Turkey Breast Cooking Time

It is easy to make a moist succulent turkey breast by following a few helpful hints:

* Place your turkey breast in a shallow roasting pan, to allow the heat to circulate well.

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* Place one inch of water in the bottom of the pan to help keep your turkey moist and tender.

* Brush the turkey breast lightly with oil, and cover liberally with your beloved herbs, spices, or seasonings.

Make a tent out of aluminum foil and place this over the turkey breast to hold in heat for even cooking. You will want to take off the aluminum foil while the last hour and a half of cooking for a nice golden brown color.

Check the water level periodically and add more water if needed. This juice and herb infused blend can be used to make nice turkey gravy after the turkey is done cooking.

The typical turkey breast cooking times for thawed turkey breast at 325 to 350 degrees in a conventional oven are:

* 2 to 3 pounds - 1.5 to 2 hours

* 4 to 6 pounds - 2.5 to 3 hours

* 7 to 8 pounds - 3 to 4 hours

It is perfectly safe to take your turkey breast directly from the freezer and cook it in the oven, without thawing. Just make sure to take off the neck and giblets first.

This will increase the the turkey breast cooking time by almost fifty percent.

* Place your freezing turkey breast in a shallow roasting pan

* Place one inch of water in the bottom of the pan to keep your turkey moist and tender

* Brush the turkey breast lightly with oil, and cover liberally with your beloved herbs, spices, or seasonings.

Place a tent of aluminum foil over the turkey to hold in heat for even cooking, take off the aluminum foil while the last hour and a half of cooking for a nice golden brown color.

The typical turkey breast cooking times for a freezing turkey breast at 325 to 350 degrees in a conventional oven are:

* 2 to 3 pounds - 3 to 4 hours

* 4 to 6 pounds - 5 to 6 hours

* 7 to 8 pounds- 6 to 8 hours

It is foremost to cook your turkey breast at 325 to 350 degrees to make sure that it doesn't dry out, and to speak a safe internal climatic characteristic in the meat.

The best way to check for doneness is to use a meat thermometer. The minimum safe internal climatic characteristic is 165 degrees. If you pierce the breast with a fork, the juices should run clear.

If you use a convection oven it will reduce the turkey breast cooking times above by almost 25 percent. To be safe use a meat thermometer to test for doneness

Following these easy tips will ensure that you have a delectable meal that every person will be raving about.

Turkey Breast Cooking Time

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Christmas Turkey Cooking recipe - Juicy Turkey Breast

This turkey recipe uses brine techniques to bring forth turkey meat which is incredibly moist. Cooking this turkey meat for your Christmas meal will make you a hit both your friends and family. Home cooking has never never more exciting!

In cooking, brining is a process similar to marination in which meat is soaked in a salt explication (the brine) before cooking.

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Brining makes cooked meat moister by hydrating the cells of its muscle tissue before cooking, via the process of osmosis, and by allowing the cells to hold on to the water while they are cooked, via the process of denaturation. This prevents the meat from drying out, or dehydrating.

Christmas Turkey Cooking Recipe

Juicy Turkey Breast

Serves 8

For the brine:

16 cups water

2 cups sugar

2 cups tasteless salt

5 cloves garlic, crushed

1 tablespoon pickling spices

For the turkey:

1 fresh breast, 9-11 pounds, deboned

6 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted

Black pepper

2 cups chicken broth

1. Merge the brine ingredients in a large pot. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer, partially covered, until sugar and salt dissolve. Cool to room temperature.

2. Rinse the turkey breast, discarding excess fat. Place in a deep bowl or pot, turkey breast-side down. Pour the brine over the turkey breast and refrigerate. Loosely covered, overnight.

3. Preheat oven to 350*F. Remove the turkey breast from the brine 30 minutes before roasting. Line a shallow roasting pan with long pieces of heavy-duty aluminum foil.

4. Place turkey breast in the pan. Brush with 4 tablespoons of melted butter; season with pepper. Gather foil loosely on top and bake for 1 1/2 hours. Open the foil and bake for 2 1/4 hours more, basting every 30 minutes with broth and the remaining 2 tablespoons butter, until the turkey breast is golden brown and a meat thermometer inserted into the thickest part reads 165*F and the juices run clear.

5. Exchange the turkey breast to a cutting board; let rest for 15 minutes before carving. Reserve pan juices for gravy.

Calories: 240;

Carbohydrates: 1g;

Protein: 33g;

Fat: 10g;

Cholesterol: 90mg;

The water, pickling spices, and salt Merge to make brining a great technique for wonderfully moist turkey meat. Be sure to register on our web site to receive free weekly home cooking recipes, great home cooking articles, home cooking tips, and cooking recipes from the world over.

Christmas Turkey Cooking recipe - Juicy Turkey Breast

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