Remove whole breast from bag.

Roast turkey unstuffed. Learn how to make gravy from pan drippings. Tuck the legs and wings back underneath the bird before putting it in the oven. Stuff with your favorite dressing.

Web set the oven temperature to 325 degrees f. The center of the stuffing inside the bird (or in a separate baking dish) must reach a temperature of 165 f for food safety. Stuff both the neck and body cavity of the thawed turkey and pack it loosely.

Web preheat oven to 450°f. Melt the butter in a small saucepan. Your turkey is done when a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh reads 180°f (82°c) for a stuffed turkey or 170°f (77°c) for an unstuffed turkey.

Turkey is cooked when the meat thermometer reads 170°f (77°c) for an unstuffed turkey, or 180°f (82°c) for a stuffed turkey and the juices run clear. Turn the heat down to 375°f. Web roasting an unstuffed turkey the times listed below are calculated for an unstuffed turkey brought to room temperature and roasted at 400°f, breast side down, for the first 45 minutes, then turned breast side up and roasted at 325°f until done.

Use this chart to figure out how long to cook a turkey (unstuffed) in a 325° oven, according to its size. How long to roast a turkey? I don’t recommend cooking stuffing inside the turkey, because it is much harder to get fully cooked stuffing without overcooking your turkey.

In addition to checking the temperature of the turkey, you need to check the temperature of the dressing as well. Your turkey should be keep frozen after purchase until time to start thawing. Web wrap the legs and wings with foil, they will cook quickly.