Thaw and Cook Turkey (FYI)
A frozen 20 pound bird can take four days to thaw in the
refrigerator. Plan on one day per 5
pounds of turkey and always thaw in the refrigerator.
How long to roast:
Raw weight
Servings Roast time
12-14 lbs. 10-12 2
- 2 ½ hours
15-17 lbs. 15-17 lbs. 2 ½ - 3 hours
18-22 lbs. 20-22 3 – 31/2 hours
It used to be that when you wanted to cook a turkey, you had
only one choice: FROZEN. But now you can choose from fresh and kosher
birds. America ’s Test Kitchen taste
testers wondered whether there was a difference. After tasking a number of turkeys—fresh,
frozen and kosher—most tasters liked the flavor of the fresh turkeys when they
were brined (soaked in a solution of water and salt before cooking). Tasters thought they were dry when they
weren’t brined. When not brining, our
tasters preferred the self-basting Butterball.
Because these turkeys are injected with a salt solution (hence the self-basting
claim), tasters found them juicy and flavorful.
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