What Temperature To Cook A Full Turkey. The times on this chart are based on placing the whole turkey on a rack in a roasting pan and into a preheated 350 degree f 175 degrees c oven. Oven temperature for cooking a turkey set the oven temperature no lower than 325 degrees f.
If you are having a small intimate gathering and have decided to cook only a turkey breast as opposed to the whole turkey food safety states that the appropriate cooking time for a turkey. 2009 09 29t13 56 51 000z if you are having an intimate gathering or don t have many turkey fans in the house you may have decided to cook only a turkey breast as opposed to the whole turkey. Pre heating is not necessary.
Oven temperature for cooking a turkey set the oven temperature no lower than 325 degrees f.
Your recipe may call for a different temperature and overall time and your oven may run hotter or cooler. An instant read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the thigh near the bone should read 180 degrees f 82 degrees c. 2009 09 29t13 56 51 000z if you are having an intimate gathering or don t have many turkey fans in the house you may have decided to cook only a turkey breast as opposed to the whole turkey. 1 head garlic halved.