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Dec 25, 2009 16:38

...everywhere I look has different amounts of time the turkey is going to take to cook. On allrecipes I saw 4 hours, but it was for a 12lb turkey, but in the comments some people had 18 or higher and they said 4-5 hours. Mike says about 4 hours. The bag on the turkey says 6-7 hours. The butterball website says 3 1/2 to 4 hours. So I think around 4 ( Read more... )

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mad_migy_9 December 27 2009, 02:35:52 UTC

So how was everything, and how long did it all take when everything was done?

endlesslight December 27 2009, 03:39:03 UTC

It turned out really good, other than the gravy, and that was my fault for over-salting it on accident. The turkey took around 4 1/2 hours. I did end up covering the turkey with foil for about 3 of the hours it was in there, and it came out pretty moist. The sides were ready in under an hour.

Thanks a lot for telling me how to deal with the turkey. It was kind of intimidating seeing all the different recipes online, so I wasn't sure which one to try. -_-

mad_migy_9 December 27 2009, 03:54:40 UTC

Sure sure, it never hurts to help. I was just guessing on the time actually, so I'm glad to hear I wasn't too far off, which is why I also mentioned to the temp.

endlesslight December 27 2009, 04:03:24 UTC

Yeah, I definitely did use a meat thermometer, since it's really hard to tell if it's done just by looking.