How To Cook A Turkey In The Oven With Aluminum Foil. Placing foil on a turkey when roasting helps it cook faster. With foil and bake for 45 60 minutes uncovering during.
Place the turkey lengthwise in the middle of the foil breast side up. Because roasting racks have shallower sides than roasters more hot air can circulate around the turkey. To brown turkey open and turn back foil 30 minutes before roasting is finished.
Placing foil on a turkey when roasting helps it cook faster.
It could buckle and spill its contents when you try to remove it from the oven. For stuffed turkey add 30 minutes to roasting time. Tear off a piece of 18 inch wide heavy duty aluminum foil that is 3 times longer than the turkey. Foil bakeware is often too flimsy when it contains a heavy turkey.
