How Long To Cook A 17 Lb Turkey In The Oven. However some factors like brining the bird cooking with an empty un stuffed cavity and leaving the legs un trussed will contribute to much faster cooking. Place the bird on a rack in a roasting pan and into a preheated 350 degree f 175 degrees c oven or follow recipe instructions.
Place your turkey in the oven. Roast in 325 f 160 c oven removing foil for last hour until thermometer inserted in thickest part of thigh reads 185 f 85 c. We don t recommend stuffing the turkey but if you insist on doing so add 15 to 45 minutes to the roasting time.
How to roast a basic turkey.
So our 16 pound turkey was estimated to cook in about 3 1 2 hours. Preheat the oven to 325 f. Your turkey is done when the temperature with a meat thermometer is 180 f in thigh and 170 f in breast or stuffing. The temperature of the stuffing must read at least 165.
