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How to cook a turkey in the oven with crispy skin. Then, remember that reserved butter? For crispy skin increase the oven temperature to 425°f. The general rule of thumb is to keep the turkey in the fryer for about three minutes per pound.

Spread the turkey skin on the parchment and cover with another sheet of parchment and another baking sheet. Place turkey on a baking sheet. Add the tray to the oven and cook for 3 to 5 minutes.

Set the broiler to high and adjust the oven shelf to the middle row. As belle says, “that way, the skin doesn’t seize and tear when it hits the high heat of the oven.” this can take 30 to 60 minutes. If skin is in contact with onion when upside down, the skin will brown unevenly once you flip.9.

Tie legs together with kitchen twine. Web tie the legs of the bird together with butcher’s twine and tuck the wing tips under. Insert thermometer between breast and leg.

Web rub 4 teaspoons salt mixture under skin of each breast half, 2 teaspoons salt under skin of each leg, and remaining salt mixture into cavity. Preheat the oven to 375° and line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Tie turkey legs together with kitchen string and tuck wing tips underneath body.

Just need something to keep turkey a bit elevated off base of pan and the onion. Lift the turkey skin and stuff it with the softened butter, then pat it down in an even layer (gently). For turkey skin that's toasty golden brown—the kind of crispy skin that's just begging to be snitched and nibbled while you're carving—you need to dry every surface thoroughly before the bird goes in the oven.