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i never use an oven before. i just bought a pre-cook boneless turkey breast meal from boston market. i have instructions to heat up mashed potatoes and gravy using a microwave. i have no problem with using the microwave.

but the boneless turkey breast instruction said NOT to use a microwave and to use an oven instead. i never use an oven in my life. i check last nite and in fact my oven is working...it doesnt have a timer or anything...just temperature gauge from 100 degree to 350 degrees and than broiler i beli. here is the instruction for the turkey:

- preheat oven to 350 degree F.
- remove trukey and pan from the outer bag.
- do not remove the clear cook-in bag or tie closure. keep turkey in roasting pan.
-place pan on a sheet tray into preheated oven.
-roast to an internal temperature of 140 degree F. approximately 90 minutes.

questions:
1. it said to preheat the oven to 350 degree. how long i have to wait before putting the turkey in the oven?

2007-11-21 01:20:41 · 17 answers · asked by seafood10 3 in Food & Drink Cooking & Recipes

2. do i turn the temperature gauge to 350 degree or 140 degree for 90 minutes?
3. do i need to go out and buy a sheet tray or pan for this turkey?
4. what is a "broiler" on the oven mean? what if i set it to broiler?

thx in advance.

2007-11-21 01:21:01 · update #1

17 answers

Turn on your oven and set the temperature for 350 degrees. Let it heat up for a good 15 minutes, just to be on the safe side, to make sure it's preheated all the way before you put your turkey in.

Keep the turkey in the bag, put it in a roasting pan large enough to hold the turkey (so nothing is hanging out over the edges, although it will stick UP out of the pan), and then put the roasting pan on a sheet tray. Put all of that in the oven once it's preheated.

It's always best to use an oven thermometer and a meat thermometer to make sure temperatures are consistent. It doesn't sound like you have those, so you're just going to have to wing it. Take the turkey out after 90 minutes and wiggle the wings in their sockets. They should be loose, but not falling off. I really recommend getting a meat thermometer and checking that way, though. You'd put the probe into the thickest part of the thigh (making sure not to hit any bones) and take the turkey out of the oven when it hits about 132 degrees. When you let the turkey rest before carving, the carry over heat should bring it up to the required 140 degrees. It's much safer and will prevent you from getting sick from eating undercooked fowl.

Setting the oven to broil will burn the skin on the bird. Broiling is intense heat from above, used to brown things and create crusts. Don't use it until you're a more experienced cook. If the cooking instructions don't tell you to broil something, don't set your oven to broil.

Good luck!

2007-11-21 01:28:14 · answer #1 · answered by They call me ... Trixie. 7 · 2 0

Welcome to the old world of cooking. Do exactly as the instructions say to do. Preheat the oven to the 350 degrees to ensure the oven is hot and at the right temp. Wait at least 15 minutes and the oven should be 350. Keep the turkey in the bag as it is the cooking bag that helps to keep the juices in the turkey. Keep it in the pan, but yes put it on the cookie sheet tray. The 140 degree temp that they are talking about is the inside of the bird temp, ( some cooks have cooking themometers to help determine this, just cook it like they say and check for a clear juice and the bird should be cooked or you may want to invest in a thermometer) to ensure that it is thouroughly cooked, with no bacteria to form after you take out of the oven at the 90 minutes, which is how long they must want you to cook it. The broiler is for broiling or cooking from the top elements of the stove/oven. Usually the recipe will tell you when to use the broiler. (Take a look in the oven and see the top elements and the bottom element used in cooking the item) Since it's not asking for use of the broiler, don't use it, as it will quickly cook only the outside surface of any item being cooked and therefore not cooking the internal part . Bon- Apetit, and Happy Thanksgiving.

2007-11-21 01:37:05 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1 0

An oven on the stove is what they are referring to. Your oven temp should go way past 350*. The broiler is the very bottom door of the oven. When the oven is on, you can look in there and see all of the flames at the top of it. This is used for browning things mostly. You turn the oven on 350* and leave it for about 10 minutes. This is preheating the oven. Then you put the turkey in. You will cook it about 90 minutes. If you have a meat thermometer, then you would stick it into the thickest part of the turkey and wait until it stops moving and the temperature on it should read 140*. You do not set the oven at 140*, only at 350* and leave it there until the turkey is done. With this turkey, you will need a flat pan. The roasting pan comes with the turkey so you will not need to buy a roasting pan.

2007-11-21 01:33:27 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

A couple of things :
Go out and buy what's called an oven thermometer and hang it in the vertical center of your oven. Also get what's called an instant -read thermometer for your turkey because they are much more versatile than meat thermometers are
Unless otherwise specified all cooking in ovens should be done at the ovens vertical center.
Just because the dial on your stove says 350 does not mean that the temperature in your oven is going to match the dial
When an oven reaches the dialed temp the heat source turns off. You figure that out by bumping up the dial a notch and listening[if gas] or looking[ if electric] for the heat source to turn back on
Honestly I have no idea where that number of 140 degrees came from but it's wrong
Cook your breast to an internal temp of 155 and then let it rest for 15 minutes before carving.
During that time a process called carry over cooking will raise the internal temp of the breast to the proper 165 degrees

2007-11-21 01:48:16 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

Preheating an oven is simply turning the oven on to the required temperature (in this case 350F) and allowing it some time to reach desired temperature. Usually ovens have a light near the temperature dial that will shut off when oven has reached the right temperature. If you have no light allow 10-15 minutes for oven to reach temperature.
Put the turkey on a cookie sheet or any other vessel to catch the juices from the cooking turkey.
The broil function on the oven will make the upper element in the oven work, and not the bottom one. This is for browning a dish and doesn't cook through and through. Do not use when you want to cook any regular dish. broiling is usually only done after a dish is cooked and a little color is desired.
Disregard the 140 internal temperature guideline. You would need a food thermometer to check the internal temperature, and if you cook the turkey according to the instructions (350F for 90 minutes) your turkey breast should be done.
Enjoy!!

