Cooking A Turkey Breast Side Up. If you re cooking turkey upside down we ve found that the roasting rack can leave unsightly marks and indents on the turkey s breast. You want the temperature to be about 170ºf.
The united states department of agriculture advises to cook a whole turkey breast side up during the entire cooking time. So you really don t have to worry about undercooking or overcooking the dark meat you just have to worry about perfectly cooking the breast meat. The benefits of roasting a turkey breast side down are twofold.
Or worse you could tear the skin when trying to flip it.
Or worse you could tear the skin when trying to flip it. Place your prepped turkey breast down on a rack placed inside a sturdy roasting pan not recommended to use a foil pan. Then reduce the heat to 350 f for the next 3 hours. The rule is 15 minutes per pound.
