Turkey Submitted by: kathy | Date Added: 22 Nov 2018

<p class="MsoNormal"></p><ol><li>Prepare roasting pan by lining with lots of heavy-duty
aluminum foil. Keep a large flap off to one side to cover the breast later on.</li><li>Use fingers to gently separate skin from meat along breast
and back.</li><li>After buttering under skin and on skin surface, salt and
pepper inside and outside of bird.</li><li>Cook at 425 degrees for 45 minutes in roasting pan breast side DOWN.</li><li>Remove pan from oven and reduce heat to 350 degrees.</li><li>Turn turkey over so breast is UP.</li><li>Roast at 350 until thermometer inserted into thigh reads 165</li><li>After breast has sufficiently browned, use the excess
aluminum foil to make a tent over the breast to protect it from over browning.</li><li>Breast should read 160 degrees.</li></ol><p><b><u>Estimated Thawing &amp; Roasting Times</u></b></p><p></p>






Weight&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;8-12 lbs&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;12-16 lbs&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;16-20 lbs&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 20-24 lbs&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 24+ lbs&nbsp;<p>Refrigerator thawing&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;1 - 3 days&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 3 - 4 days&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4 - 5 days&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;5 - 6 days&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; 6 - 7 daysRoasting&nbsp; (325 degrees)&nbsp; &nbsp;2½ - 3 hours&nbsp; &nbsp;2¾ - 3¼ hours&nbsp; &nbsp; 3 - 3¾ hours&nbsp; &nbsp;3¾ - 4½ hours&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;4½&nbsp;- 5¼ hours</p>