The Ultimate Thanksgiving Turkey Guide LJŐdŚĂŶŬzŽƵ͊ŵƉůŽLJĞĞ'ŝŌƐ

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TABLE OF CONTENTS PART ONE: GETTING STARTED ͻ ,ŽǁDƵĐŚdƵƌŬĞLJŽ/EĞĞĚ͍ ...... 1 ͻ &ƌĞƐŚǀĞƌƐƵƐ&ƌŽnjĞŶ ...... 1 ͻ dLJƉĞƐŽĨdƵƌŬĞLJ ...... 2 ͻ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐdƵƌŬĞLJdŝŵĞůŝŶĞ ...... 3 ͻ WƌĞƉtŽƌŬ ...... 4 ͻ dǁŽtĂLJƐƚŽƌŝŶĞ ...... 4 PART TWO: COOKING THE TURKEY ͻ tĂLJƐƚŽŽŽŬĂdƵƌŬĞLJΘŽŽŬdŝŵĞƐ ...... 5 Ͳ ZŽĂƐƚ ...... 5 Ͳ 'ƌŝůů ...... 6 Ͳ ^ŵŽŬĞ ...... 6 Ͳ ĞĞƉ&ƌLJ ...... 6 ͻ ^ƚƵĸŶŐǀĞƌƐƵƐƌĞƐƐŝŶŐ ...... 7 ͻ tŽƌĚĂďŽƵƚ^ƚƵĸŶŐ ...... 7 ͻ tŚĞƌĞŽĞƐƚŚĞdŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ'Ž͍ ...... 8 ͻ tŚĂƚ͛ƐƚŚĞDĂŐŝĐEƵŵďĞƌ͍ ...... 8 PART THREE: THE FINE POINTS ͻ ,ŽǁƚŽ<ŶŽǁtŚĞŶƚŚĞdƵƌŬĞLJŝƐŽŶĞ ...... 9 ͻ ,ŽǁƚŽĂƌǀĞĂdƵƌŬĞLJ ...... 10 ͻ ,ŽǁƚŽDĂŬĞ'ƌĂǀLJ ...... 11 ͻ tŽƌĚĂďŽƵƚ>ĞŌŽǀĞƌƐ ...... 12 ͻ dŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐdŽŽůƐŽĨƚŚĞdƌĂĚĞ ...... 13 PART FOUR: HELPFUL RESOURCES ͻ tŚĞƌĞƚŽŐŽĨŽƌ,ĞůƉ ...... 16 ͻ tŚĞƌĞƚŽŐŽĨŽƌdŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐdƵƌŬĞLJZĞĐŝƉĞƐ ...... 16

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People Turkey Size (at 1 1/2 lbs per person) ϴƉĞŽƉůĞ ϭϮͲϭϰůďƐ͘ ϭϬƉĞŽƉůĞ ϭϱͲϭϲůďƐ͘ ϭϮƉĞŽƉůĞ ϭϴͲϮϬůďƐ͘ ϭϰƉĞŽƉůĞ ϮϭͲϮϮůďƐ͘ ϭϲƉĞŽƉůĞ ϮϰůďƐ͘

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Self-Basted (or pre-brined):dƵƌŬĞLJƐƚŚĂƚĂƌĞ͞ƐĞůĨͲďĂƐƟŶŐ͟ĐĂŶďĞĂƟŵĞͲƐĂǀŝŶŐĐŚŽŝĐĞ ĨŽƌĂďƵƐLJĐŽŽŬ͕ƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞďƌŝŶĞͬŵĂƌŝŶĂĚĞʹĂƐŽůƵƟŽŶŽĨƐĂůƚ͕ďƵƩĞƌŽƌŽŝů͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐ ŚĞƌďƐ͕ƐƉŝĐĞƐĂŶĚŽƚŚĞƌƉƌĞƐĞƌǀĂƟǀĞƐʹŚĂƐĂůƌĞĂĚLJďĞĞŶŝŶũĞĐƚĞĚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞŵĞĂƚ͘

