What temperature to cook a turkey

A miraculous technique for roasting turkey using aluminum foil smeared with butter to protect the breast from intense heat, while basting it. The foil is removed at the end so that the skin can crisp up. This article also has information about brining, and whether you should do it, as well as tons of tips for perfectly roasted turkey.

You probably know that my parents owned and operated restaurants when I was growing up.

What you might not know is that they also did a lot of catering.

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We estimate that they’ve catered over a thousand turkey dinners, with each dinner requiring numerous turkeys. Their dinners have always had rave reviews, and now, I’m explaining to you my mom’s technique for perfect roasted turkey.

First we’ll talk about the size of the turkey that you need, then we’ll get into the cooking technique (it involves basting and crisping the skin with butter!) that gets you perfectly cooked, juicy meat – even the breast meat is juicy!

As a general rule, 1 and 1/2 pounds of bone-in turkey will feed one person and provide leftovers.

If you are not a leftover family, 1 pou

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