How Long To Cook A Turkey In The Oven To Be Moist
Lay in a roasting tin or gratin dish.
How long to cook a turkey in the oven to be moist. This is probably once of the most important ways of how to cook a moist turkey. A smaller turkey cooks 20 minutes per pound so an 11 pound turkey takes 3 hours 40 mins standard times 3 which equals 11 hours for the slow roast way. Carve the turkey breast meat into thin slices and carve the leg meat off the bone.
If you notice the breast is getting too brown and crispy. Then turn the oven down to 250. Rotate the pan and baste it again then decrease the heat to 350 degrees for the remainder of the time until the top of the turkey is as crispy as you d like.
8 allow your thanksgiving turkey to rest. I guess it s assuming that you forgot to turn the oven off so it does it for you. Place in the oven and cook for 3 4 hours for my 13 pound turkey and up to 5 6 for a larger turkey.
Cook at 425 degrees for 20 30 minutes. Cut small holes into the top of the roasting bag to let steam out.