Cooking A Turkey To Keep It Moist. Place in oven legs first if possible and roast for 45 minutes. It s so hard to estimate the right amount of turkey to make for thanksgiving.
Today s turkeys cook faster than turkeys in the past so use a good thermometer to check its progress. Once the turkey has reached 75c on the thickest part of the thigh or 65c on the thickest part of the breast it s done. This method is really just overcooking the bird and then re hydrating it.
Today s turkeys cook faster than turkeys in the past so use a good thermometer to check its progress.
Our methods for reheating turkey will keep the bird as juicy and moist as it was for thanksgiving dinner. That even steady temperature helps keep your turkey moist too. So whether you brine it or not pat your turkey dry with paper towels and slather it all over with a stick of softened butter. Plus your turkey will cook faster because you won t be losing oven heat when you open the door every 20 to 30 minutes to baste.