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Kosher: ŬŽƐŚĞƌƚƵƌŬĞLJŚĂƐďĞĞŶƉƌĞƉĂƌĞĚƵŶĚĞƌƌĂďďŝŶŝĐĂůƐƵƉĞƌǀŝƐŝŽŶƵŶĚĞƌ:ĞǁŝƐŚ ĚŝĞƚĂƌLJůĂǁ͘&ŽƌƉƌĂĐƟĐĂůƉƵƌƉŽƐĞƐ͕ŬŽƐŚĞƌƚƵƌŬĞLJƐĂƌĞĐŽǀĞƌĞĚŝŶŬŽƐŚĞƌƐĂůƚ͕ƚŚĞŶƌŝŶƐĞĚ ƐĞǀĞƌĂůƟŵĞƐŝŶĐŽůĚǁĂƚĞƌ͘ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽƉŝĐƵƌŝŽƵƐ͕ƚŚŝƐƌĞƐƵůƚƐŝŶ͞ũƵŝĐLJ͕ŇĂǀŽƌĨƵůŵĞĂƚ͕͟ ƚŚŽƵŐŚLJŽƵŵĂLJŚĂǀĞƚŽƉƵůůŽƵƚĂĨĞǁĞdžƚƌĂĨĞĂƚŚĞƌƐʹƚŚĞ͞ŬŽƐŚĞƌŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐŵĂŬĞƐ ip ƚŚĞŵŚĂƌĚĞƌƚŽƉůƵĐŬ͘͟ T k c i A THANKSGIVING TURKEY TIMELINE u ŽŶ͛ƚďƌŝŶĞĂ

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/ĨLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŐŽŝŶŐĨƌŽnjĞŶ͕LJŽƵŵƵƐƚĂůůŽǁĂƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞůLJϮϰŚŽƵƌƐƚŚĂǁŝŶŐŝŶƚŚĞƌĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ ĨŽƌĞǀĞƌLJϱƉŽƵŶĚƐŽĨďŝƌĚ͘hƐĞƚŚŝƐĐŚĂƌƚ;ĂŶĚŶŽƚĞ͕ƚŚĂǁŝŶŐŝŶĐŽůĚǁĂƚĞƌŝƐĐŽŶƐŝĚĞƌĞĚ ůĞƐƐƐĂĨĞďLJƚŚĞh^Ϳ͗

dƵƌŬĞLJtĞŝŐŚƚ ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞdŚĂǁŝŶŐdŝŵĞ ƉƉƌŽdžŝŵĂƚĞdŚĂǁŝŶŐdŝŵĞ ZĞĨƌŝŐĞƌĂƚŽƌ Cold Water ϰͲϭϮůďƐ͘ ϭͲϯĚĂLJƐ ϮͲϲŚŽƵƌƐ ϭϮͲϭϲůďƐ͘ ϯͲϰĚĂLJƐ ϲͲϴŚŽƵƌƐ ϭϲͲϮϬůďƐ͘ ϰͲϱĚĂLJƐ ϴͲϭϬŚŽƵƌƐ ϮϬͲϮϰůďƐ͘ ϱͲϲĚĂLJƐ ϭϬͲϭϮŚŽƵƌƐ

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/ƚ͛ƐƟŵĞƚŽƉƌĞƉĂƌĞLJŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJ͊ĨĞǁƟƉƐ͗ 1. ŽŶ͛ƚƌŝŶƐĞŝƚ͘ZŝŶƐŝŶŐĂƚƵƌŬĞLJďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵĐŽŽŬŝƚĐĂŶƐƉƌĞĂĚĚĂŶŐĞƌŽƵƐďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ ĂƌŽƵŶĚLJŽƵƌŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ͘ 2. ZĞŵŽǀĞĂŶLJƉŝŶĨĞĂƚŚĞƌƐǁŝƚŚŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƐŚĞĂƌƐ͕ĂŶĚƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞŐŝďůĞƚƐ;ŶĞĐŬ͕ŚĞĂƌƚ͕ ůŝǀĞƌĂŶĚŐŝnjnjĂƌĚͿ͘ 3. dƵĐŬƚŚĞĮƌƐƚũŽŝŶƚŽĨĞĂĐŚǁŝŶŐƵŶĚĞƌƚŚĞďŝƌĚ͕ƚŽƉƌĞǀĞŶƚƚŚĞǁŝŶŐƐĨƌŽŵďƵƌŶŝŶŐ͘ ;/ĨƚŚĞLJƉŽƉŽƵƚǁŚĞŶLJŽƵƉƵƚŝƚŽŶƚŽLJŽƵƌƌŽĂƐƟŶŐƉĂŶ͕ũƵƐƚƉƵƐŚƚŚĞŵďĂĐŬƵŶĚĞƌ ƚŚĞƌĞĂŐĂŝŶ͘Ϳ 4. hƐŝŶŐĂƉŝĞĐĞŽĨŬŝƚĐŚĞŶƚǁŝŶĞ͕ƟĞƚŚĞůĞŐƐƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ;ŝƚ͛ƐŽŌĞŶŚĞůƉĨƵůƚŽŚĂǀĞŽŶĞ ƉĞƌƐŽŶŚŽůĚƚŚĞŵĂŶĚƚŚĞŽƚŚĞƌƉĞƌƐŽŶƟĞͿ͘^ŶŝƉŽīĞdžĐĞƐƐƚǁŝŶĞ͘

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PART TWO: COOKING THE TURKEY

