First time with Turkeys, Tom weighs 46 pounds dressed!!

[MeatKing]

So excited, now just have to find a pan big enough to cook it!! Haha I wonder how long that will take!

 

[arabianequine]

Thats a good size turkey....what breed?

 

[LivinNewDreamInND]

Wow that is awesome. How old was the Tom? That is gonna take a while to cook!

 

[shortstaque]

Wow, thats a lot of turkey!!!

I read on another forum where someone suggested de-boneing really big turkeys and rolling the stuffing up in the meat, roulade style. Tends to fit in the oven better that way.

 

[Tunastopper]

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I cooked a big one before. It was not that pan that was hard to find to fit. It was a oven tall enough to fit that big boy in. I think I would butterfly that bird.

 

[goldenluver]

here is the cheadpest site I could find. I can't afford mine yet
http://www.instawares.com/double-roaster-pan-crl-60343.crl-60343.0.7.htm
and mine is 41lbs. I will put it in the oven at midnight before wed night to be done by 12 noon app.

 

[LivinNewDreamInND]

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Wow! That is quite the pan. What temp do you cook your Turkey on, and how do you formulate the cooking time?

 

[Cindiloohoo]

OP, I sure hope you're hungry!! That's HUGE!

 

[goldenluver]

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Wow! That is quite the pan. What temp do you cook your Turkey on, and how do you formulate the cooking time?

cook Turkey at 325 degrees, it's supposed to be 1/2 hour per pound but mine are always done long before that. last year my t6urkey weighed 35lbs. I put it in the oven at midnight and according to the temp gauge I had put in the breast it was done about 9:30 in the mornig. this year it's 41lbs and I will do the same time, maybe at 11 instead.

 

[kbu]

i have a much better idea for the cooking of a big bird....not the oven....the GRILL!!! we grilled ours and it was great!

oh, and one of the other nice things...more oven space for the side dishes!!