Roasting A Turkey In A Granite Roaster

Do not wash the turkey.

Roasting a turkey in a granite roaster. After 1 hour turn the temperature down to 350 degrees and cook until the turkey s internal temperature reaches 170 degrees. Place turkey in the oven and pour 2 cups turkey stock into the bottom of the roasting pan. Do not add water to pan. Baste all over every 30 minutes with the juices on the bottom of the pan.

Roast uncovered according to cooking schedule or until meat thermometer in center of breast roast reaches 170 f and in center of turkey roast reaches 175 f. On mine it s 450 but use 500 if your oven goes that high. Whenever the drippings evaporate add stock to moisten them about 1 to 2 cups at a time. Baste every 30 to 45 minutes with.

Cover the roasting pan with a lid. To determine doneness use a meat thermometer. The usda says that washing it could cause a spread of salmonella poisoning. The basic ingredients required to cook a turkey in a covered roasting pan are a 14 pound turkey olive oil or butter salt and pepper to taste low sodium chicken broth 1 dried bay leaf 1 2 cup of white wine and a pinch of chopped herbs such as thyme or rosemary.

Cook at 400 degrees for 1 hour. Baste the turkey with melted butter and place without a lid in a conventional oven for the remaining cooking time. Pour water into the roasting pan so that it comes up to the top of the rack. Sprinkle salt in the cavities.

First apply the butter or oil to the skin of the bird. Take the insert pan out of the roaster and pre heat the roaster to its highest setting. Pour chicken broth into the pan. Place turkey breast side up on a roasting rack inside of a large pan.

Place roast skin side up on a flat roasting rack in a 2 inch deep roasting pan. Place the turkey breast side up on top of the roasting rack inside the roasting pan. Pour 1 can of chicken stock into the roaster and close the lid. Transfer to oven and immediately reduce oven heat to 350.