What temperture to cook a turkey

i'm cooking a turkey this afternoon. what temperture do u cook at at, 325 or 350

tia

Re: What temperture to cook a turkey

I always cook it at 350.

Re: What temperture to cook a turkey

I'm obviously too late for this question but was wondering how your turkey went....

I followed the directions on the bird for thanksgiving which said to cook at 325. Well we ended up with no turkey on thanksgiving cause it was still raw inside. It was finally done at 8pm when guests were already on dessert

I learned too late that I should cook it on 400 for the first 30 minutes then reduce to 350 or even 375.

Re: What temperture to cook a turkey

Im so confused.. my dad said to cook it at 325. This year I had accidently set the temp at 350 and cooked it that way for 2hrs. I turned it down to 325 and it ended up coming out just fine but was finished an hr earlier than we had expected.

Re: What temperture to cook a turkey

Depending on the size I cook it at 350 for about 4 hours..I cover it with a tin foil tent for the first 3 hours and then brown it for the last hour.

Times vary based on weight though.

The more time it stays in the oven the more dried out it will get.

eta: I always use a meat thermometer and cook it to about 165. Then take it it out. It will cook internally some more after sitting a bit.

Carve after about 30 minutes.

Message edited 12/31/2008 1:21:28 PM.

Re: What temperture to cook a turkey

350... then remove from the oven when the thigh meat reaches 165... tent for 10 min with foil on the counter then serve