Oven Cooked turkey is undoubtedly the most common meat eaten on Xmas Day. In fact research has shown that over 80% of the English families would not have anything other than roast turkey and all the trimmings at Christmas!

A family sized turkey must be cooked thoroughly as there is potential for those that are to eat the meat to contract salmonella. If the bird is frozen it must be defrosted properly before cooking.

Nearly all shop turkeys are now oven prepared, no need to remove the insides or pluck feathers. The only thing that needs doing is removing the giblets from inside the carcass. The giblets should not, however, be just thrown away. They should be boiled in a saucepan to make very tasty gravy stock or the liver can be used finely chopped in stuffing.

If the turkey is going to be stuffed the turkey will take much longer to cook all the way through and time must be allowed for this. Cooking times will also be increased if the legs are trussed up inside the bird. Streaky bacon should be placed over the breast of the turkey and the whole bird should be wrapped in aluminium foil. The foil should only be removed when the carcass is fully cooked to crisp and brown off the skin.. And don’t fprget the gravy boat for that perfect turkey gravy.

Use a large cooking tray and make sure it is big enough to collect all the juices that seep out. Place the pan on the lower shelf of the oven, not too hot, as the turkey will not cook to a specific interior temperature on the inside if not place on the bottom shelf or in an oven that is too hot. Dark meat takes a lot longer to cook than light meat so make sure that the dark meat part of the turkey is placed at the back of the oven where it is usually hotter. The best chopping board will accommodate a full size bird.

Before the big day invite family and friends round. On Christmas Eve make sure vegetable and other preparations are in hand. On the day, an early get up is required to get everything under way. Serve the oven cooked turkey dinner and the drinks when guests have arrived and enjoy. Worry about washing the pots later!

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