Cooking A Turkey At 250. So i cooked a chicken for 8 hours or so at 250 without any liquid in a regular roasting pan. It s okay to cook the bird over temperature.
The skin was definitely not great but the meat was epic. Bake your stuffing on the side instead of in the bird. If you really want to cut down the stress of cooking a big thanksgiving or christmas dinner you might want to consider slow cooking your turkey.
Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine cover and refrigerate or set in cool area like a basement for 6 hours.
Bake turkey uncovered in the preheated oven until no longer pink at the bone and the juices run clear about 3 hours. Bake your stuffing on the side instead of in the bird. When you re starting to think about going to bed preheat your oven to somewhere between 170. Place thawed turkey breast side down in brine cover and refrigerate or set in cool area like a basement for 6 hours.
