How To Cook A Turkey In The Oven To Be Moist. Open the oven and insert the thermapen s probe tip deep into the breast and pull it up through the meat slowly. It took about 4 hours to reach the correct temperature in my old convection oven.
How to cook a turkey moist fall off the bone baked turkey. You can also test the dark meat with the thermapen. 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.
Roast the turkey in the preheated oven until an instant read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part of a thigh not touching bone reads 160 degrees f 70 degrees c about 3 1 2 hours.
Besides allowing the juices to settle in the turkey it also allows you to have your oven free to cook or warm other side dishes for the meal just before serving. I roast my 18 20 lbs. You can cover the top with tinfoil. When the thigh meat reaches a temperature of 185 f and the breast meat is 165 f minimum you can remove the turkey.
