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Cooking 7kg turkey. Suggested cooking temperature is 350°f. However, depending on the size of the turkey, you may have to cook it for a shorter or longer time depending on how large it is. The roasting pan ends up shielding the bottom part of the turkey from the heat of the oven.

Prepare the turkey by removing the neck and giblets and patting the bird authoritatively. Preheat oven to 350°f (177°c). Smear the butter all over the turkey and season with salt and pepper.

How long to roast a turkey? Combine the ingredients and place them in your bird immediately before cooking. Web all times below are based on cooking a turkey at 325 degrees f.

You’ll get less shrinkage when it goes into a hot oven. 3kg/6.5lb turkey = 2h30, 4kg/9lb turkey = 2h50, 5kg/11lb turkey = 3h10, 6kg/13lb turkey = 3h30, 7kg/15.5lb turkey = 3h50, 8kg/17.5lb turkey = 4h10, 9kg/20lb turkey = 4h30, 10kg/22lb turkey = 4h50. Don’t stuff whole poultry with cooked stuffing.

Note that if you have stuffed your turkey, the stuffing inside must reach a safe temperature of 165°. Web fully cook raw meat, poultry, or seafood ingredients before adding to stuffing. The skin isn't as crisp, but the flavour and texture is fantastic.

Put in the oven at: Cook until meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh reads 170°f. Cook at 180c/gas 4 for: