Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Turkey from Frozen

I have cooked a turkey from frozen a few times.  I just wanted to get the instruction down in one place in case my preferred website dies.
https://www.thekitchn.com/how-to-cook-a-completely-frozen-turkey-for-thanksgiving-225796


Ingredients
- Turkey
- butter
- salt and pepper

Equipment
- Roasting pan
- Meat thermometer

Instruction
1. Preheat oven to 325F with a rack in the bottom third of the oven
2. Place turkey in roasting pan: Unwrap and place breast side up.
3. Cook for 2-2.5hrs. Remove from oven and remove giblet sack from neck
4. Brush with butter and salt/pepper.
5. Cook till breast is 165F.  Check temperature in multiple places.
6. Let turkey rest for 30min.

Estimated cooking times
Weight (lbs)
Time (hrs)
8-12
4-4.5
12-14
4.5-5.75
14-18
5.75-6.25
18-20
6.25-6.75
20-24
6.75-7.5

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