How do you...

[sapphirehart]

cook a turkey?  I have an 12 pounder defrosted in my fridge.  Help!!

[ignom]

Fill a barrel with vegetable oil, set it over an open fire, and drop the turkey in for about 45 minutes.

[dazie]

Rub the inside and the outside with salt and pepper and whatever spices you like.  Some people put butter under the skin.
Put some veggies (onion, celery, carrots, apple) in the inside with some butter
Tie the legs closed
Put the bird in a roasting pan and roast it like a chicken, but longer.
Baste with the melted butter juices.

OR

You can put it in one of those oven bags and you won't have to baste it.

[sapphirehart]

How long and at what temperature?  This is the first turkey that I've had to bake...can you tell?

[dazie]

http://www.butterball.com/en/main_canvas.jsp?includePage=roasting_perfection.jsp&t=Roasting%20to%20Perfection&s0=plan_n_prep&s1=guide

Check that out- it gives times and tips for birds from 10 to 30 lbs.

(325 for 3-5 hours depending on size)

[sapphirehart]

http://www.butterball.com/en/main_canvas.jsp?includePage=roasting_perfection.jsp&t=Roasting%20to%20Perfection&s0=plan_n_prep&s1=guide

Check that out- it gives times and tips for birds from 10 to 30 lbs.

(325 for 3-5 hours depending on size)

cool!  3-1/2 hours and my turkey will be done.  I can put it in the oven by 8am and it will be hot and fresh for our Thanksgiving dinner at noon!

[nishi]

i would only disagree with putting things inside the turkey. the only thing that should be in there is salt, pepper and maybe some garlic or other spice. it's important to make sure that the turkey cooks all the way through and things inside the bird can impede that. but it's good to put that stuff either around or under the bird whle you're roasting it.

roast it breast side down.

do you have a meat thermometer? the turkey needs to be at 165 degrees next to the bone.

[dazie]

i would only disagree with putting things inside the turkey. the only thing that should be in there is salt, pepper and maybe some garlic or other spice. it's important to make sure that the turkey cooks all the way through and things inside the bird can impede that. but it's good to put that stuff either around or under the bird whle you're roasting it.

roast it breast side down.

do you have a meat thermometer? the turkey needs to be at 165 degrees next to the bone.

180 according to Butterball...

[nishi]

i would only disagree with putting things inside the turkey. the only thing that should be in there is salt, pepper and maybe some garlic or other spice. it's important to make sure that the turkey cooks all the way through and things inside the bird can impede that. but it's good to put that stuff either around or under the bird whle you're roasting it.

roast it breast side down.

do you have a meat thermometer? the turkey needs to be at 165 degrees next to the bone.

180 according to Butterball...

heh. 165 according to emeril. i'll doublecheck elsewhere.

[nishi]

i just found one recipe that says "165 in the thigh next to the bone" and "180 deep in the meat of the thigh"....

[nishi]

here we go:

"The dark meat in the thigh should be about 185 F. The white meat in the breast should be 165 F to 170 F."

[sapphirehart]

A friend just told me to put it in the oven tonight on 200 degrees and let it cook all night.  Is that safe?

[dazie]

A friend just told me to put it in the oven tonight on 200 degrees and let it cook all night.  Is that safe?

I've heard of people doing that, but I've never tried it.  I suppose if you got the internal temp up to the range listed it would be ok. 

[dc]

A friend just told me to put it in the oven tonight on 200 degrees and let it cook all night.  Is that safe?

I've heard of people doing that, but I've never tried it.  I suppose if you got the internal temp up to the range listed it would be ok. 

That way would work.  The key is to get the internal temperature up to safe levels, and not dry it out.  A slow gradual cook works just fine.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

BIRD FLU   BURD FLU    BIRD FLU.....

MAD COW   MAD COW   MAD COW...


YOUR ALL GONNA DIE.  ONLY VEGETARIANS WILL SURVIVE


   Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their friends and family.

[Jessie]

BIRD FLU   BURD FLU    BIRD FLU.....

MAD COW   MAD COW   MAD COW...


YOUR ALL GONNA DIE.  ONLY VEGETARIANS WILL SURVIVE


   Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their friends and family.

That just gave me quite the chuckle.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

BIRD FLU   BURD FLU    BIRD FLU.....

MAD COW   MAD COW   MAD COW...


YOUR ALL GONNA DIE.  ONLY VEGETARIANS WILL SURVIVE


   Hope everyone has a wonderful holiday with their friends and family.

That just gave me quite the chuckle.

thats all i could think of since the wife and kids are gone for the holiday and i have to work... ugh.  well atleast today will be at $30/hr.

OHHH... i just thought, i will have all the time i need to do my stainglass projects for the next couple days.

Happy time

[Beefy]

DS is to computers what Beefy is to cooking.

[Mr. Ubiquity]

DS is to computers what Beefy is to cooking.

personal insult or personal bragging rights?

[ReBurn]

How did the turkey turn out?  The suspense is killing me!

[sapphirehart]

How did the turkey turn out?  The suspense is killing me!

I decided to go with the cooking it all night method.  It was very juicy and tender.  Fabulous meal!

[ReBurn]

How did the turkey turn out?  The suspense is killing me!

I decided to go with the cooking it all night method.  It was very juicy and tender.  Fabulous meal!

That's good.