What Affects Turkey Cook Time?
When it comes to cooking turkey, just knowing the turkey’s weight isn’t enough. There are a lot of different things that come into play when you’re trying to determine the cooking time for your turkey. • The size and weight of the turkey are obviously major factors. The heavier the turkey, the longer it’ll take to cook. • The oven’s temperature makes a difference, too. And lots of things affect the oven’s temperature: what setting it’s at, how often you open the door, and every oven has its own particular temperature fluctuations. • The moisture in the turkey affects how long it’ll take to cook. A brined turkey contains more moisture and so it cooks a bit faster. • A stuffed turkey takes a bit longer to cook than an unstuffed one. The stuffing absorbs some of the heat, and affects how the heat circulates inside the turkey. A stuffed turkey takes about 30 minutes longer to cook than an unstuffed one. • The turkey’s temperature when you place it in the oven is a factor, too. A turkey nea
