Is there anything more disgusting than a cold raw turkey in the early A.M. For those of you who have never cooked the bird this is what it looks like:
raw turkey
The good news is turkeys are very easy to cook. You just roast them. Where most people go wrong is by not using a meat thermometer and or by cooking the bird too long and at too high of a temperature. Use the Betty Crocker roasting chart. I won’t tell you how many years that has worked for me. Please don’t overcook your turkey.
They can be cooked rapidly at 450 or so but the easiest way is to put it in an electronic turkey roaster or in the oven at 325 to 350 and just ignore it. I like to cook mine in an electric roaster because it frees up the oven and requires almost no effort on my part.
roast turkey
Have a happy thanksgiving and don’t stress over the turkey.
perfect!