How Do You Cook A Frozen Turkey Without Defrosting?
It’s a common problem–you wake up on Thanksgiving or Christmas morning and nobody remembered to put the turkey in the refrigerator on Monday! Here’s how to save the day and end up with a delicious bird! It’s actually safer to cook a turkey from frozen because you don’t risk contaminating your refrigerator and your turkey will always be moist and juicy. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees Fahrenheit. Place the rack in the roasting pan. Remove the wrapping from the turkey. Rinse the turkey. Don’t worry about the package for the neck, giblets, etc. Just leave it in and you’ll get it later. Place the turkey on the rack. Wash your hands and then put the pan in the oven. This way you avoid any transfer of bacteria. Wash out the sink where you rinsed the turkey to remove bacteria. Prepare stuffing, if desired. After two hours, the legs and thighs will be approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The breast will still be frozen. Season the turkey, if desired. After about three and a half hours, the l