How to Roast a Turkey | Turkey Tech Tips

How long to cook it? When to baste? Covered or uncovered? Get answers to all your questions about how to cook a turkey with Chef Jamie Roraback from Lincoln Culinary Institute in Hartford, CT!

In the third installment of Chef Jamie’s “Turkey Tech Tips” for the perfect Thanksgiving meal, he shows how to cook the turkey you’ve thawed and prepared in Parts 1 & 2.

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[tippersmami]

i start very early in the morning wash off my turkey, remove the gizzard/heart (i make my broth with these and the neck) parts and slather turkey with unsalted butter. i then add savory spices.. i put it breast side down and i put water in my pan. that way it has a warm bath throughout cooking. the dark meat is the most fat so it cooks and drips down on the white meat and encourages the meat not to dry out. i also use a slanted rack in my roasting pan. once it has been cooking on a low heat for about two-three hours i baste as i go. i do not cook turkey for looks, i cook it for moistness. plus i like the dark meat to be roasted more. always cover with a foil tent loosely.

[jonahfeggins]

what temperature did u roast the turkey on

[chefthom]

As Chef always told us..."cook it until its done"

[marisaelskamp]

My Turkey gravy was fantastic, I didn’t even have to flavor it, but the thermometer reached 160 in an hour so I had to remove it and use a different one. I probably did something wrong.

[azfirewiseify]

This guy sure likes to throw out the, we professionals and chefs like us