WAYS TO COOK A TURKEY & COOK TIMES dŚĞƌĞĂƌĞĨŽƵƌďĂƐŝĐǁĂLJƐƚŽĐŽŽŬĂǁŚŽůĞŚŽůŝĚĂLJƚƵƌŬĞLJ͘^ŽŵĞƌĞƋƵŝƌĞŵŽƌĞƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶ ĂŶĚƉĂƟĞŶĐĞƚŚĂŶŽƚŚĞƌƐ͘

Roast:ZŽĂƐƟŶŐŝƐƚŚĞŵŽƐƚĐŽŵŵŽŶǁĂLJƚŽĐŽŽŬĂ ƚƵƌŬĞLJ͕ĂŶĚŝƚ͛ƐĂƌŐƵĂďůLJƚŚĞƐŝŵƉůĞƐƚ͘

WƵƚƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJŽŶĂƌŽĂƐƟŶŐƉĂŶĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞŝŶĂ ƉƌĞŚĞĂƚĞĚϯϮϱΣ&ŽǀĞŶ͘ĂƐƚĞĨƌĞƋƵĞŶƚůLJǁŝƚŚƉĂŶũƵŝĐĞƐ ;ŽƌĐŽĂƚŝƚǁŝƚŚďƵƩĞƌͿĂŶĚďĞŐŝŶĐŚĞĐŬŝŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ ĂďŽƵƚϯϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐďĞĨŽƌĞŝƚ͛ƐĞdžƉĞĐƚĞĚƚŽďĞĚŽŶĞ͘

ŽŽŬƵŶƟůĂƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶƐĞƌƚĞĚŝŶĂƚŚŝŐŚƌĞĂĐŚĞƐĂ minimum of 165°F͘ŽƵďůĞĐŚĞĐŬƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐǁŝƚŚ LJŽƵƌŽǁŶƚƌƵƐƚLJƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌʹĚŽŶ͛ƚƚƌƵƐƚĂŶŝŵďĞĚĚĞĚ͞ƉŽƉͲƵƉ͟ǀĂƌŝĞƚLJ͘ dŚĞĐŚĂƌƚďĞůŽǁŝƐĨƌŽŵƚŚĞh^͛ƐƉŽƵůƚƌLJƉƌĞƉĂƌĂƟŽŶŐƵŝĚĞ͕“Let’s Talk Turkey.”

ROASTED TURKEY COOK TIMES UNSTUFFED & STUFFED

UNSTUFFED ϰƚŽϴƉŽƵŶĚƐ;ďƌĞĂƐƚͿ 1½ to 3¼ hours 8 to 12 pounds 2¾ to 3 hours 12 to 14 pounds 3 to 3¾ hours 14 to 18 pounds 3¾ to 4¼ hours 18 to 20 pounds 4¼ to 4½ hours 20 to 24 pounds 4½ to 5 hours STUFFED ϰƚŽϲƉŽƵŶĚƐ;ďƌĞĂƐƚͿ EŽƚƵƐƵĂůůLJĂƉƉůŝĐĂďůĞ ϲƚŽϴƉŽƵŶĚƐ;ďƌĞĂƐƚͿ 2½ to 3½ hours 8 to 12 pounds 3 to 3½ hours 12 to 14 pounds 3½ to 4 hours 14 to 18 pounds 4 to 4¼ hours 18 to 20 pounds 4¼ to 4¾ hours 20 to 24 pounds 4¾ to 5¼ hours

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Grill:KŶĂĐŚĂƌĐŽĂůŐƌŝůů͕ůŝŐŚƚĐŽĂůƐƵƐŝŶŐĂĐŚŝŵŶĞLJ ƐƚĂƌƚĞƌ͘tŚĞŶƚŚĞLJ͛ƌĞǁŚŝƚĞ͕ƉůĂĐĞĐŽĂůƐŽŶĞŝƚŚĞƌƐŝĚĞ ŽĨĂůĂƌŐĞŬĞƩůĞŐƌŝůůǁŝƚŚĂĚƌŝƉƉĂŶ;ĚŝƐƉŽƐĂďůĞŵĞƚĂů ƉĂŶͿŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌ͘

WůĂĐĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJďƌĞĂƐƚƐŝĚĞƵƉŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚĚůĞŽĨƚŚĞ ŐƌŝůůŽǀĞƌƚŚĞĚƌŝƉƉĂŶ͘'ƌŝůůĂďŽƵƚϭϱŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƉĞƌ ip ƉŽƵŶĚ͖ƚŚĂƚŵĞĂŶƐĂϭϰͲƉŽƵŶĚƚƵƌŬĞLJƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŽŶ T k ƚŚĞŐƌŝůůϯͲϭͬϮŚŽƵƌƐ͘ c i u dƵƌŬĞLJƐŽŶƚŚĞ ŌĞƌƚǁŽŚŽƵƌƐŽƌƐŽ͕ĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJůŝŌƚŚĞŐƌĂƚĞǁŚŝůĞǁĞĂƌŝŶŐŵŝƩƐĂŶĚĂĚĚĂĨĞǁďƌŝƋƵĞƩĞƐ

