The USDA says a whole turkey is safe at an internal temperature of 165°F, measured in the thickest part of the thigh, the wing and the breast. Stuffing cooked inside the bird must also reach 165°F. Cooks may choose to go higher.
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Roasting a turkey for Thanksgiving Day
Basics for a Thanksgiving roast: a brine of salt, brown sugar, vegetable stock, peppercorns, allspice and ginger with the bird kept covered at least 12 hours below 38F, plus roasting timetables for stuffed and unstuffed turkeys at 325 to 350F and double time from frozen.
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Butterball Turkey Questions - Updated
Answers to common Butterball turkey questions, written by the site rather than the company: keep cooked turkey no more than two hours at room temperature and two to three days refrigerated, thawed turkey can be refrozen, and turkey has no gluten though gravy packets and rubs may.
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How long to cook a thanksgiving turkey per pound
USDA roasting timetables run from about 1.5 hours for a small breast to 5 hours for a 24-pound bird, but the piece stresses that the oven should stay at 325F or above and that the coldest spot in the turkey must reach 165F however long it takes.
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Roasted Turkey Recipe for Thanksgiving
A Thanksgiving roast turkey recipe built around a 15-pound bird, a brine of salt, brown sugar, vegetable stock, peppercorns, allspice and ginger, and aromatics including apple, onion, cinnamon, rosemary and sage, with thawing in the refrigerator or cool water, never at room temperature.
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Methods for cooking a turkey
Cook a whole turkey to an internal 165 F, verified with a food thermometer, in an oven set no lower than 325 F. Roasting time shifts with stuffing, a partially frozen bird, pan color and depth, foil tents, cooking bags and rack position. For safety, cook the stuffing separately in a casserole.
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One Turkey Brine Recipe
A turkey brine starts with water as the carrier, plus optional protein for browning and taste, sugar to drive the Maillard reaction that builds roast flavour and colour, spices such as peppercorns, allspice and ginger, and above all salt, which delivers saltiness and aids browning.
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Roast turkey safely for thanksgiving day
Food safety guidance for turkey: buy a fresh bird one or two days ahead, keep it on a tray so juices cannot leak, skip fresh pre-stuffed birds, and thaw a frozen turkey in the refrigerator, cold water or the microwave, allowing 24 hours for every 4 to 5 pounds.
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