What Temperature To Cook A 15 Pound Turkey. Cooking time minutes per pound oven temp. A 20 pound turkey will require about 1 hour 10 minutes.
For convection oven reduce time by 25 per cent. Do not use the lid while. After the turkey is removed from the oven let it rest for minimum 30 minutes.
The rule of thumb for roasting an unstuffed turkey is to cook it for 15 minutes per pound at 325 degrees fahrenheit.
To get tender and moist turkey meat try brining it. So for a 23 lb. Take 15 minutes off each hour on the recommended times above. Check the internal temperature in the innermost part of the thigh and wing and the thickest part of the breast.