Q ŐƌŝůůƚĂŬĞĂďŽƵƚϭϱ ƚŽƚŚĞĐŚĂƌĐŽĂůŽŶĞĂĐŚƐŝĚĞŽĨƚŚĞĚƌŝƉƉĂŶ͘ZĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŐƌŝůůǁŚĞŶŝƚŝƐ ŵŝŶƵƚĞƐƉĞƌƉŽƵŶĚ͘ ϭϲϱȗ&͘KŌĞŶƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƌŝƐĞƐĂĨĞǁĚĞŐƌĞĞƐĂŌĞƌLJŽƵƌĞŵŽǀĞŝƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŐƌŝůů͘

Smoke:ŌĞƌĐŽĂƟŶŐLJŽƵƌďŝƌĚǁŝƚŚĂŐŽŽĚŽůŝǀĞŽŝůĂŶĚĂŇĂǀŽƌĨƵůƌƵď͕ĮƌĞƵƉLJŽƵƌ ƐŵŽŬĞƌĂŶĚŐĞƚƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƚŽĂďŽƵƚϮϰϬȗ&͘WůĂĐĞďŝƌĚŽŶƚŚĞƐŵŽŬĞƌďƌĞĂƐƚͲ ƐŝĚĞƵƉ͘ǀĞƌLJŚŽƵƌŽƌƐŽ͕ďƌƵƐŚƚŚĞďŝƌĚǁŝƚŚĂůŝƩůĞŵŽƌĞŽŝů͕ǁŚŝĐŚŬĞĞƉƐƚŚĞƐŬŝŶĨƌŽŵ ip ďĞĐŽŵŝŶŐĚƌLJĂŶĚŐŝǀĞƐŝƚĂŶŝĐĞŐŽůĚĞŶĐŽůŽƌ͘ T k ŽŽŬƟŵĞƐĂƌĞůŽŶŐĞƌŝŶĂƐŵŽŬĞƌƐŝŶĐĞƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŝƐůŽǁĞƌ͘ƐƟŵĂƚĞϯϬͲϰϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐ c i ƉĞƌƉŽƵŶĚ͘KŶĂǀĞƌĂŐĞ͕ĂϭϮͲϭϱƉŽƵŶĚďŝƌĚƚĂŬĞƐĂďŽƵƚϲŚŽƵƌƐ͕ĂϭϲͲϮϬƉŽƵŶĚďŝƌĚĐĂŶ u ŽŶ͛ƚƚƌƵƐƚĂƉŽƉͲ ƵƉƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ ƚĂŬĞƵƉƚŽϴŚŽƵƌƐ͘ Q ǁŚĞŶƐŵŽŬŝŶŐĂ ƚƵƌŬĞLJ͖ŝƚǁŝůů͞ƉŽƉ ƵƉ͟ďĞĨŽƌĞƚŚĞďŝƌĚ ^ŵŽŬĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJƚŽĂŶŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨϭϲϱȗ&͘/ƚ͛ƐĚŽŶĞǁŚĞŶƚŚĞůĞŐŝƐůŽŽƐĞĂůů ŝƐĚŽŶĞ͘ ƚŚĞǁĂLJƚŽƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚ͘

EŽƚĞ͗/ĨLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞĂƐŵŽŬĞƌ͕ƵƐĞƚŚŝƐŐƵŝĚĞĨƌŽŵ^ĞƌŝŽƵƐĂƚƐŽŶŚŽǁƚŽƚƵƌŶLJŽƵƌ ŬĞƩůĞŐƌŝůůŝŶƚŽĂƐŵŽŬĞƌ͘

Deep Fry:dŚĞƋƵĞĞŶŽĨ^ŽƵƚŚĞƌŶĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕WĂƵůĂĞĞŶ͕ŽīĞƌƐthis method for deep- ip T ĨƌLJŝŶŐĂƚƵƌŬĞLJ͗ k c i ,ĞĂƚϯͲϱŐĂůůŽŶƐŽĨƉĞĂŶƵƚŽŝůŝŶĂƚƵƌŬĞLJĨƌLJĞƌŽƌĂǀĞƌLJ͕ǀĞƌLJůĂƌŐĞƐƚŽĐŬƉŽƚƚŽϯϱϬȗ&͘ u dƵƌŬĞLJƐŝŶĂƐŵŽŬĞƌ >ŽǁĞƌƚƵƌŬĞLJŝŶƚŽŚŽƚŽŝůǀĞƌLJĐĂƌĞĨƵůůLJ͕ŵĂŬŝŶŐƐƵƌĞŝƚŝƐĨƵůůLJƐƵďŵĞƌŐĞĚ͘&ƌLJƚƵƌŬĞLJĨŽƌ

