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Steps to cook a turkey

The most important thing to consider is that a turkey takes a long time to cook up the bones ... and keeps it in the kitchen once withdraw from the oven. Make sure baking, stewing or roasting poultry to a temperature high enough to keep it safe to eat and do not overcook. Do not leave the turkey in the oven to keep warm while you get the rest of the meal ready to serve. Take it as soon as you are ready, let it cool outside the oven for about 20 minutes and then carve away. You'll notice the difference immediately when a turkey is prepared properly: the dark meat soft enough to break with a fork - damp white meat and tasty. The secret is knowing how to buy and cook a delicious turkey! We're here to help you learn to cook a turkey.

What size of a turkey should you buy? You need at least 1 to 11 / 2 pounds of turkey per person if you are buying the whole bird, fresh or frozen. Of course, always better to go bigger. (After all, there are at least 50 ways to serve your turkey leftovers, including a winter store of soup of turkey.) How long cooking? Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (160 ° C) and place the bird in the oven for roasting.

One thought to consider - The great chefs suggest test their skills with a smaller bird before attempting to produce a holiday masterpiece. Like any other skill, perfecting a recipe for turkey takes practice. Few cooks can say that his first turkey was perfect ... but all attempt to feel more comfortable with what you're doing and the results are improving.

Simple Steps how to cook a turkey

Allow about 15 minutes cooking time per pound - about 45 minutes per kilo unfilled. It will take a little longer, approximately 20 minutes per pound or hour per kilo, if the bird is cooked with stuffing.

1. Preheat oven to 325. Remove the wrapper to see how much the turkey weighs and determine approximate cooking time. Remove the bag of giblets and the neck of the turkey cavity. Wash the turkey inside and out and the skin dry with paper towels.

2. Place turkey breast side up on a rack in a shallow (about 2 inches deep) roasting pan. Insert meat thermometer in the thigh. Add 1 / 2 cup water to bottom of pan, if desired.

3. Cover the turkey loosely with aluminum foil tent high resistance. Roast the turkey until the temperature in the thickest part of thigh reaches 180 ° F. Cooking time may vary. For example, a 20-pound turkey will take 4 1 / 4 to 5 hours to cook, then check the temperature on the thermometer after 4 1 / 4 hours.

4. Meanwhile, mix the stuffing or dressing. Place in a pan and pop in the oven during the last hour or so of roasting time.

5. Remove the paper from the store after 1-1 1 / 2 hours of cooking time to brown the skin. Brush with vegetable oil to improve gold, if desired.

6. A turkey whole is done when the temperature reaches 180 ° F. The thigh juices should run clear (not pink) when pierced with a fork and the leg joint should move freely.

7. Allow the turkey to settle 20-30 minutes before carving to allow juices to saturate the meat evenly.
Note: Cooking times do not vary. Why? There are many reasons - oven temperature may not be completely accurate, the turkey can be very cold or partially frozen, and / or the pan may be too small that inhibits heat flow. The USDA strongly recommends using a meat thermometer to determine doneness of turkey. This is an important tool to learn to cook a turkey.

Turkey stuffing:
For uniform cooking results, the USDA recommends cooking the stuffing outside the bird (see Step 4) If you insist to stuff the turkey, loose material and follow the steps below.

1. See step above a

2. Mix stuffing and lightly fill cavity. Allow 1 / 2 3 / 4 cup stuffing per pound of turkey. It is safer than understuff overstuff the turkey. Stuffing expands during cooking. Refrigerate the leftover stuffing and bake in casserole oiled during the last hour of turkey roasting time.

3. Place turkey breast side up on a rack in a shallow (about 2 inches deep) pan. Insert meat thermometer in the thigh (see Turkey Safety: Using a thermometer). Add up to 1 / 2 cup water to the bottom of the pan, if desired.

4. Cover turkey loosely with a foil tent high resistance. Cooking time takes longer for a stuffed turkey. For example, 20 one pound stuffed turkey will take 4 1 / 4-5 1 / 2 hours to cook.

5. Remove the foil cover after 1-1 1 / 2 hours of cooking to brown skin. Brush with vegetable oil to improve gold, if desired.

6. A whole turkey is done when the temperature in the thickest part of inner thigh reaches 180 ° F and stuffing is 165 ° F. Juices run clear, you should (not pink) when a long fork Tined used to pierce the thickest part of thigh.

7. Check the internal temperature of the stuffing. Insert the thermometer through the cavity into the thickest part of the filling and leave for 5 minutes. Or use an instant thermometer red record the temperature after 15 seconds. The stuffing temperature will rise a few degrees after you remove the turkey from the oven. If the center of the stuffing has not reached 165 ° F after stand time, return the turkey to oven and continue cooking.

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