2007-11-21 01:33:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0 0

1. Turn the oven on to 350 degrees and let it heat up for 10 minutes before putting the turkey in. That's preheating - bringing the oven temperature up to the correct cooking temperature before you starting timing the food that is cooking. If you put in the food before that, the cooking time might not be correct because the first part of the cooking will not be at the right temperature.
2. If you have a meat thermometer, you are supposed to insert it into a meaty part of the turkey (not touching a bone) and wait for it to reach an internal temperature of 140 degrees, which indicates it is cooked through. If you do NOT have a meat thermometer, just roast it for approximately 90 minutes...I'd give it 95-100 minutes to be perfectly sure.
3. It says to place the roasting pan that the turkey comes on, onto a cooking sheet. This is probably just to prevent any drippings from leaking into the oven and making a mess. If you don't have any baking sheets, you can make a "tray" out of aluminum foil, turning up the edges to hold in drippings, and setting the roasting pan inside of it to keep the drippings from bubbling out onto the heating elements and making smoke.
4. Broiler setting on an oven turns on the TOP heating elements only - this is used for quickly browning foods on top. You don't want to slow-cook a turkey with the broiler setting on, it will just burn the top of the turkey and leave the bottom raw. Broiling is for things like bacon, thin-cut pork chops and toasted cheese sandwiches.

2007-11-21 01:31:56 · answer #6 · answered by Melanie T 3 · 0 0

Here's the deal: Turn the oven on and set it to 350. You'll hear the gas kick on for the burners. When the gas kicks off, the oven has been pre-heated to 350, so you're ready to put the turkey in the oven. Times vary for pre-heating, but the general rule of thumb is 5-10 minutes to pre-heat.

Sounds like your turkey comes with a cook-in bag and a roasting pan already supplied. So all you do is take the turkey out of the shrink-wrap bag, rinse it off with cool water, put the turkey in the cook-in bag, place the whole thing in the roaster, then get a cookie sheet and put the whole thing on top of the cookie sheet before you put it in the oven. The cookie sheet should catch any grease spatter (grease spatter will smoke up the whole kitchen if it hits the bottom of the oven -- trust me on this one; been there, done that).

THIS IS IMPORTANT: They're telling you to cook the turkey at 350 degrees (oven temperature) until the temperature of the turkey is 140 degrees. You'll need a meat thermometer to check the temperature of the turkey, and you can get them at just about any supermarket or superstore like Wal-Mart or Target. To check the temperature, stick the thermometer deep into the breast but not all the way to the bone. Give it about 30 seconds to stabilize, and check it. Once it hits 140 degrees the turkey is done.

Good luck!

2007-11-21 01:29:23 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2 0

HEY....the internal temperature is the inside of the Turkey not the oven temperature. It is tested by a stick in the bird thermometer, about an inch on the top and like a long fat needle you stick in the meat, buy it at the grocery store.....***************You bought a previously cooked turkey so you will be heating it up to 140 degrees F internal temperature......SHEET TRAY...is a baking sheet for like baking cookies....that is used in this manner to keep the oven clean in case of drips and spillovers. You do need a roasting pan large enough to hold the turkey, drippings (used to make the gravy) so I would say get one measuring at least 3" deep about 8X10" or 9x13" which is more common. No lid or top on the pan is necessary as it is in a cooking bag.
Pre-heating the oven means to turn it on to the necessary temperature for the item you are cooking. In this case it is 350 deg F. Let it pre-heat for 20-30 min. And 5-10 minutes is not enough time to preheat the oven.Then place the prepared turkey (per the instructions) in the oven until the time is up....watch the clock if you dont have a kitchen timer. IT ISN'T HARD JUST PAY ATTENTION....YOU WILL BE FINE..
Enjoy your Thanksgiving...

2007-11-21 01:26:37 · answer #8 · answered by Toffy 6 · 1 0

wow. how old are you?
okay. first make sure the oven is completely empty. now turn on the oven to 350, then begin your preparations for the turkey.
remove turkey and pan from the outer bag.
throw the outer bag away. put only the turkey that is inside the closed cook-in bag in the roasting pan. if you have a sheet pan put the roasting pan on it but if you don't, i would just skip that part. you will just have to be careful when you take it out because the roasting pan could collapse and you could drop the turkey. the sheet pan is for stability.
Most ovens have a light that comes on when you turn it on and it goes off to tell you it's preheated to the desired temperature. This usually takes around 5-20 minutes. Basically, preheating just means getting the oven hot before you put the food in.
When the oven is hot enough put the pan in.
Let the turkey stay in for 90 minutes and take it out if you do not have a meat thermometer.
Turn the oven off when you take the turkey out and remember to be careful!
Be sure to let the turkey sit and rest before you open the bag.
Enjoy.

2007-11-21 01:35:35 · answer #9 · answered by Doodles 7 · 0 0

You want to wait until the oven has reached 350 degrees before putting in the bird. Most ovens have a light to indicate if its heating or not. If your doesnt you can get an oven thermometer to guage the oven temp. If both of these options are not viable, turn on the oven to 350 and wait about 20 minutes.

140 degrees will be the internal temp of the turkey to insure its cooked. leave the oven on 350 with the turkey inside for 90 min to acheive this.
Yes you will need it on a pan. Aluminum will be fine.
You do not want to use the broiler setting for this you will want the Bake setting. The broiler is used for totally different applications that do not apply to you cooking your bird!

2007-11-21 01:30:03 · answer #10 · answered by KUJayhawksfan* 5 · 0 0

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