What Temperature To Cook A 20 Lb Turkey. Remove the turkey from the refrigerator. So to properly defrost a 20 pound turkey plan for between 5 and 6 days for a fully thawed bird.
So to properly defrost a 20 pound turkey plan for between 5 and 6 days for a fully thawed bird. Tent turkey with foil. A 25 lb turkey 10 lb a 29 lb turkey and all turkeys in between.
The turkey should cook at a temperature of 325 degrees.
The general rule is 15 to 20 minutes per pound of turkey when cooking an unstuffed turkey. If you re baking it at 325 f the lowest temperature the usda recommends you ll need to bake a 20 lb turkey in the oven for 4 to 5 hours if it s unstuffed and 4 to 5 hours if it s stuffed. If you do choose to stuff it check the temp of the center of the stuffing to make sure it too reaches the safe 165 degrees f otherwise bacteria could contaminate your cooked turkey. 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.
