On Sat, 12 Nov 2011 17:14:35 -0800 (PST), ItsJoanNotJoann
> wrote:

> On Nov 12, 4:11*pm, "Kent" > wrote:
>
> >
> > The turkey is roasted oppositely from my usual way. The turkey goes into the
> > oven at 325F breast side down until the breast reaches 130F. Then the oven
> > temp. is raised to 450F; the turkey turned to breast side up and is finished
> > off to a thigh temp. of 175F.
> >
>
> >
> > I'm going to roast a rehearsal turkey tomorrow and I'm going to try this.
> >
> > Happy Thanksgiving,
> >
> > Kent
> >
> >
> I've seen this before, not the ATK version, of roasting a turkey
> breast down and then flipping to brown. I just don't know if I'd want
> to wrestle with a hot turkey turning it over.
>
> Can you not try this with perhaps a large chicken for your first run?

I would be so over-dosed on turkey that it wouldn't be funny if I
cooked a "trial" turkey too.

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