Roast whole turkey for approximately 14 minutes per pound.

Oven roasted turkey pink. No brining, no basting, and no stress! After 20 minutes, reduce the oven temperature to 325°f/163°c. First, we do a wet brine and leave the turkey submerged in the brine liquid.

⭐️ approximate turkey cooking time: A more stable pink pigment in muscle is called cytochrome c. The meat of smoked turkey is always pink.

Web a simple oven roasted turkey recipe seasoned with fresh herbs, garlic and lemon and baked till golden brown. A general rule of thumb. That’s why we commonly associate pink meat with raw meat.

Hopefully, instead of following a time/temperature chart for your holiday feast you used a meat thermometer. Web roast the turkey about 3 hours, or until a thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh registers 165 degrees f. You smoked or grilled your turkey.

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. Turkeys have more of this pigment than chickens do, and older birds have more of it than younger ones. To a small bowl, add all the seasonings for the dry rub.

Lightly spray a 9x13 casserole dish with cooking spray, then spread the onion slices out across the bottom. Web turkey can remain pink even after cooking to a safe minimum internal temperature of 165 °f. For measurements, see the recipe card below.