How to Cook a Turkey This Thanksgiving
DO you want to know how to cook a turkey this thanksgiving? Some of us may cook a turkey differently. I found out one way to cook a turkey:
- Preheat the oven to 475°F.
- Gently separate the skin from the breast but don’t remove it. You just want to be able to get your hand between the skin the breast meat. Your goal is to rub that melted butter on to the turkey breast between the breast skin and the meat. You might want to use a rubber glove. Don’t butter the outside of the skin.
- Put some Rosemary and Thyme again between the breast skin and the meat. I’ve used fresh and dried and I can’t really notice the difference. I wouldn’t go overboard. Just use a little bit. If you think it needs a little more you can always add more the next time you cook a turkey.
- Lightly Salt and Pepper all the skin on the outside.
- Don’t place stuffing in the turkey
- Place the turkey in a covered roasting pan place in the oven preheated to 475°F for 20 minutes. Our goal here is to “seal the bird” to help keep it juicy.
- Reduce the heat to 250°F. This again is not a typo! Don’t let anybody tell you that the temperature has to be higher for it to get done. The reason that turkey is so often very dry is that it’s overcooked. We want to slow cook the turkey. You do not have to remove the turkey from the oven. Just reduce the heat.
- Cook the turkey at 250°F for 20 additional minutes for each pound.
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