Urgent Turkey Help!!!!!

[oogieboogie]

I need some help ASAP.

I'm roasting a 20lb turkey tonight. If I put it in at 11:00pm, will it be done by 5:00am next morning? Oven at 350F.

PLEASSSSEEEEEE........

 

[mcnuss]

OMG if you put a 20 lb turkey in the oven at 11 pm, by 5 am it will be overcooked and dry as a bone!

If it is indeed unstuffed, it should take about 3 1/2 to 4 hours at 325. If it is stuffed, it will take 4 1/2 to 5.

Do you have a meat thermometer? The thigh should register 175 degrees when you take it out of the oven. 180 is considered cooked, but it will continue cooking for a little while after it's out of the oven, so you want to give yourself wiggle room so it does not overcook.

Check out www.butterball.com for more tips, but this should get you started at least.

Happy cooking!

 

[oogieboogie]

I totally forgot about butterball.com... Thanks mcnuss, I would've ended up with a quail if I did what I was going to do!

Thanks for finding my brain for me.

 

[mcnuss]

No problem! Glad to help. I only remembered the butterball thing bc I just saw a repeat of a West Wing episode where the president calls the hotline. It was a hoot!

I'll bet it will be delish.