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Cooking your turkey



The Grandma Tewes Way


To Prepare:

Remove plastic bag.

Remove neck and giblets from cavities.

Rinse turkey and pat dry.

Cook neck and giblets for broth for flavoring dressing and for giblet gravy.

Place turkey breast-up on rack in shallow roasting pan. Add Approximately 1/2 cup of water.


Preheat oven to 350° Roast for 1/2 hour, then lower to 300°-325°.

• Turkeys 12-15 lbs. cook 3-3½ hours

• Turkeys 15-20 lbs. cook 4-4½ hours

• Turkeys 20-25 lbs. cook 4½-5 hours

• Turkeys 25-30 lbs. cook 5-5½ hours

*These are approximate temperatures and times since all ovens vary.


* Stuffed turkeys may require about ½ hour additional roasting time.

*A cooking bag or cover pan may take off an hour.

*When using a pop up timer, place it in the thickest breast meat.

* Turkey is finished when leg easily falls apart from turkey. Our Fresh Young Turkeys cook faster than a frozen turkey.

*A Whole turkey is safe when cooked to a minimum internal temperature of 165 degrees F as measured with a food thermometer. Check the internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh , the wing, and thickest part of the breast.







-Our fresh young turkeys may cook quicker than the recipes below suggest-


Boneless Breast Recipe https://www.staysnatched.com/wprm_print/41279


Grilled Turkey Recipe https://littlesunnykitchen.com/grilled-turkey/


Fried Turkey Recipe https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/13824/deep-fried-turkey/


Smoked Turkey Recipe https://www.seriouseats.com/spice-rubbed-butterflied-smoked-turkey-food-lab-recipe



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