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STUFFING VERSUS DRESSING

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&ŽƌŽƵƚƐŝĚĞͲƚŚĞͲďŝƌĚƐƚƵĸŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĂƚũƵŝĐLJŇĂǀŽƌ͕ƚƌLJ Cook’s Illustrated’sŵĞƚŚŽĚ͕ǁŚŝĐŚŝŶǀŽůǀĞƐďƌŽǁŶŝŶŐ ƚƵƌŬĞLJǁŝŶŐƐŽŶƚŚĞƐƚŽǀĞƚŽƉ͘

A WORD ABOUT STUFFING

&ĞǁĐŽŽŬƐƉƵƚƚŚĞƐƚƵĸŶŐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞďŝƌĚĂŶLJŵŽƌĞ͕ĚƵĞƚŽĐŽŶĐĞƌŶƐĨƌŽŵďŽƚŚƚŚĞ ŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĞĞƉĂƌƚŵĞŶƚĂŶĚƚŚĞĞŶƚĞƌĨŽƌŝƐĞĂƐĞŽŶƚƌŽůĂŶĚWƌĞǀĞŶƟŽŶƚŚĂƚƐƚƵĸŶŐ ĐŽŽŬĞĚŝŶƐŝĚĞĂďŝƌĚĚŽĞƐŶ͛ƚŐĞƚŚŽƚĞŶŽƵŐŚƚŽŬŝůůĂůůƚŚĞďĂĚďĂĐƚĞƌŝĂ͘

ƵƚLJŽƵĚŽŶ͛ƚŚĂǀĞƚŽƌƵůĞŝƚŽƵƚĂůƚŽŐĞƚŚĞƌ͘:ƵůŝĂDŽƐŬŝŶĂĚĚƌĞƐƐĞĚƚŚĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŽĨ ǁŚĞƚŚĞƌƚŽĐŽŽŬƐƚƵĸŶŐ͞ŝŶƐŝĚĞŽƌŽƵƚ͟ŝŶĂEĞǁzŽƌŬdŝŵĞƐŝŶŝŶŐƐĞĐƟŽŶYΘŝŶ ip 2011: T k c i ͞ĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐƚŽDĂƌLJůŝŶŐŵĂŶ͕ĂƚƵƌŬĞLJĞdžƉĞƌƚĂŶĚĚŝƌĞĐƚŽƌŽĨƚŚĞƵƩĞƌďĂůůdƵƌŬĞLJdĂůŬͲ u ŽŶĞĐŽŶĚƵĐƚƐŚĞĂƚ Line͕ƐŽůŽŶŐĂƐƚŚĞƐƚƵĸŶŐŝƐŚŽƚǁŚĞŶŝƚŐŽĞƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJ͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞŶƌĞŵŽǀĞĚǁŝƚŚŝŶ ĚŝīĞƌĞŶƚůLJƚŚĂŶƚŚĞ Q ŵĞĂƚŽĨƚŚĞďŝƌĚ͕ƐŽ ƚǁŽŚŽƵƌƐĂŌĞƌĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ƚŚĞĐŽŵƉĂŶLJ͛ƐŵŝĐƌŽďŝŽůŽŐŝƐƚƐƐƚĂŶĚďLJƐƚƵĸŶŐŝŶƐŝĚĞƚŚĞĐĂǀŝƚLJ͘ ŝĨĂƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ ƚŽƵĐŚĞƐďŽŶĞ͕ŝƚ /ŶĨĂĐƚ͕ďĞĐĂƵƐĞŚŽƚƐƚƵĸŶŐƌĂŝƐĞƐƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝƌĚĂŶĚƐƉĞĞĚƐƚŚĞĐŽŽŬŝŶŐ͕ŝƚ ŵĂLJŐŝǀĞĂĨĂůƐĞ ƌĞĂĚŝŶŐ͘͟ ĐĂŶƉƌŽĚƵĐĞĂƐůŝŐŚƚůLJũƵŝĐŝĞƌƚƵƌŬĞLJ͘͟

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Q ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ͕ŝƚ͛Ɛ ĂŐŽŽĚŝĚĞĂƚŽ ĚŽƵďůĞͲĐŚĞĐŬǁŝƚŚĂ ƚƌƵƐƚLJƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ ŽĨLJŽƵƌŽǁŶ͘

