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Cooking a turkey in gas oven. Make sure to check both ends! A roasting pan with handles will make it easier to move your turkey in and out of the oven. Smear the butter all over the turkey and season with salt and pepper.

Web 737k views 7 years ago. After 2 hours, flip the turkey very carefully so that the breast side is up and return to the oven for 30 minutes to finish cooking and browning the skin on the breast. Adjust your oven racks so that the turkey, in the roasting pan will slide in and out easily.

Rub down the turkey with soft butter, or use oil. Pour in the 1 cup water. If you're looking for perfectly browned skin, a little extra effort goes a long way.

Web raise the oven temperature to 200c/180c fan/gas 6 and cook for 10 mins. Web the turkey should take up to 3 hours to cook through. If you want to win turkey this year, check out our recipe for koji turkey on cook's science.

A dry brine, and plenty of butter. When you are ready to cook, preheat the oven to 230c/220c fan/gas 8. (the usda recommends that you cook at a minimum of 325°f oven temp, which you can also do and the turkey cooks faster.

Web the most important thing to remember is that most ovens cook faster towards the back. Next, use paper towels to pat the bird dry inside and out. Rinse turkey with cold water and pat dry with paper toweling.