Cooking A Turkey At 325 Or 350. The lower the roasting temperature the more the meat will dehydrate rather than cook. Casa giardino november 23 2010 400 degrees for the first hour and then lowered to 300 to 325.
This does not include the pop up timer that comes in the turkey. The lower the roasting temperature the more the meat will dehydrate rather than cook. Oven cooking times vary though so always use a meat thermometer to gauge doneness.
Higher temperatures may cause the meat to dry out but this is preferable to temperatures that are too low which may not allow the interior of the turkey to cook to a safe temperature.
Oven cooking times vary though so always use a meat thermometer to gauge doneness. Tent turkey with foil. Oven cooking times vary though so always use a meat thermometer to gauge doneness. Discussion from the chowhound home cooking turkey food community.