WHERE DOES THE THERMOMETER GO? dŚĞƌĞ͛ƐĂǀĞƌLJƐŝŵƉůĞǁĂLJƚŽŵĂŬĞƐƵƌĞLJŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJ ŝƐĐŽŽŬĞĚƉƌŽƉĞƌůLJʹũƵƐƚůŽŽŬŝŶƚŚĞŚŽƵƐĞǁĂƌĞƐ ƐĞĐƟŽŶŽĨLJŽƵƌŐƌŽĐĞƌLJƐƚŽƌĞĨŽƌĂŵĞĂƚƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ͘ &ŽůůŽǁƚŚĞŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐďĞůŽǁĨŽƌƉƌŽƉĞƌƵƐĞĂŶĚƌĞƐƚ ĂƐƐƵƌĞĚ͖LJŽƵƌďŝƌĚǁŝůůďĞƉĞƌĨĞĐƚ͘

Whole Turkey: dŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĂƚƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞƉůĂĐĞĚŝŶƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚ͕ũƵƐƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞůŽǁĞƌ ƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚďŽŶĞ;ďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽƵĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞďŽŶĞͿ͕ ƉŽŝŶƟŶŐƚŽǁĂƌĚƚŚĞďŽĚLJ͘&ŽƌƚŚĞƐƚƵĸŶŐƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͕ƚŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ ƐŚŽƵůĚďĞŝŶƚŚĞĐĞŶƚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞďŽĚLJĐĂǀŝƚLJ͘

Whole Breast and Boneless Turkey Roasts: ^ŝŵŝůĂƌƚŽƚŚĞǁŚŽůĞƚƵƌŬĞLJ͕LJŽƵƐŚŽƵůĚŝŶƐĞƌƚ LJŽƵƌƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌĚĞĞƉŝŶƚŽƚŚŝĐŬĞƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĂƚ͕ŶŽƚƚŽƵĐŚŝŶŐĂŶLJďŽŶĞ͘ tŝƚŚĂŶInstant Read Thermometer:ZĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞŽǀĞŶĂŶĚƉůĂĐĞƚŚĞ ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƚŚŝĐŬĞƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚ͕ĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďŽŶĞ͘/ƚǁŝůůƌĞŐŝƐƚĞƌƚŚĞ ƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨLJŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJǁŝƚŚŝŶϭϱƐĞĐŽŶĚƐ͘/ĨŝƚŶĞĞĚƐŵŽƌĞƟŵĞ͕ďĞƐƵƌĞŶŽƚƚŽƉŽƉ ƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞŶǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJ͘/ŶƐƚĂŶƚƌĞĂĚƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌƐǁĞƌĞŶŽƚ ĚĞƐŝŐŶĞĚƚŽǁŝƚŚƐƚĂŶĚŚŽƵƌƐŽĨŚŝŐŚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ tŝƚŚĂŶOven Safe Thermometer: /ŶƐĞƌƚƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞĚĞĞƉĞƐƚƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞ ƚŚŝŐŚďĞĨŽƌĞLJŽƵƉƵƚƚŚĞƌĂǁƚƵƌŬĞLJŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞŶ͘zŽƵĐĂŶůĞĂǀĞƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶĚƵƌŝŶŐ ƚŚĞĞŶƟƌĞĐŽŽŬŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ĂŶĚĐŚĞĐŬƚŚĞƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞĚŝĂůƉĞƌŝŽĚŝĐĂůůLJǁŚŝůĞŝƚƌŽĂƐƚƐ͘/Ĩ ƚŚĞƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŵŽǀĞƐǁŚŝůĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJŝƐďĂŬŝŶŐ͕ƐŝŵƉůLJƌĞƉŽƐŝƟŽŶŝƚ͘

WHAT’S THE MAGIC NUMBER? dƵƌŬĞLJĂŶĚƐƚƵĸŶŐĂƌĞƐĂĨĞǁŚĞŶĐŽŽŬĞĚƚŽĂŵŝŶŝŵƵŵŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨϭϲϱΣ&͘

