
Roast was then rotated to evenly cook all sides of the roast and this was repeated. Pre-seasoned roast was placed in grill and covered until the temp rose to and stayed at 450 for 10 min. The grill was preheated to high temp of 450 F. The cooking guidelines: Roast was removed from the fridge and placed on a foil covered baking pan/ old cookie sheet. The propane BBQ has a thermometer on the cover and I have been getting lots of practice using this over the summer slow cooking baby-back ribs every Sunday afternoon. This year, I cooked the roast outside on our propane BBQ ( made by Weber ) and the roast turned out well with no smoke alarm being set off. In the past we had trouble cooking this in our oven because the initial phase of high heat to seal in the juices would set off our smoke alarms inside our house. We bought this meat and froze it long ago. ( my wife and I will both be working as RN’s on Thanksgiving day- so do not feel sorry for us. I cooked a 6 lb, 3 rib section of Prime Rib for my wife and myself on this past Sunday. I believe this will provide a more accurate average typical time that it may take to cook a turkey as cross referenced with pound weight.Īt the risk of committing sacrilege, I did not cook a turkey for Thanksgiving this year. I feel that this is a good general turkey cooking time chart because I have combined and extrapolated the average cooking times from Butterball, Honeysuckle, Jenni-O, Norbest, Shady Brook, and Foster Farms. You should check your oven temperature for accuracy! (more information below). This is the preferred temperature for cooking a turkey according to most all brand recommendations. Maybe half an hour longer… Why? Because it might be better to have the turkey done early (it can ‘rest’ while staying warm enough), rather than not being done while everyone is waiting for Thanksgiving Dinner!Ĭooking times are based on an oven temperature of 325 degrees-F. Your results may vary, but this should help give you an idea! (More tips below!)įIRST, A RECOMMENDATION, After looking at the time chart and tips, I would plan a little longer time than listed. The following Turkey Cooking Time Chart is a guideline. How long it takes to cook a turkey depends on the oven temperature, whether the turkey is stuffed or not, how many pounds the turkey weighs, and the “doneness” temperature. But the following information should get you fairly close for estimating the time you should plan for cooking a turkey. And your own turkey might cook a bit different. There are some variables with how long to cook a turkey. If it’s done sooner than you expect, you can always take it out and let it rest (advisable anyway). Your time may vary! So plan for a bit “more” time, just in case.
#Fried turkey rest time update
I update the turkey cooking time data every year based on averaging from various turkey producer recommendations.
