Cooking A Turkey Crown Upside Down. Some people even swear by flipping and cooking turkey upside down. Some upside down turkey recipes suggest turning the turkey over during the last 30 minutes of cooking to brown the breast skin but having tried this i don t think the risk of injury is worth the little browning that occurs in the last 30 minutes of roasting.
When you start roasting an upside down turkey the juices from all of the dark meat will drip down into the breast meat as it cooks. It s actually quite a simple idea. Cook the turkey upside down this one works every single time.
The secret ingredient is butter it enhances the bird s natural flavor.
Well it s a simple idea that i heard about a few years ago and now it s the only way i roast my thanksgiving turkeys. For a juicier bird roast your turkey breast side down for the first 30 to 45 minutes of. Some upside down turkey recipes suggest turning the turkey over during the last 30 minutes of cooking to brown the breast skin but having tried this i don t think the risk of injury is worth the little browning that occurs in the last 30 minutes of roasting. I have heard that people cook the turkey upside down and turn over towards the end of cooking time for the last 15 to 30 minutes.