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PART THREE: THE FINE POINTS

HOW TO KNOW WHEN THE TURKEY IS DONE

dŚĞĂƉƉŽŝŶƚĞĚŚŽƵƌŚĂƐĂƌƌŝǀĞĚ͗ŝƚ͛ƐƟŵĞĨŽƌLJŽƵĂŶĚĚŽnjĞŶƐŽĨLJŽƵƌƌĞůĂƟǀĞƐĂŶĚĨƌŝĞŶĚƐ ƚŽŐĂƚŚĞƌĂƌŽƵŶĚƚŚĞĚŝŶŝŶŐƌŽŽŵƚĂďůĞ͕ƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞĚŽƵƚƚŽŝƚƐĨƵůůĐĂƉĂĐŝƚLJĨŽƌƚŚĞŵŽƐƚ ĐĞůĞďƌĂƚĞĚŵĞĂůŽĨƚŚĞLJĞĂƌʹdŚĂŶŬƐŐŝǀŝŶŐ͘Ƶƚ͕ůŝŬĞĂǁĞĂƌLJĐŚŝůĚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďĂĐŬƐĞĂƚ ĚƵƌŝŶŐĂĐƌŽƐƐͲĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƚƌŝƉ͕ŽŶĞƋƵĞƐƟŽŶŶĂŐƐĂƚLJŽƵ͗ƌĞǁĞƚŚĞƌĞLJĞƚ͍ŵ/ƐƵƌĞƚŚĞ ƚƵƌŬĞLJ͛ƐĚŽŶĞ͍

