Maybe change in cooking turkey is good

I'm with Gramps...luv our bacon;

Frau Blucher! (Loud whinny in background..) :B

Frau Blucher

Mom stuffed the turkey up n' down,Frau Blücher's stuffed turkey is the best PEROID!! I'm 52 and still alive, coincidence,,,,I think not!!! The next thing they'll be telling us is that bacon is bad for you!!

SWMO wrote:
You can get the same results by adding the stuffing into the bottom of the pan if you cook your turkey on a rack. It's all about the drippings, inside or out.

Now THAT I may try......sticking stuffing up the turkey's a$$ and down it's gullet just never appealed to me....LOL

You can get the same results by adding the stuffing into the bottom of the pan if you cook your turkey on a rack. It's all about the drippings, inside or out.

The biggest problem when cooking a stuffed turkey is making sure the stuffing is fully cooked......which usually means the turkey is overcooked and dried out.

The above cooking method is about the right time for a stuffed 20Lb turkey. The advantage is the pre-boil and first 3 hours is at a lower temp.

An unstuffed 20lb turkey should only take 4-4 1/2 hrs at 350*F.

Cooking time is misleading.......you want thigh meat at 165*F internal temp

That's your turkey lesson for today :B

Hard to get "spoilage" when you cook the living carp out of it! LOL! Well, unless you are talking about spoiling the enjoyment of the meal.

Sounds like a long time cooking to me. I can smoke one in 4+ hours, fry one in 42 minutes. A lot of us eat dressing with our turkey not stuffing so I could be completely wrong.