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  1. Original post
    Bob
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    #1

    I tried posting this to r.f.r, but I guess it wasn't recipe-
    ish enough.

    I saved a web page from the Utah State University's
    Extension Food Safety office that Pastorio posted a few
    months ago about cooking frozen turkeys straight from the
    freezer. I tried it last night, and it works beautifully,
    although my 12 pound turkey was done almost an hour early
    (maybe because I cooked it in an electric roaster instead of
    an oven.) I can't find the web page anymore, so here are the
    instructions converted to plain text:

    Best regards, Bob

    Cooking a Frozen Turkey [11/27/2003] By Pauline
    Williams, MPA RD CD

    The following instructions on cooking a frozen turkey
    are from USU Extension’s food safety specialist Dr.
    Charlotte Brennand.

    Steps for roasting a frozen turkey:
    - Take turkey from freezer and remove plastic wrap.
    - Put the frozen turkey in a shallow pan and cover with a
    foil tent. The edge of the foil should just hang loosely
    around the turkey.
    - Put the frozen bird in the oven and turn the oven to
    the desired temperature (see chart below). Note: the
    giblets and neck will still be in the craw; these can
    be removed halfway through the cooking if desired, or
    just prior to serving.
    - During the last 15-30 minutes of cooking, remove the foil
    tent and turn the oven up to 400 degrees F.

    The turkey CANNOT be stuffed using this method. Cook your
    stuffing separately and serve on the side.

    TIME AND TEMPERATURE CHART

    You can choose from two oven temperatures, 250 or 325
    degrees F. Both produce a good product. The best temperature
    depends on the size of the turkey and the time you want to
    eat. For example, to serve a 22-pound turkey at 1:00 p.m.
    the bird would need to go in the oven around 3:30 a.m. if
    using 325 degrees, or 7:30 p.m. the night before, if using
    250 degrees.

    Bird Size | Minutes per Pound Pounds | 250 degree oven | 325
    degree oven 10 | 57 | 39 12 | 56 | 37 14 | 54 | 34 15 | 52 |
    32 18 | 54 | 30 20 | 49 | 27 22 | 47 | 25 24 | 45 | 23

    For safety, use a meat thermometer to assure the bird
    reaches 170 degrees in the thickest part of the breast and
    180 degrees in the thigh.

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  2. Donna Rose
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    #2

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I tried posting this to r.f.r, but I guess it wasn't recipe-
    ish enough.

    I saved a web page from the Utah State University's
    Extension Food Safety office that Pastorio posted a few
    months ago about cooking frozen turkeys straight from the
    freezer. I tried it last night, and it works beautifully,
    although my 12 pound turkey was done almost an hour early
    (maybe because I cooked it in an electric roaster instead
    of an oven.) I can't find the web page anymore, so here
    are the instructions converted to plain text:


    I don't doubt that it works, but I guess my question is why
    would you want to cook a frozen turkey? If you cook it
    frozen, you can't brine it, and you certainly can't remove
    the bag of organs inside. Or am I missing something here?
    --
    Donna A pessimist believes all women are bad. An optimist
    hopes they are.

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  3. Zxcvbob
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    #3
    Donna Rose said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,
    [email hidden] says...

    Quoted message said:

    I tried posting this to r.f.r, but I guess it wasn't recipe-
    ish enough.

    I saved a web page from the Utah State University's
    Extension Food Safety office that Pastorio posted a few
    months ago about cooking frozen turkeys straight from the
    freezer. I tried it last night, and it works beautifully,
    although my 12 pound turkey was done almost an hour early
    (maybe because I cooked it in an electric roaster instead
    of an oven.) I can't find the web page anymore, so here
    are the instructions converted to plain text:

    I don't doubt that it works, but I guess my question is
    why would you want to cook a frozen turkey? If you cook it
    frozen, you can't brine it, and you certainly can't remove
    the bag of organs inside. Or am I missing something here?

    Why would I want to brine it? Frozen turkeys are injected
    with salt water before you buy them. I removed the goodie
    bag and the neck about halfway through the cooking process.

    You would want to cook it frozen if you were curious if it
    would work :-)
    or forgot to defrost it, or just didn't take it out of the
    freezer in time,
    or you are paranoid about the turkey spoiling as it thaws,
    or you find
    out 24 hours ahead of time that you have to feed a bunch of
    people, or...

    Best regards, Bob

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  4. Dave W.
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    #4

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bob said:

    I tried posting this to r.f.r, but I guess it wasn't recipe-
    ish enough.


    <snip frozen recipe>

    Well, Bob, I saw you're frozen recipe this morning on r.f.r.
    so I guess it just took a while for you to pass their
    security check. ;^)

    Regards, Dave W.

    --
    In the Ozarks. Dot edu will do for email.

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  5. Zxcvbob
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    #5
    Dave W. said:

    In article <[email hidden]>,

    Bob said:

    I tried posting this to r.f.r, but I guess it wasn't recipe-
    ish enough.

    <snip frozen recipe>

    Well, Bob, I saw you're frozen recipe this morning on
    r.f.r. so I guess it just took a while for you to pass
    their security check. ;^)

    Regards, Dave W.

    The moderator sent me an e-mail -- she thought she had
    posted it (even though it wasn't the form they are
    accustomed to), but it never made it off of her server. This
    message to r.f.c., which I accidently copied to
    r.f.r, prompted her to check again because she remembered
    the first message a week ago.

    Best regards, Bob

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