,ĞƌĞĂƌĞĮǀĞǁĂLJƐƚŽĐŚĞĐŬ͘ ϭ͘/ƚ͛ƐŐŽůĚĞŶďƌŽǁŶ͘dŚĞƐŬŝŶŽĨƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJŽŌĞŶďƌŽǁŶƐĞĂƌůLJŝŶƚŚĞďĂŬŝŶŐƉƌŽĐĞƐƐ͕ƐŽ ƚŚŝƐĂůŽŶĞǁŽŶ͛ƚƚĞůůLJŽƵŝƚ͛ƐĚŽŶĞ͕ďƵƚŝƚ͛ƐĂĚĞůŝĐŝŽƵƐŝŶĚŝĐĂƚŽƌƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ͛ƌĞŐĞƫŶŐĐůŽƐĞƌ͘ Ϯ͘/ƚŚĂƐďĂŬĞĚĨŽƌƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƟŵĞ͕ĂƚƚŚĞƌĞĐŽŵŵĞŶĚĞĚƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞ͘ This is ŽŶĞĐĂƐĞǁŚĞŶƌĞĂĚŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƌĞĐƟŽŶƐǁŝůůƐĂǀĞĂůůŬŝŶĚƐŽĨŚĞĂƌƚĂĐŚĞ;ĂŶĚƚƵŵŵLJĂĐŚĞƐ͊Ϳ͘ ip zŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJůŝŬĞůLJĐĂŵĞǁŝƚŚƐƉĞĐŝĮĐŝŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶƐŽŶƚŚĂǁŝŶŐĂŶĚĐŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞďŝƌĚ͘/ĨŶŽƚ͕ T ƌĞĨĞƌƚŽƚŚŝƐŐƵŝĚĞŽƌthe USDA has a handy websiteŽŶƐĂĨĞůLJĐŽŽŬŝŶŐƚƵƌŬĞLJǁŚŝĐŚLJŽƵ k c ĐĂŶĐŚĞĐŬŽƵƚ͘ i dŚĞǁŚŽůĞďŝƌĚŵĂLJ u ďĞďĞĂƵƟĨƵů͕ďƵƚŝƚ͛Ɛ ϯ͘/ƚǁŝŐŐůĞƐ͘tŚĞŶLJŽƵŐĞŶƚůLJƉƵůůŽŶƚŚĞĞŶĚŽĨƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐƟĐŬ͕ƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJůĞŐǁŝůůǁŝŐŐůĞ ďĞƩĞƌƚŽĐĂƌǀĞLJŽƵƌ Q ƚƵƌŬĞLJŝŶƚŚĞŬŝƚĐŚĞŶ ĞĂƐŝůLJ͕ǁŝƚŚĂůŵŽƐƚŶŽƌĞƐŝƐƚĂŶĐĞ͘/ĨLJŽƵŚĂǀĞƚŽĨŽƌĐĞƚŚĞĚƌƵŵƐƟĐŬĂǁĂLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞďŽĚLJ ĂŶĚďƌŝŶŐŝƚƚŽƚŚĞ ƚĂďůĞĂůƌĞĂĚLJĐƵƚƵƉ ŽĨƚŚĞďŝƌĚ͕ŝƚ͛ƐŶŽƚƋƵŝƚĞƌĞĂĚLJ͘ ŽŶĂƐĞƌǀŝŶŐƉůĂƩĞƌ͘ 4. The juices run clear.zŽƵ͛ǀĞƐŚĂŬĞŶŚĂŶĚƐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJ͕ŶŽǁŝƚ͛ƐƟŵĞƚŽŐŝǀĞŝƚ ĂƉŽŬĞ͘/ŶƐĞƌƚĂŬŶŝĨĞĂƚůĞĂƐƚĂŶŝŶĐŚŝŶƚŽƚŚĞďƌĞĂƐƚ͘tŚĞŶLJŽƵƌĞŵŽǀĞŝƚ͕ůŽŽŬĨŽƌ ůŽǀĞůLJƚƵƌŬĞLJũƵŝĐĞƐƚŽĐŽŵĞďƵďďůŝŶŐƵƉ͘/ĨƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĐůĞĂƌ͕ƚŚĂƚŵĞĂƚŝƐĐŽŽŬĞĚ͘/ĨƚŚĞLJ ĂƌĞĐůŽƵĚLJŽƌƉŝŶŬ͕ŝƚ͛ƐƐƟůůŐŽƚƐŽŵĞƟŵĞŝŶƚŚĞŽǀĞŶ͘;ZĞŵĞŵďĞƌƚŽĚƌĂŝŶŽīĂůůƚŚŽƐĞ ǁŽŶĚĞƌĨƵůũƵŝĐĞƐĂŌĞƌLJŽƵƌĞŵŽǀĞƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJĨƌŽŵƚŚĞƉĂŶʹƚŚĞLJĂƌĞĂŐƌĞĂƚďĂƐĞĨŽƌ ŐƌĂǀLJ͊Ϳ ϱ͘/ƚ͛ƐĨĞĞůŝŶŐƚŚĞŚĞĂƚ͘^ŽŵĞƚƵƌŬĞLJƐĐŽŵĞǁŝƚŚďƵŝůƚͲŝŶ͞ƉŽƉͲƵƉ͟ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌƐ͕ǁŚŝĐŚ ƐŚŽƵůĚƚĞůůLJŽƵǁŚĞŶƚŚĞŝŶƚĞƌŶĂůƚĞŵƉĞƌĂƚƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞďŝƌĚŚĂƐƌĞĂĐŚĞĚϭϲϱΣ&͘ǀĞŶŝĨ LJŽƵƌƚƵƌŬĞLJŚĂƐŝƚƐŽǁŶƉůĂƐƟĐŐĂƵŐĞ͕ŝƚ͛ƐĂŐŽŽĚŝĚĞĂƚŽŝŶǀĞƐƚŝŶĂŶŝŶƐƚĂŶƚͲƌĞĂĚŵĞĂƚ ƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌ͕ũƵƐƚƚŽĚŽƵďůĞͲĐŚĞĐŬ͘/ŶƐĞƌƚƚŚĞƟƉŽĨƚŚĞŵĞĂƚƚŚĞƌŵŽŵĞƚĞƌŝŶƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚ ŵƵƐĐůĞũƵƐƚĂďŽǀĞƚŚĞůŽǁĞƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞƚŚŝŐŚďŽŶĞ;ďƵƚŶŽƚƚŽƵĐŚŝŶŐƚŚĞďŽŶĞ͊Ϳ͘/ŶĂďŽƵƚ ϭϱƐĞĐŽŶĚƐLJŽƵ͛ůůŚĂǀĞĂĚĞĮŶŝƟǀĞĂŶƐǁĞƌ͘ Let it rest.ƐĂŶdžŝŽƵƐĂƐĞǀĞƌLJŽŶĞŝƐƚŽĚŝŐŝŶ͕LJŽƵ͛ůůďĞĞǀĞŶŵŽƌĞƚŚĂŶŬĨƵůƚŚĂƚLJŽƵ ůĞƚƚŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJƌĞƐƚĨŽƌĂƚůĞĂƐƚϮϬŵŝŶƵƚĞƐĂŌĞƌLJŽƵƚŽŽŬŝƚŽƵƚŽĨƚŚĞŽǀĞŶ͘^ĞƚŝƚŽŶ ĂŚĞĂƚƉƌŽŽĨƐƵƌĨĂĐĞĂŶĚĚƌĂƉĞŝƚǁŝƚŚĂƚĞŶƚŽĨĂůƵŵŝŶƵŵĨŽŝůǁŚŝůĞLJŽƵŐĞƚĂůůƚŚĞ ĂĐĐŽƵƚƌĞŵĞŶƚƐƌĞĂĚLJƚŽƐĞƌǀĞ͘dŚĞƚƵƌŬĞLJǁŝůůďĞũƵŝĐŝĞƌĂŶĚĂůƐŽĞĂƐŝĞƌƚŽĐĂƌǀĞ͘

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dƌĂŶƐĨĞƌƚƵƌŬĞLJĐĂƌĐĂƐƐĞƐ͕ƐŬŝŶĂŶĚƚƌŝŵŵŝŶŐƐŝŶƚŽƚŚĞ ƐƚŽĐŬƉŽƚŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞůLJ͕ŽƌƋƵŝĐŬůLJďƌĞĂŬĚŽǁŶ͕ďĂŐĂŶĚ ƉůĂĐĞŝŶƚŽƚŚĞĨƌĞĞnjĞƌĨŽƌĨƵƚƵƌĞƐƚŽĐŬŵĂŬŝŶŐ͘

HOW TO CARVE A TURKEY

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