Cooking Thermometers » thanksgiving http://www.cookthermometers.com Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 20:09:28 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 how to cook really good turkey breast with only the basics? http://www.cookthermometers.com/how-to-cook-really-good-turkey-breast-with-only-the-basics.php http://www.cookthermometers.com/how-to-cook-really-good-turkey-breast-with-only-the-basics.php#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:42:24 +0000 admin http://www.cookthermometers.com/how-to-cook-really-good-turkey-breast-with-only-the-basics.php I'm not so handy in a kitchen, but I want to cook turkey breasts for Thanksgiving. The problem is I live overseas and only have basics–a baking pan, aluminium foil, baking paper, butter, salt, pepper. I don't have meat thermometer. I don't have those baking bags either.

The turkey breasts each are 2 lbs./ 900 grams. I want to do 2 at the same time. How long should I bake them? Do I need to baste them? There's very little fat, and no skin, on the only turkey I could find where I'm living. Any tips on how to do this so it comes out nice?

]]> http://www.cookthermometers.com/how-to-cook-really-good-turkey-breast-with-only-the-basics.php/feed 1 Turkey cooking questions….? http://www.cookthermometers.com/turkey-cooking-questions.php http://www.cookthermometers.com/turkey-cooking-questions.php#comments Sat, 23 May 2009 20:19:02 +0000 admin http://www.cookthermometers.com/turkey-cooking-questions.php I have a 20lb turkey that I have cooking at 325F in an oven pan. I slathered it with butter and covered it with foil.

My question(s) are:
1.) I removed the giblet bag and tossed it (yuck!). I didnt look for a neck.. does that mean Im cooking a neck inside the turkey and should’ve taken it out? I didnt see anything in there but it was slightly frozen in the middle?

2.) Im cooking at 325F. My digital meat thermometer that I stuck in the breast reads 33F after cooking for 29 minutes…LOL. Is it ok for me to kick it up to 350F?

Ive cooked a turkey every year since I moved out (2002) but I always forget this stuff and am frantically searching the internet every year…lol. My first year I left the giblet back in the turkey by mistake. Turns out its a common rookie mistake.
Thanks guys. I increased the temperature to 350F, and the turkeys internal temperature is rising! 36F now. lol, the simple things in life to get excited about, haha.

Also, I suppose if the turkey next is inside like somebody posted, I could always pull it out when I take the foil off to brown in during the last hour or so. Or I could always just leave it in and take it out after its done.
Thanks everybody and have a GREAT Thanksgiving :-)
Its now at 38F according to my meat thermometer.

To the poster who wanted me to eat the neck – how about you come over and pick the neck up when its done – around 3pm or so, I will save it for you…LOL

And I did increase the temperature to 350F. Thanks for helping me with that!

]]> http://www.cookthermometers.com/turkey-cooking-questions.php/feed 1 When do i put the Thermometer in? http://www.cookthermometers.com/when-do-i-put-the-thermometer-in.php http://www.cookthermometers.com/when-do-i-put-the-thermometer-in.php#comments Thu, 03 Dec 2009 02:47:33 +0000 admin http://www.cookthermometers.com/when-do-i-put-the-thermometer-in.php Silly question,
Im preparing to make my turkey for thanksgiving and making sure i have everything i need to make it, Today i bought my turkey Thermometer, but i realized, i have no clue how to use it silly i know.. do i put the thermometer in while the turkey is cooking from start to finish and when it reads the correct temperature the turkey is done? or do i just place it in the turkey whenever to check and see if it is done? Please help! im trying to make this perfect!

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