Beginners Turkey Roasting Guide

Total Time: 21 hrs 10 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 21 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 whole turkey
• prepared stuffing

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 325°f (160°c).
• 2 if you wish to stuff your turkey, do so lightly and just before it goes into the oven - never stuff your turkey the day or night before. stuffing can be prepared separately in a covered baking dish. place in the oven during the last 1/2 hour of the roasting time.
• 3 place clean turkey, breast up, on a rack in a shallow pan.
• 4 insert oven-safe meat thermometer into the thickest part of the inner thigh, just above, but not touching, the thigh bone.
• 5 roast uncovered - or loosely covered with foil. if you choose to baste your turkey, limit the number of times you open and close your oven - once an hour is sufficient. opening the oven will alter the length of cooking time.
• 6 roast until thermometer reads 170°f (77°c) for an unstuffed turkey or 180°f (82°c) for a stuffed turkey. (see roasting chart below for approximate roasting times.).
• 7 remove turkey when cooking is completed and let stand 15 to 20 minutes to allow the juices to set.
• 8 approximate roasting times.
• 9 6 - 8 lbs (3.0 - 3.5 kg) stuffed - 3 - 3 1?2 hours.unstuffed - 2 1/2-2 3/4 hours.
• 10 8 - 10 lbs (3.5 - 4.5 kg).stuffed - 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 hours. unstuffed - 2 3/4 - 3 hours.
• 11 10 - 12 lbs (4.5 - 5.5 kg).stuffed - 3 1/2 - 3 3/4 hours.unstuffed - 3 - 3 1/4 hours.
• 12 12 - 16 lbs (5.5 - 7.0 kgs).stuffed - 3 3/4 - 4 hours.unstuffed - 3 1/4 - 3 1/2 hours.
• 13 16 - 22 lbs (7.0 - 10.0 kgs).stuffed - 4 - 4 1/2 hours.unstuffed - 3 1/2 - 4 hours.