I dont have a roasting bag for my turkey....?

Question

please explain in detail how i would make this turkey its 18 pounds.... Ive never made one before... and have no roasting bag

Answer 1

I never use them roasting bags!(waste of time and money)

First, thaw out the turkey using a mixture of salt and cold water!!(this should take about 4hrs.)

Once it is thawed, pre-heat oven at 375degrees for 30mins.

Gather your seasonings, and some foil and a big enough pan.

Season the turkey, like you would a chicken and cut enough foil to cover the leg tips. Make sure you have a small pan of water at the bottom of the oven. Place the turkey in the pan with water underneath and cook. Continue basting for about 5hrs. Create a butter season mix, to coat the turkey!!

Good Luck!!

Answer 2

Put several stalks of celery in the bottom of a very large roasting pan (these will act like a rack, and also add flavor).
Put the turkey on that, with the breast side up, with about 3 cups of water or chicken broth poured into the pan.
(stuffing it is your choice, but I prefer to cook the stuffing in a separate dish.)
Put it in the oven at 350 with a buttered piece of foil folded over the top, to keep it from getting too brown. (buttering it keeps it from sticking and pulling off the breast skin)
After 1 1/2 hours, you'll have to pull it out & pour ladles full of the broth over the turkey to baste it. Do this every half hour until it is done.
Take the foil off after 3 hours...continue basting for the last hour--it should be done after 4 hours. Use a meat thermometer if you have one--170 degrees,
If not, move the leg-if it moves freely, and you don't see any pink juice after cutting into the thickest part, it is done.
Good luck!
For other hints & tips, go to butterball.com

Answer 3

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Answer 4

i exploit roasting luggage too. quite like them via fact it holds each and all the organic juices interior the poultry. Hmmmmm yummy. To brown the poultry actual fairly, I take it out the bag some million/2 hour earlier that's thru cooking. Baste it with the juices. Then end roasting uncovered something of the a million/2 hour. next year i visit purpose deep frying the turkey. I quite have heard that's quite comfortable and juicy. happy Thanksgiving from our abode to yours :)

Answer 5

put it in a deep roasting pan.
rub the skin with vegetable oil.
roast for
20 minutes per pound
at 350 degrees F.
voila!

Answer 6

I dont know, but make sure at the end you take it out and roast it without the bag so the skin of the turkey will be crispy and not fatty slimy like.

Answer 7

defrost it in the microwave /put in a lidded pan pour melted butter over it - salt bake on 400 f about 4 hours if no lidd use foil it will be golden when done

Answer 8

Tightly cover it in aluminum foil instead.

Answer 9

get one