Does anybody know how to cook a turkey?

self | 11-24-2005 | self

[Gordon Pym]

When I opened the turkey there was no instruction book

[Gordon Pym]

HELP!

[HHKrepublican_2]

Is it Defrosted?? Have you stuffed it??

[brewcrew]

And nobody's ever written a word, either in books or on the internet, about how to do it.

[B Knotts]

Already posted.

[alnick]

http://www.recipezaar.com/104958

http://www.recipezaar.com/r/q=roast+turkey

Happy Thanksgiving!

[SouthTexas]

Weight, suffed or unstuffed, roasted or fried?

[LOC1]

Interesting link.

[billorites]

15 minutes a pound for a bird greater than 8 lbs.

350 degrees.

A little foil over the breast towards the end so it doesn't dry out while the dark meat cooks.

[nevergore]

There is no hope....

Just go kill yourself now....

[TexasCajun]

No problem, there is already a package of seasoning inside the turkey cavity, just pop it into the oven at 350 for 3-4 hours.

Remove seasoning at the table before carving.

[brewcrew]

I like to double the temperature and cut my cooking time in half.

[DugwayDuke]

The internet is a wonderful place. You do have a search engine?

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/turkey/techniques.html

BTW, if that turkey is not defrosted, then I hope McDonald's is open.

You might also want to check out some of the warnings on that web page. Stuff like how to defrost. About not stuffing the bird.

[1rudeboy]

There this wonderful tool named Google . . . .

[ClearCase_guy]

Order Chinese.

[coloradan]

You should return the turkey to the store, for another one that has the operating instruction manual inside. That manual will have instructions like "Once the turkey is placed inside the oven, remove your hands from the baking dish for the remainder of the cooking time."

[Gone_Postal]

little Caesar's is open today.

[SnarlinCubBear]

Note to Gordon:
Next time - plan ahead
Good luck!

[PeteB570]

Well, at least its not a Tur-Duc-In.

I saw the show where the nice southern lady cooked on (3).

Thats a de-boned Turkey, Duck and Chicken. Lay down the turkey, smear with dressing, lay down the duck, smear with dressing, lay down the chicken, put a little dressing in the middle and then fold the whole critter up, tie and stick in the over.

Man, did that thing look good when it came out of the oven.

[RightOnline]

[DugwayDuke]

BTW, before you slap that bird in the oven, you might want to fish around inside the body cavity. Probably find a small package of giblets. Take 'em out before you cook. I usually throw them away but some folks use 'em to make gravy.