how long do i cook a 12 lb turkey at 325 degrees?

Answer 1

You should buy a Reynolds Cooking Bag. It helps cook the turkey in a fraction of the time.

Answer 2

Here's a great recipe that calls for it to be 350º.....

Perfect Roast Turkey

1 fresh turkey (12 pounds)
Kosher salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 large bunch of fresh thyme
1 lemon, halved
3 Spanish onions
1 head garlic, halved crosswise
4 tablespoons butter (1/2 stick), melted
1/2 cup good olive oil
8 carrots, peeled and cut into 2-inch chunks
10 red new potatoes, halved
3 heads fennel, fronds removed, cut into wedges through the core

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.

Take the giblets out of the turkey and wash the turkey inside and out. Remove any excess fat and leftover pinfeathers and pat the outside dry. Place the turkey in a large roasting pan. Liberally salt and pepper the inside of the turkey cavity. Stuff the cavity with the thyme, lemon, one of the onions (quartered), and the garlic. Brush the outside of the turkey with the butter and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Tie the legs together with string and tuck the wing tips under the body of the turkey. Peel and slice the remaining onions, toss them with 1/4 cup olive oil, and scatter them around the turkey.

Roast the turkey for 1 hour. Toss the carrots, potatoes, and fennel with 1/4 cup olive oil and add to the roasting pan. Continue to roast for about 1 1/2 hours, or until the juices run clear when you cut between the leg and the thigh. Remove the turkey to a cutting board and cover with aluminum foil; let rest for 20 minutes.

Stir the vegetables and return the pan to the oven. Continue to cook the vegetables while the turkey rests. Slice the turkey and serve on a platter with the roasted vegetables. Serves 8.

--Ina Garten

Answer 3

3 hours unstuffed. Or 15 min per lb.@ 325 degrees.

Answer 4

Probably about 3.5 hours loosely covered in foil, and then another half hour uncovered.
If you use a Reynolds turkey bag, its significantly less. Use the instructions on the box.

Answer 5

See Turkey info at butterball.com:

www.butterball.com and click on the button for plan,prep,serve

Traditionally, we're told 15 minutes per pound if thawed completely when you put it in the oven, more time for stuffed turkeys.

Answer 6

I did that for thanksgiving and it took about 4 hours or so to finish it. But the rule is 1 hour for every 4lbs

Answer 7

7 hours

Answer 8

Just depends on if you stuff it or not. 4 hours if unstuffed and around 6 hours for stuffed

Answer 9

Until it's done or the little red thingie pops out of it.

Answer 10

for every 4lbs cook an hour