| How to roast a turkey for Thanksgiving. Butter-injected and stuffed with apples and herbs. It's easier than you think! Subscribe: youtube.com Check out how to make cornbread stuffing! www.youtube.com My website: hilahcooking.com Roasting a turkey isnt any harder than roasting a chicken, but it requires a little more planning. Here are my guidelines: DO get a turkey thats big enough to serve everyone! Figure one pound per guest, then add a pound or two for leftovers if you like. DO get a fresh turkey if possible. Turkeys labeled fresh are held under refrigeration at 26 degrees. While that is below the freezing point of water, its not cold enough to freeze the bird. Frozen turkeys are flash-frozen to -30 degrees then held at zero degrees. A frozen turkey may be drier than a fresh turkey, depending on how long its been frozen. And a frozen turkey will require up to 3 days in your refrigerator to thaw completely. For those reasons, I recommend sticking with a fresh turkey. DO bring your turkey to room temperature before roasting by leaving it on the counter for one hour before cooking. A turkey that is still icy on the inside when it goes in the oven will prove to be a disaster later on, with an overcooked breast and undercooked thighs. DO remember how much your turkey weighs. The cooking time depends on it! Estimate 12 minutes per pound. DO allow the turkey to rest for 30 minutes before carving. This lets the bird finish cooking in its own residual heat. It also allows the ... |
