slowly in cold temperatures.

Take the little bag out of the inside of it. (Important to do this!) Rinse the turkey in COLD water, inside and out. Stuff the turkey with your favorite stuffing, or simply cut up an apple or orange or onion inside it, and make a boxed stuffing to go along with it for your dinner.

Put it into a roasting pan. I dot the skin here and there with a bit of oleo. Cover it and pop it into a oven that's set at a moderate temp. (Here in the US, that is 350.) Rule is, cook it for 20 minutes for each pound that it weighs, PLUS an extra 20 minutes. Maybe even a little bit more. It's not done if the juice has a bloody tinge to it when you poke it between the leg and body.

Once every couple of hours or so, check on it. Spoon up the juices that have collected in the bottom of the roasting pan, and drizzle it back over the bird's skin, all over. And for about the last hour of cooking, leave the lid off the pan, so the skin will brown.

If it gets done an hour before your dinner, that's okay. Just take it out of the oven, and let it set to cool a bit before you cut it up.

Answer 3

Roasting an entire turkey is a lot of work and takes a lot of careful watching to get just right. There will be instructions on the bag the turkey comes in. However, if you're not an experienced cook, I'd start out with something easier, like a roasted chicken or just a turkey breast. With the turkey breast, you won't be stuck with left overs for the next two months if it's only going to be you.

There's a really nice slow cooker recipe for a turkey breast here:

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Slow-Cooker-Thanksgiving-Turkey/Detail.aspx

Don't be scared to cook. Just be careful and make sure you understand all the ingredients and the instructions.

Good luck!

Answer 4

first off all you don't make a turkey you cook one depends on the size but you should have the cooking instructions on the package the way we do it is to rub some butter under the breast skin then put some streaky beacon over the breast and leg area stuff the neck end with stuffing rap in tin foil and bake slowly for a few hours and don't forget to keep basting it for the the last half hour take the tin foil off and turn the oven up this crisps the skin and the beacon which you eat when you take it out taste lovely good luck and merry Christmas

Answer 5

I don't think you can make a turkey................That takes a male and female turkey to do that. as for cooking one. It aint that hard. Firstly if its frozen defrost it............. For Christmass day this mean it has to go from the freezer to the fridge now! Then on the day stuff it with sausage meat mixed with whole chestnuts ( Use tinned chectnuts as it save work). Set the oven to 180 Celcius put it in a large deep oven tray ( Lots of fat will come off it. Put it in so the legs are up. Brush the skin with vegetble oil and leave it in for about four housrs. Best way to work out cooking time is 20 minutes per pound weight pluss 20 minutes.

Answer 6

the "Joy of Cooking" is the best guide for cooks and non-cooks. It explains everything. Read the sections on roasting turkeys all the way through first, then start. If you follow the directions everything will turn out. For stuffing, just buy a good name brand bagged dried stuffing mix and follow the directions. Add a few diced dried apricots if you want to make it look like you know what your doing.

Answer 7

I recommend getting a turkey bag to cook your turkey in, most turkeys have a pop up timer, the turkey bags are usually y found near the food storage wrap at the store made by Reynolds wrap, they are wonderful, there is also directions included with the bags.. be sure to follow them and all will be just fine

Good Luck

Answer 8

check the link below for advice !
if you have a frozen turkey, be careful defrosting it. you don't want food poisoning, so read up on defrosting and cooking it.

If you live on your own, try this: volunteer to help with your church or local charity to cook a holiday dinner with a group of some kind. you will feel great, learn how to cook a turkey, and meet good people !!

Happy Holidays

Answer 9

truly no matter what anyone says follow the directions on the package, they usually as a rule of thumb say 1 hour for every 4 pounds. But the companies know their products.
Try a oven bag, they usually keep the moisture in the turkey, if you don't stuff it at least put some onions, garlic, celery maybe a peeled orange inside.

Answer 10

You don't make turkey - it is a bird - it's mum makes it.

Now if you mean how do I cook turkey - that's a completely different question.

Do it Delia Christmas style - the only way worth doing. Buy her Christmas book (it will serve you well for many many years).

The recipe may be online at www.deliaonline.co.uk but I'm not sure.