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I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year I'm
not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put the thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the thermometer there for 5 hours? elaine |
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elaine wrote:
> I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year I'm > not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put the > thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the > thermometer there for 5 hours? Assuming it is an oven type meat thermometer rather than an instant read one....sure. |
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"elaine" > wrote: > I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year I'm > not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put the > thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the > thermometer there for 5 hours? > > elaine What temp are you cooking the turkey at? 5 hours? Must be a helluva big turkey, or you like dried out shoe leather. :-( We dropped the approximate timing to 10 minutes per lb. years ago as we got tired of dried out birds, or 160 degrees finished using a thermometer. We use 375 degrees as the oven temp. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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"Omelet" > wrote in message
news > In article >, > "elaine" > wrote: > >> I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year >> I'm >> not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put >> the >> thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the >> thermometer there for 5 hours? >> >> elaine > > What temp are you cooking the turkey at? > > 5 hours? > > Must be a helluva big turkey, or you like dried out shoe leather. :-( > > We dropped the approximate timing to 10 minutes per lb. years ago as we > got tired of dried out birds, or 160 degrees finished using a > thermometer. > > We use 375 degrees as the oven temp. Well the recipe said 325 degrees . Anf for a 20 lb turkey - which is what I have - it should take 41/2 to 43/4 hours unstuffed and should be 165 degrees on the thermometer. I've only been using a thermometer for a couple of months. In fact the last time I used it (about a month ago) - it didn't seem to be working. Found out the next morning when I went to wash it, that the plastic thingy was still on it. Duh!! I don't usually fret about my cooking but my sister in law suggested that I leave lots of time to cook the turkey - which is why I looked it up. I told her not to worry I had it under control. I nice way of telling her to shut up! Last couple of years I've brined but decided not to do that this year. Anyway, I want it to be perfect! elaine |
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"elaine" > wrote in message ... > I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year I'm > not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put the > thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the > thermometer there for 5 hours? > > elaine ============= Yes, you can leave those meat thermometers in for the length of the time, but not an instant thermometer. I use a digital thermometer, and I have great luck with that. That is all I use now. |
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"pfoley" > wrote in message
ink.net... > > "elaine" > wrote in message > ... >> I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year > I'm >> not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put >> the >> thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the >> thermometer there for 5 hours? >> >> elaine > ============= > Yes, you can leave those meat thermometers in for the length of the time, > but not an instant thermometer. > I use a digital thermometer, and I have great luck with that. That is all > I > use now. I'm pretty sure mine is an instant. Thanks, elaine |
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"elaine" > wrote: > "Omelet" > wrote in message > news > > In article >, > > "elaine" > wrote: > > > >> I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year > >> I'm > >> not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put > >> the > >> thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the > >> thermometer there for 5 hours? > >> > >> elaine > > > > What temp are you cooking the turkey at? > > > > 5 hours? > > > > Must be a helluva big turkey, or you like dried out shoe leather. :-( > > > > We dropped the approximate timing to 10 minutes per lb. years ago as we > > got tired of dried out birds, or 160 degrees finished using a > > thermometer. > > > > We use 375 degrees as the oven temp. > > Well the recipe said 325 degrees . Anf for a 20 lb turkey - which is what I > have - it should take 41/2 to 43/4 hours unstuffed and should be 165 degrees > on the thermometer. I've only been using a thermometer for a couple of > months. In fact the last time I used it (about a month ago) - it didn't > seem to be working. Found out the next morning when I went to wash it, that > the plastic thingy was still on it. Duh!! > > I don't usually fret about my cooking but my sister in law suggested that I > leave lots of time to cook the turkey - which is why I looked it up. I told > her not to worry I had it under control. I nice way of telling her to shut > up! Last couple of years I've brined but decided not to do that this year. > > Anyway, I want it to be perfect! > > elaine I understand... but I tend to ere on the side of caution. Once a turkey is overcooked, it's ruined. If it comes out slightly under-done, you can always nuke individual portions. That's my philosophy anyway. ;-) Mom ruined turkeys three years in a row by following conventional recipes. Finally, she cut the recommended cooking time by 30% and they started coming out "perfect". I did a 17 lb. turkey on thanksgiving at 375 and checked it at 1 hour and 50 minutes. The meat was well retracted from the drumsticks and I was afraid that it was overdone, but it turned out perfect... but I was using a table top oven. They DO cook faster and turn out moister meat. Be sure to cross-reference and not look at just _one_ preparation method. -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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Omelet > wrote: > I did a 17 lb. turkey on thanksgiving at 375 and checked it at 1 hour > and 50 minutes. Sorry, make that 2 hours and 50 minutes. I've only had about 12 hours sleep this whole week..... -- Peace, Om Remove _ to validate e-mails. "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack Nicholson |
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"elaine" > wrote in message ... >I can't believe that I'm looking up how to cook a turkey, but this year I'm >not going to brine it - just roast. The directions I found say to put the >thermometer in the thigh. Silly question, but is it ok to leave the >thermometer there for 5 hours? > > elaine > Not if it is the quick-read variety with the platic lens (the kind that often have the pocket clip). You may use the more heavy duty variety. They are ususally bigger, sometimes have a red arrow that moves around the outside to set where you want to finish. They have a glass lens. -- Yours, Dan S. -Merry Christmas |
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