The turkey is too large to fit in my roasting pan to allow me to cover it with the lid. Can I use aluminum foil to cover the turkey?
I don’t know because I’ve never done it. But a big part of the cooking process is to allow the convection of air around the turkey. I would get a bigger roasting pan. When you find out how great the turkey gets using this method you’ll get plenty of use out of the bigger pan in the future. • Some recipes recommend covering the turkey with aluminum foil. If I did this, would it affect the cooking time? I think it would affect the cooking time. It’s not necessary when you use a slow cook method for cooking turkey. So I don’t recommend it. There are enough variables that I worry about when I recommend a method for cooking turkey. Has the person fully thawed the turkey. Is the temperature accurate in the oven used to cook the turkey. The fewer the variables the better I sleep. I want everyone’s Thanksgiving to be perfect. • What about stuffing? It’s not mentioned. Does this affect cooking time? I absolutely do not recommend that you stuff the turkey. There are huge health considerations wh
