Showing posts with label turkey cooking times and temperatures. Show all posts
Showing posts with label turkey cooking times and temperatures. Show all posts

Wednesday, November 24, 2010

How Long to Cook a Turkey - Per Pound

How Long to Cook a Turkey - Per Pound : How Long To Cook A Turkey: Turkey Cooking Times Per Pound – How long to cook a Turkey? Turkey Cooking Times Per Pound infos can be found here.


How long you need to cook a turkey depends on a lot of different variables.Other variables also affect the roasting time of the whole bird:
- Dark roasting pans cook faster than shiny metals.
- The depth and size of the pan can reduce heat circulation to all areas of the bird.
- The use of a foil tent for the entire time can slow cooking.
- Use of the roasting pan’s lid speeds cooking.
- An oven cooking bag can accelerate cooking time.
- A stuffed bird takes longer to cook.
- Oven may heat food unevenly.
- Calibration of the oven’s thermostat may be inaccurate.
- The rack position can have an effect on even cooking and heat circulation.
- A turkey or its pan may be too large for the oven, thus blocking heat circulation
Here are the standard cooking times.
10 to 18 pounds 3 to 3-1/2 hours 3-3/4 to 4-1/2 hours
18 to 22 pounds 3-1/2 to 4 hours 4-1/2 to 5 hours
22 to 24 pounds 4 to 4-1/2 hours 5 to 5-1/2 hours
24 to 29 pounds 4-1/2 to 5 hours 5-1/2 to 6-1/4 hours

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